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We are a volunteer based organization with chapters across US and India.

Non profit 501 (c)3 , Public Charitable Trust

Our Founding Story

The India Literacy Project, (ILP), founded in 1990 in the USA by a group of Non-Resident Indians inspired by Dr. Parameshwar Rao, a scientist trained in the U.S. He returned to India in 1967 to dedicate his life to improving the lives of the rural poor in India. Dr. Rao’s original goal was to improve the life of the villagers in and around the Vishakapatnam district. He soon realized that literacy was a necessary prerequisite if the villagers were

National Coordinanting Committee

The leadership team for ILP US operations.

  • Venki Venkatesh

    Co-Founder

    US

    ILP US NCC

  • Pramod

    Secretary

    Bangalore

    ILP India BOT

  • Ravi Mani

    Director, Projects

    Bangalore

    Program Team

  • Ranga

    Country Manager

    Chennai

    Program Team

Board of Trustees

The leadership team for ILP India operations.

  • Venki Venkatesh

    Co-Founder

    US

    ILP US NCC

  • Pramod

    Secretary

    Bangalore

    ILP India BOT

  • Ravi Mani

    Director, Projects

    Bangalore

    Program Team

  • Ranga

    Country Manager

    Chennai

    Program Team

Program Management Team

The Program Management Team in India is responsible for the execution, management and monitoring of all our projects across the county. ILP has offices in Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad with staff based in these offices and other field locations across the country.

  • Venki Venkatesh

    Co-Founder

    US

    ILP US NCC

  • Pramod

    Secretary

    Bangalore

    ILP India BOT

  • Ravi Mani

    Director, Projects

    Bangalore

    Program Team

  • Ranga

    Country Manager

    Chennai

    Program Team

Our Partners

Funding Partners

CSR Partners

NGO Partners

NGO Partners

Financial reports

ILP US Annual Report

ILP India Annual Report

ILP India Audited Financials

ILP India FC Financials

Join Our Mission

Whether you're looking to volunteer individually or involve your organization in supporting our initiatives, we'd love to hear from you. Your support makes all the difference!

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