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Language and Learning Foundation’s long-term partnerships with the government help strengthen the system to implement high-quality FLN programmes.
All children will have strong foundational skills and abilities of language, literacy and numeracy, thinking and reasoning in their home and in additional languages. Based on this strong foundation, all children will learn and grow to their full potential.
Language and Learning Foundation (LLF) was founded in 2015. We were born with a vision to address the learning crisis at scale. Our first 8-month professional development course for 200 teachers and teacher educators was launched in 2016. This was followed by the introduction of more distance learning courses for teacher and mentor professional development in the following years.
In 2018, we launched district-level demonstration programmes which paved the way for India’s first domestic CSR-funded Development Impact Bond. It later expanded to 30 districts with a clear focus on learning outcomes.
COVID-19 proved to be a turning point, prompting us to modify these courses to become online/blended courses of varying durations. The state-level technical support and academic reform dimensions in 5 states were added later to make our FLN intervention more comprehensive.

All children will have strong foundational skills and abilities of language, literacy and numeracy, thinking and reasoning in their home and in additional languages. Based on this strong foundation, all children will learn and grow to their full potential.
Language and Learning Foundation (LLF) was founded in 2015. We were born with a vision to address the learning crisis at scale. Our first 8-month professional development course for 200 teachers and teacher educators was launched in 2016. This was followed by the introduction of more distance learning courses for teacher and mentor professional development in the following years.
In 2018, we launched district-level demonstration programmes which paved the way for India’s first domestic CSR-funded Development Impact Bond. It later expanded to 30 districts with a clear focus on learning outcomes.
COVID-19 proved to be a turning point, prompting us to modify these courses to become online/blended courses of varying durations. The state-level technical support and academic reform dimensions in 5 states were added later to make our FLN intervention more comprehensive.

Dr. Dhir Jhingran has worked in the primary education sector for 30 years, within and outside the Indian Government.
Language and Learning Foundation (LLF) is led by its Founder and Executive Director Dr. Dhir Jhingran. A former officer of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Dr. Jhingran took voluntary retirement after three decades of service to work in education full-time. While serving in the government, Dhir played an instrumental role in policy-making within the Ministry of Education at the national level. His contributions extend to the development and implementation of early-grade reading initiatives in various countries across Asia and Africa, as well as the establishment of first language-based multilingual education programmes in several Indian states. Notably, his work focuses on conceptualising and executing large-scale programmes to bring about transformative and sustained improvements in the quality of school education.
As a member of the National Steering Committee for the development of the National Curriculum Framework (NCF), he actively participates in shaping the educational landscape of India. Dr. Dhir Jhingran has authored three books on primary education, drawing from empirical research, and has contributed to numerous books and journals, further solidifying his stature as a thought leader in the field of education.
We are a 250+ person strong team placed across 8 states in India

Dr Dhir Jhingran
Founder & Executive Director, LLF
Senior Advisor, UNICEF India and other INGOS
Former Director, MHRD

Dr Uddalak Datta
Senior Director - Governance LLF

Meeta Sharma
Associate Director, Finance

Ramesh Chandra
Director, Academics

Rupinder Chahal
Associate Director, Strategic Partnesrships

Sana Masroor
Associate Director, Strategic Partnerships & Communications

Shveta Lall
Associate Director, Continuous Professional Development

Shankar Subramanian
Associate Director, Human Resources

Sanyukta Chaturvedi
Director, State Programme

Amrita Patwardhan
EDUCATION AND SPORTS PORTFOLIO OF THE TATA TRUSTS

Dr Dhir Jhingran
Founder & Executive Director, LLF
Senior Advisor, UNICEF India and other INGOS
Former Director, MHRD

Dushyant Singh
PRIVATE EQUITY AND M&A AT
MCKINSEY & CO.

