Mangaluru · Karnataka · since 2018

Empowering rural communities across India

Arunya Foundation runs integrated rural development programmes in agriculture, education, skill development and health care, working alongside the people they are meant for.

Students sorting and packing paddy seed during Bhattada Thene
An elder farmer speaking at Krishi Sangama 2018
Students threshing paddy sheaves by hand

What we work on

Seven areas of work for stronger villages

Our programmes cover the needs of rural life together, from the field to the classroom to the clinic.

  • Agriculture
  • Rural Development
  • Skill Development
  • Education
  • Research & Development
  • Art & Literature
  • Health Care

Our approach

We work through a participatory approach, in the belief that nonpartisan effort is needed to address the critical issues shaping society.

Our projects

Programmes in the field

Students cleaning seed grain in a basin

ಭತ್ತದ ತೆನೆ

Bhattada Thene

Seed-to-seed paddy workshops for school children aged 10 to 15.

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A farmer feeding a cow at the Krishi Sangama opening

ಕೃಷಿ ಸಂಗಮ

Krishi Sangama

A farmers’ gathering and exhibition for knowledge sharing and modern farming.

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From our events

In pictures

Work with us

Partner on a programme, volunteer at an event, or invite us to your village or school.