2026Best NGO in India
Pride of Bharat Awards
National recognition as one of India's leading non-profits for sustained, community-led impact across education, health and the environment.
Awards & Honours
Honoured by national juries for a decade and a half of measured, community-led impact.
Every citation below began with the communities, volunteers and partners who made the work real. The photographs are of that work, not of the ceremonies.
190+National & regional honours
2026Latest recognition
15+Years of service
70L+Plants in the ground
#1in Asia
Ranked #1 in Asia for Beach Cleaning
Bronze certified in 2023 for coastline restoration and marine-life protection carried out with volunteer communities.
Bronze Certified · 2023The roll of honour
6 citations
Each one photographed by the work it was given for.
2026
2026Best NGO of the Year
CSR Impact National Awards
Honoured for high-impact CSR partnerships and measurable outcomes delivered across our programme areas.
National Excellence Award for Social Entrepreneur
Awarded to founder Braja Kishore Pradhan
For pioneering, entrepreneurial approaches to grassroots social change.
Best NGO Award for Environment
Bangalore
Recognition for our tree-plantation and green-cover work that has put over 70 lakh plants into the ground.
Young Social Activist
Bangalore
Early recognition of our founder's grassroots activism and community mobilisation in and around Bengaluru.
Best Social Activist of the Year
National recognition
Celebrating a decade and a half of on-ground service.
190+National & regional honours
2026Latest recognition
15+Years of service
70L+Plants in the ground