Nishi Suri
FOUNDER & CEO, BRANDCROSS CONSULTING

Ravi Sreedharan
FOUNDER & DIRECTOR, INDIAN SCHOOL OF DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT

Roopika Saran
Co-Founder, Delhi Chapter, Each One Teach One Foundation

Shaveta Sharma Kukreja
CEO & MANAGING DIRECTOR AT CENTRAL SQUARE FOUNDATION

Shubhra Chatterji
VIKRAMSHILA EDUCATION RESOURCE SOCIETY

Dr Venita Kaul
PROFESSOR AND DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL OF EDUCATION STUDIES, AMBEDKAR UNIVERSITY

Vrinda Sarup
CHAIRPERSON, FORMER SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT





Dr Dhir Jhingran
Founder & Executive Director, LLF
Senior Advisor, UNICEF India and other INGOS
Former Director, MHRD

Madhu Ranjan
Trustee

Dr Mahendra Kumar Mishra
Trustee

Sushant Kumar Verma
Trustee

Dr Uddalak Datta
Senior Director - Governance LLF

Vandita Sharma
Former IAS Officer and Chief Secretary of Karnataka

Dr. Abul Khair Jalaluddin
Distinguished educator, educational researcher and thinker

Dr. Carolyn J. (Carol) Benson
Associate Professor, Teachers College, Columbia University

Dr. Debi Prasanna Pattanayak
Noted linguist, educationist and activist

Dr. Marcia Davidson
Senior Technical Advisor, FHI 360

Dr. Paola Ucceli
Professor, Harvard Graduate School of Education

Dr. Susan E. Malone
Senior Literacy and Education Consultant, SIL

Prof. Amita Chugdar
Professor, Education Policy, Michigan State University

Anil Bhojwani
Executive Consultant,
Enterprise Systems Consulting, Inc.

Casey Johnson
Vice President, National Portfolio & Learning GreenLight Fund

Sandeep Mehta
Chief Executive Officer, Ajira Software LLC

Stacey Warner
Ex- Global Strategy Director, Room to Read

Tanvi Bikhchandani
Co-Founder, Tamarind Chutney

Dr. Aarti Mangal
COORDINATOR, ACADEMIC SUPPORT RESEARCH

Aditya Sahoo
SENIOR MANAGER (STATE PROGRAMMES)

Ajay Kumar Gupta
SENIOR SPECIALIST

Akanksha Tyagi
PROJECT COORDINATOR, TEACHING- LEARNING PROCESS STUDY

Alimuddin Khan
SENIOR SPECIALIST - FLN

Anand Dwivedi
PROGRAMME ASSOCIATE

Anant Singh Pundir
PROJECT LEAD, DIGITAL CONTENT

Ankita Sharma
RESEARCH OFFICER

Arunabh Konwar
SECRETARIAT NATIONAL MLE CONSORTIUM

Ashok Kumar
ACCOUNTS ASSOCIATE

Ashok Singh
ACADEMIC SPECIALIST - NUMERACY, DEMO SUPPORT

Disha Sharda
SENIOR MANAGER- STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS

Dr Dhir Jhingran
MANAGING TRUSTEE, FOUNDER & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Gajendra Raut
PROGRAMME MANAGER

Ipsita Mishra
PROGRAMME MANAGER

Jeewan Kumar
SENIOR FINANCE AND ACCOUNTS MANAGER

Jitender
ACADEMIC SPECIALIST - GENDER

Kratika Vats
HR OFFICER

Kriti Maheshwari
ACADEMIC SPECIALIST-NUMERACY

Mahip Sharma
SENIOR SPECIALIST LITERACY-DST

Mairaj Fatima
PROGRAMME OFFICER

Meenu Kumari
ACADEMIC SPECIALIST

Meeta Sharma
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, FINANCE

Dr. Mohammad Zahid Siddiqui
SENIOR MANAGER (M&E)

Nandita Arora
MANAGER-MONITORING & EVALUATION

Navtez Singh
OFFICER MLE

Neha Bawa
EXECUTIVE OFFICER TO FOUNDER

Neha Kanojia
PROGRAMME MANAGER, STATE PROGRAMMES

Neha Kumar
PROGRAMME MANAGER - ECE

Pallavi Gill
MANAGER, FUNDRAISING & PARTNERSHIPS

Pankaj Singh Kushwaha
OFFICER-ADMINISTRATION

Payal Arora
MANAGER-ADMINISTRATION

Prakash Chandra Arya
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Pratik Suman
SENIOR MANAGER - PEOPLE OPERATIONS

