Raju Kendre

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Raju Kendre
Raju Kendre (Social Worker).jpg
BornOctober 1993
Pimpri Khandare, Buldhana district , Maharashtra, India
Alma materTata Institute of Social Sciences, SOAS University of London
OccupationSocial Entrepreneur, Social Activist
Years active2012 - till date
Known forEklavya 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]

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[edit]

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]

Eklavya India Foundation[edit]

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.[20][21]

Awards and Recognitions[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Ramani, Priya (2023-09-08). "Raju Kendre: fighting to write his own story". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  2. ↑ "Raju Kendre: Changing the idea of education, one community at a time". Global Indian.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ↑ "From the hinterland of Vidarbha, an edu movement places first-gen learners in top institutes". The Times of India. 2021-08-05. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  4. ↑ Sethu, Divya (2021-07-13). "Farmer's Son Helps 125 Marginalized Students Access Higher Education & Fellowships". The Better India. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  5. ↑ "TEDxIITHyderabad | TED". www.ted.com. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  6. ↑ "Raju Kendre: Empowering First Generation Learners". Forbes India. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  7. ↑ author/rajeshshegokar (2023-04-21). "शेतकऱ्याच्या मुलाची झेप : राजू केंद्रे लंडनच्या रॉयल सोसायटी ऑफ आर्ट्सचा फेलाे". Lokmat (in मराठी). Retrieved 2023-09-26. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  8. ↑ "Raju Kendre: Changing the idea of education, one community at a time". The Global Indian. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  9. ↑ "राजू केंद्रे यांची लंडनच्या रॉयल सोसायटी ऑफ आर्ट्समध्ये निवड". Loksatta (in मराठी). 2023-04-21. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  10. ↑ "Raju Kendre: Empowering First Generation Learners". Forbes India. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  11. ↑ "शेतकऱ्याच्या लेकाची उत्तुंग भरारी; बुलडाण्याचा राजू केंद्रे झळकला फोर्ब्सच्या यादीत". Maharashtra Times (in मराठी). Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  12. ↑ "Maharashtra Farmer's Son From Buldhana Gets Chevening Scholarship". Sakshi Post. 2021-07-05. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  13. ↑ Sethu, Divya (2021-07-13). "Farmer's Son Helps 125 Marginalized Students Access Higher Education & Fellowships". The Better India. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  14. ↑ "Poor farmer's son wins Chevening scholarship". www.thehitavada.com. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  15. ↑ "Raju Kendre". www.cede.co.in. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  16. ↑ "From Buldhana to UK: 'Eklavya' Kendre wins Chevening scholarship". The Times of India. 2021-07-03. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  17. ↑ "Maharashtra Farmer's Son From Buldhana Gets Chevening Scholarship". Sakshi Post. 2021-07-05. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  18. ↑ "UK varsities do action-oriented research, don't simply print PhDs: How Raju Kendre bagged the prestigious Chevening Scholarship". Edex Live. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  19. ↑ "Farmer s Son on Forbes 2022 List". indiaherald.com. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  20. ↑ https://www.careers360.com. "Eklavya's study abroad initiative will 'create leaders with empathy': Raju Kendre". news.careers360.com. Retrieved 2023-09-25. {{cite web}}: External link in |last= (help)
  21. ↑ Taneja, Nidhima (2022-09-04). "After JNU, IIT, tribal students at Yavatmal's Eklavya now dream global—Chevening to DAAD". ThePrint. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  22. ↑ "Raju Kendre: Empowering First Generation Learners". Forbes India. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  23. ↑ "Raju Kendre in Forbs 30 Under 30 : उच्च शिक्षणाच्या माध्यमातून तळागाळातील नेतृत्त्व उभं राहावं हा प्रयत्न - चेवनिंग स्कॉलर राजू केंद्रेंसोबत संवाद". ETV Bharat News (in मराठी). Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  24. ↑ "LinkedIn Top Voices in Social Impact: 15 creators to follow in India". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  25. ↑ Mohammad, Ibrar (2023-01-26). "From Manmohan Singh to Raghav Chadha: List of 75 Indian Achievers Honoured by UK". TheQuint. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
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