Nalanda Academy works on the principles of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar’s philosophy to empower our next generation through education. This academy is completely supported by the community of dedicated Ambedkarites from across India and is run in a Buddha Vihar in Wardha, Maharashtra. Nalanda Academy does not charge any fees, and also provides small scholarships to deserving students to sustain their stay in Wardha. Since last five years, the Nalanda Academy has been successful in sending 250+ Dalit-Adivasi- Bahujan students to higher education institutions from mostly rural and non-English medium backgrounds.
History/Vision
Our Vision is to provide a platform for our students to prepare and pursue their dreams in Higher Education in India and Abroad.
What we do
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NALANDA LABS
Art- Science- Technology- Innovation- Design
Nalanda Lab is an ecosystem to foster and explore the intersections of Art-Science-Technology. Nalanda Lab offers workshops and studios to explore frameworks like Scratch to Arduino, RaspPi, Sensors, Physical Computation among other hardware and software platforms such as Processing.
Projects at the lab are grounded in and at the intersections Science Technology Engineering Arts and Math (STEAM)
Nalanda Labs is an eclectic collection of farmers, artists, designers, technologists, philosophers, innovators, algorithm/software developers, makers and fabricators.
Our Journey
Nalanda started in 2014 with 20 students providing classes for English and Math. Currently we have 200+ students from thirteen different states in India, preparing for undergraduate, postgraduate and for international universities. Students prepare for Humanities, Engineering, Design, etc.
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