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


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Financial reports
ILP US Annual Report
ILP India Annual Report
ILP India Audited Financials
ILP India FC Financials