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Dakshana is a sanskrit word meaning to give or receive a gift. The Dakshana Foundation is a young philanthropic foundation focused on alleviating poverty. Education is the most powerful and enduring weapon to win the battle against poverty. Thus Dakshana is focused on providing world-class educational opportunities to economically and socially disadvantaged gifted children worldwide. Our initial focus is on providing 1-2 years of world-class IIT-JEE (Joint Entrance Exam) coaching to gifted, but impoverished students in rural India.

The Dakshana Foundation is a tax-exempt private charitable foundation approved by the IRS in the United States under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Dakshana India Educational Trust is an approved charity by various government entities in India....More

Dakshana Topper T. Ashok Kumar's Amazing Speech - Video - June 27, 2010

110 Selected JNV Dakshana Scholars for IIT-JEE 2012 Coaching at JNV Ranga Reddy (Andhra Pradesh) and JNV Bengaluru Urban (Karnataka) - Updated with Waitlist on August 17th, 2010

Annual Report for 2009

Congress President Sonia Gandhi Congratulates Dakshana Scholars

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Dakshana Profile T Ashok Kumar Profile

I’d like to become a Dakshana Scholar and hopefully attend IIT because I aspire to become an engineer. My financial background was not good. IIT – It is a dream for me in the past. Not only for me, but it is to many poor students, who could not afford for proper coaching like me. But Dakshana Foundation is the gift of God for us as it had been helping us to chase our d...More

 

News & Events

Strong Showing by JNV Dakshana Scholars at IIT-JEE 2010!! 90 Scholars qualified in the IIT-JEE in their first attempt and are on the Merit List!

May 27, 2010
Pune, India.

Dakshana’s Topper, T. Ashok Kumar, secures an IIT_JEE All-India rank of 63!

An Additional 31 Dakshana Scholars were successful in their 2nd IIT-JEE attempt a...More


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Strong Showing by JNV Dakshana Scholars at IIT-JEE 2009!!
75 Scholars qualified in the IIT-JEE and are on Merit List!
Over 65% of our scholars qualified!

May 26, 2009
Pune, India.

The Dakshana Foundation is pleased to announce that its first batch of JNV Dakshana Scholars came through with flying colors and did exceeding well in the IIT-JEE 2009....More


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Dakshana Foundation Makes its First Major Grant to The Glide Foundation

July 11, 2007
Irvine, California

Mohnish Pabrai & Harina Kapoor, the founders and principal benefactors of The Dakshana Foundation (www...More


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Dakshana Foundation names its first Dakshana Scholar

April 9, 2007
Kota, Rajasthan (India)

The Dakshana Foundation has named it first Dakshana Scholar. Shashank Dube of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh was awarded a full scholarship by the foundation to undergo 12 mo...More


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