Priti Singh
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR-MONITORING & EVALUATION

Pushpam Kumar Jha
SENIOR SPECIALIST MLE

Ramesh Chandra
DIRECTOR, ACADEMICS

Ranbir Singh
OFFICER - FINANCE & ACCOUNT

Rohan Singh
ASSOCIATE ADMIN

Rupinder Chahal
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS

Sahdev Panwar
TEAM LEAD

Sana Masroor
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, STRATEGIC PARTNESHIPS AND COMMUNICATIONS

Sanyukta Chaturvedi
DIRECTOR-STATE PROGRAMME

Dr. Sarbani Chakraborty
ADVISER - RESEARCH

Saroj
SENIOR PROGRAMME ASSOCIATE

Satish Kumar Sharma
SENIOR MANAGER - GRANTS

Seema Singh
SPECIALIST MLE

Shaiza Suhail
MANAGER, STRATEGY AND LEARNING

Shankar Subramanian
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, HUMAN RESOURCES

Shivakshi Rana
SENIOR MANAGER-STRATEGY & LEARNING

Shivangi Tripathi
PROGRAMME MANAGER - BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Dr. Shreemoyee Bhattacharya
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR-STATE PROGRAMME

Shruti Shree
ASSOCIATE, TALENT ACQUISITION

Shveta Lall
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Shweta Singh
STATE PROGRAMME MANAGER, GENDER

Simran Kaur
CREATIVE MANAGER- COMMUNICATIONS

Smriti Mishra
SENIOR PROGRAMME MANAGER- MULTILINGUAL EDUCATION

Subhash Chandra
SPECIALIST- MLE

Subhosree Mondal
ACADEMIC SPECIALIST - ECE

Sunil Kushwaha
LEAD-NUMERACY

Supriya Ghosh
SENIOR SPECIALIST- FLN

Sushant Dabral
PROGRAMME MANAGER DST MIDDLE LAYER

Swati Gandhi
SENIOR ACADEMIC SPECIALIST

Dr Uddalak Datta
SENIOR DIRECTOR - GOVERNANCE

Usha Rani Solanki
MGT SPECIALIST

Uttam Gogoi
ACADEMIC SPECIALIST

Ajit Kumar Choudhury
State Academic Lead

Frengki Sarania
Specialist Literacy

Prasun Goswami
Specialist Literacy

Rini Tamuli
Specialist Literacy
Financials
RESOURCE TYPE
- Contribution Received in FY 2022-23
- Oct 22 to Dec 22 , 2022 - 2023
- Jul 22 to Sep 22 , 2022 - 2023
- Apr 22 to June 22 , 2022 - 2023
- Jan 23 to March 23 , 2022 - 2023
- Contribution Received in FY 2021-22
- Jan 22 to March 22 , 2021 - 2022
- Oct 21 to Dec 21 , 2021 - 2022
- Jul 21 to Sep 21 , 2021 - 2022
- Apr 21 to June 21 , 2021 - 2022
- Contribution Received in FY 2020-21
- Oct 20 to Dec 20 , 2020 - 2021
- Jan 21 to March 21 , 2020 - 2021
- Jul 20 to Sep 20 , 2020 - 2021
- Apr 20 to June 20 , 2020 - 2021
- Contribution Received in FY 2019-20
- Oct 19 to Dec 19 , 2019 - 2020
- Jul 19 to Sep 19 , 2019 - 2020
- April 19 to June 19 , 2019 - 2020
- Jan 20 to March 20 , 2019 - 2020
- Foreign Contribution Receipts 2018 - 2019

2030 MISSION
By 2030, we will reach 35 million children by influencing classroom practices of more than 2 million teachers and teacher educators
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