The NGO also hosts conferences and sponsors outreach activities related to Pratham's mission of "every child in school and learning well."

Looking to take a sabbatical, Venkatachalam who earlier worked as a senior consultant for KPMG in India joined Pratham in their Gujarat programme as their Operations Head after researching several organizations.

"To me, what stood out about Pratham was their growth in less than a decade and, more importantly, their approach to solving some of the basic challenges in primary education," he said.

"My time with Pratham in India (initially in Gujarat and subsequently in Delhi) was a transformational experience," Venkatachalam recalled.

"The majority of kids raised in urban India are blissfully unaware of the disparities that exist in Indian society, as was I at the time," he said.

"Pratham provided me a perspective on the lives and challenges that over 75 percent of India faces on a daily basis," as he travelled across "urban and rural India and experienced first-hand Pratham's phenomenal education movement."

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