About Us
Anandaya Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation founded in 2015 by Jaishree Goyal, as the founder trustee. Anandaya’s objective is to maximise the number of underprivileged children that have access to our unique library program that improves their reading with comprehension and expression of thought, enabling them to rise above rote learning and become critical thinkers, thereby improving India’s human capital at the grassroots level and making the model sustainable through capacity building and collaboration.
Anandaya Foundation is supported and promoted by Sanjay Krishna Goyal, as the chairman and trustee. The trustees strongly believe in being persistent towards their foundation’s objective while maintaining integrity and always having empathy for their stakeholders. They believe that all the under privileged children must have access to meaningful reading resources that reduces the presence of rote learning and establishes the science of reading, leaving the children with a strong literacy foundation.
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Pustakalaya, our library program, is simple, replicable and one-of-a-kind.
Creating joyful and meaningful libraries in low – income group and government schools.
Our Vision
Making the Pustakalaya an integral part of every government school to reduce inequality in education and empower all children to read with comprehension.
Our Mission
To provide our unique and sustainable library program for underprivileged children that enhances their reading with comprehension, and expression of thought, thereby enabling them to rise above rote learning and become critical thinkers; improving India’s human capital at the grassroots level.
Values
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Perseverance: Working towards achieving our objective everyday
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Innovation: Empathizing with our stakeholder's literacy education reality and constantly innovating the solution
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Integrity: Being honest and accountable
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Collaboration: Working with our stakeholders at each level to achieve our common vision for students
Team Anandaya
Trustees
Jaishree Goyal, Sanjay Krishna Goyal, Anand Krishna Goyal
Jaishree Goyal
Founder & Trustee
Jaishree Goyal, Founder Trustee Anandaya Foundation is a highly compassionate educator and a social activist working fervently towards reducing the inequalities faced in education by the low-income group children relentlessly for decades.
Sanjay Krishna Goyal
Trustee
Sanjay Krishna Goyal, the chairman, and trustee of Anandaya Foundation is the former Managing Director & CEO of ACL Mobile. A skilled manager, Sanjay started his first business in the technology sector in 1993 when he was just 24 years old. His extensive exposure and experience in building international businesses and start-ups were instrumental during the commencement of ACL Wireless in 2000. His expertise is the backbone of all segments; management, operations, and innovations at Anandaya Foundation.
Dr. Archana Singh
Chief Executive Officer
​​Dr. Archana Singh, CEO Anandaya Foundation, is a Social Sustainability & Inclusion Specialist with over 20 years of experience, holding a PhD in Disability Studies. Her forte lies in leading large-scale, impactful projects in developing countries such as India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and various regions in Africa. She has led projects across 30+ sectors including green energy, climate, gender-based violence, skill development, and child protection, impacting over 20 million people globally.
Dr. Singh has worked with organizations such as the International Finance Corporation (World Bank Group), UNICEF, UN Women, Hero Cycles Ltd., and the National Skill Development Corporation. Notably, she led the gender track of the G20 Secretariat in India under India’s G20 Presidency 2023, driving policy advocacy and consensus building. Her work spans G20 countries, state governments, central ministries, international organizations, corporates, nonprofits, academia, and community engagement, contributing significantly to achieving SDG goals. Additionally, she has worked in conflict zones like the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir and Naxalite areas, transforming youth through skilling initiatives. Dr. Singh has also authored several research publications, including work for the Scottish government during COVID-19.
Our Facilitators and the Special Wands
Geeta Harish
The magical problem solver and the go-getter
Pratibha Dwivedi
The scholar and our book’s expert
Mohommad Tanveer Ikram
Program Head
Zunaira Ansari
Our designer, makes everything look beautiful
Pinki Pawar
Pedagogy analyser
Roselin Gabriel