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The Kalgidhar Society

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The Kalgidhar Society is a nonprofit organisation dedicated to transforming lives through education, healthcare, social welfare, and rural development initiatives across India.

Founded with a mission to serve humanity, The Kalgidhar Society works to create lasting social change through education and community development. Today, it serves over 75,000 students through 130 educational institutions and supports thousands of children through scholarships and subsidised education programmes.

Educate To Save is an initiative of The Kalgidhar Society, Baru Sahib, a nonprofit organisation dedicated to education, healthcare, and social welfare.

Educate To Save operates under the guidance of The Kalgidhar Society, which has spent decades serving rural communities through education, healthcare, women empowerment initiatives, disaster relief, and social development projects.

Educate To Save is a child sponsorship and educational support initiative that helps children from financially disadvantaged families access quality education and build brighter futures.

Educate To Save connects compassionate donors with students who face financial barriers to education. Through sponsorships, scholarships, and donor-funded educational programmes, it provides opportunities for children from rural and underserved communities to receive quality education. Learn more about Educate To Save.

Yes. Educate To Save is supported by The Kalgidhar Society, an established nonprofit with more than four decades of service in education and social welfare.

Thousands of students have benefited from scholarships, sponsorships, and educational support programmes. Donors can review impact reports, student success stories, and organisational information to understand the scope and effectiveness of the initiative.

The Kalgidhar Society has been serving humanity through education and social development for more than four decades.

For over forty years, the organisation has worked to improve access to education and social services in underserved communities. Through schools, universities, healthcare institutions, and social welfare programmes, it has touched countless lives across Northern India.

The Kalgidhar Society is headquartered at Baru Sahib in Sirmour district, Himachal Pradesh, India.

Baru Sahib is the spiritual and administrative hub of the organisation. From here, The Kalgidhar Society oversees its network of 130 educational institutions, healthcare facilities, and social welfare programmes across Northern India.

Baru Sahib is the spiritual and educational campus of The Kalgidhar Society, located in the Himalayan foothills of Himachal Pradesh, and the home of the first Akal Academy.

Established in the 1980s, Baru Sahib campus operates as a modern residential Gurukul — providing students with an integrated environment of academic learning, spiritual development, and character formation. Students receive round-the-clock education, meals, accommodation, and mentorship.

Akal Academies are CBSE-affiliated rural schools operated by The Kalgidhar Society, combining academic excellence with character development and values-based education.

The Akal Academy network was established to bring quality education to rural communities across Northern India. These schools emphasise not just academic achievement but also leadership, discipline, community service, and the cultivation of strong personal values. Today, the network spans 130 schools serving over 75,000 students.

The Kalgidhar Society operates 130 Akal Academies across rural Northern India, serving a community of over 75,000 students.

These schools span multiple states and bring quality CBSE education to rural communities that would otherwise have limited access to it. Of the students enrolled, 33,906 currently receive free or subsidised education through donor support and scholarship programmes.

Yes. The Kalgidhar Society works across multiple domains including education, healthcare, women empowerment, de-addiction, and disaster relief.

While education is at the core of the organisation's mission, The Kalgidhar Society recognises that social upliftment requires a holistic approach. The organisation runs hospitals, de-addiction centres, women empowerment initiatives, and community welfare programmes alongside its educational network.