Raju Kendre

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Raju Kendre
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BornOctober 1993
Pimpri Khandare, Buldhana district , Maharashtra, India
Alma mater Tata Institute of Social Sciences, SOAS University of London
Occupation(s) Social entrepreneur, social activist
Years activeSince 2012
Known for Eklavya India Foundation, Global Scholars Program

Raju Kendre (born October, 1993) is an Indian educator, social entrepreneur, and social activist known for his work in promoting education and grassroots development in rural and tribal communities of Central India. [1] [2]

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He is the founder and CEO of the Eklavya India Foundation, an organization dedicated to empowering first-generation learners from underprivileged backgrounds. [3] [4]

Raju is recognized as a TED speaker [5] and has been honored with a place in the Forbes 30 Under 30 list. [6] He is also Chevening scholar at FCDO, UK and Fellow at the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA). [7]

Early life and education

Raju Kendre was born in a small village of Pimpri Khandare, situated near the Lonar crater in the Buldhana district of Maharashtra's Vidarbha region. [8] He completed his schooling in a Zilla Parishad (government school) in the vernacular medium. [9] Due to socio-economic constraints and a lack of awareness and mentorship, he had to drop out from Pune University and transitioned to a distance education program for his undergraduate studies. [10] [11]

Raju did his master's in social work from Tata Institute of Social Sciences. [12] [13] Since 2017 he has served as a visiting faculty at Savitri Jotirao College of Social Work in Yavatmal.

Raju was awarded Chevening scholarship by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) of the United Kingdom. [14] [15] [16] [17] This scholarship helped him pursue a master's in Development studies at SOAS University of London, [18] [19] where he authored his master's thesis on "Inequality in Indian Higher Education." [20]

Eklavya India Foundation

Raju founded Eklavya India Foundation, a dynamic organization dedicated to promoting higher education and enabling grassroots leadership. Eklavya serves as a support system, providing mentorship, training, and guidance to first generation learners from historically underrepresented communities of Maharashtra. This empowers them to pursue education at premier Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) while fostering grassroots leadership in academia, policy, law, media, and development. [21] [22]

Global Scholars Program

Recognizing the underrepresentation of marginalized groups from India in world-class universities and global scholarships, [23] [24] Raju Kendre founded the Eklavya Global Scholars Program (GSP). [25] [26] The program's pilot batch included 60+ first-generation students, with 50 receiving offers from Ivy League and tier-2 universities in the UK, US, and Europe. [27] [28] [29]

Awards and recognitions

Raju's social enterprise Eklavya is incubated at SOAS London, NSRCEL- IIMB  and Nudge Institute, [34] [35] bangalore.

Related Research Articles

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