Who are we?
Lotus Petal Foundation, founded by Kushal Raj Chakravorty in 2011, is a registered NGO in Delhi NCR supporting underprivileged children in Gurugram, Sohna through quality K-12 education, nutrition, child development and livelihood training.
Who do we work for?
We work with first-generation learners, school dropouts and underserved families to break cycles of poverty caused by fractured schooling, malnutrition and limited opportunities.
Our impact:
• 1,200+ students on campus
• 10,000+ digital learners across 275+ schools in 16 states
• 415,000+ nutritious meals served
• 500+ alumni building independent careers
What you’ll find here:
• Student transformation & success stories
• Life inside Lotus Petal
• Education, nutrition & child rights
• Impact initiatives & community stories
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A Chemistry concept is very different when you actually DO it.
Today, our students stepped out of the textbook and into the lab to perform a titration experiment.
Because sometimes, the best way to understand science…
is to get your hands on it.
What was your favourite Chemistry lab experiment at school?
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We communicate every day. But how often do we actually communicate effectively?
The Changemakers at Lotus Petal Foundation recently came together for an engaging session on Effective Communication, led by Vivek Sharma from Conversations & More.
We speak, explain, express, listen and respond all the time. Yet, what we intend to communicate and what the other person actually understands can often be two very different things.
The session held up a much-needed mirror, helping us recognise the gaps between what we say, what we mean and what is heard.
Through conversations, activities, humour and plenty of moments of reflection, the workshop explored how small shifts in the way we communicate can create greater clarity, trust and understanding. For teams working across departments and functions, effective communication isn't just a soft skill. It is what helps ideas move, people align and work come together.
A meaningful session, plenty of learning, and perhaps one important takeaway:Being heard is not the same as being understood.
And learning to bridge that gap is where effective communication begins.
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From vulnerability to agency, and from awareness to action.
At ICSE2026, the 8th International Conference on Sustainability Education, Mr. Kushal Chakravorty, Founder & Managing Trustee, Lotus Petal Foundation, brought an important dimension to the conversation on sustainability: the role of women and girls not merely as those affected by climate change, but as agents of change.
His keynote, “Vulnerability to Agency: The Role of Women in Climate Change,” explored how resilience is built not only through policies and systems, but through the knowledge, choices and agency of women who navigate environmental change every day.
The conversation strongly echoed the spirit of ICSE 2026 “Sustainability Education for Transformative Action” moving beyond awareness to ask a more consequential question:
What happens when education enables people to act on what they know?
This is where the work of Lotus Petal Foundation finds its purpose.
Through Gyan Kanya Shakti (GKS), in collaboration with Mobius Foundation, and its educational foundation through Vidya Sahyog, Lotus Petal Foundation is working with adolescent girls in underserved communities to build knowledge, confidence and the agency to make informed choices about their futures and their environment.
Because sustainability education cannot end with knowing.
It must lead to agency.Agency must lead to action.And action, when placed in the hands of a girl, can reshape not just her future, but the future around her.
A meaningful and successful ICSE 2026, and a powerful reminder that the most transformative form of sustainability education is the one that enables people to become authors of change
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Ek school hai… jahan har corner ki apni story hai.
Kya aapne kabhi poora Lotus Petal campus dekha hai? 🏫
Come, take a tour of Lotus Petal Senior Secondary School with us!
Video dekho, campus explore karo, and then tell us:
“Sabse interesting part mujhe laga…” 👇
Complete the sentence in the comments. We want to know your favourite part! 💛
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Twelve Years, One Decision, A Lifetime of Difference Twelve years ago, Sangeeta stood at a crossroads, new to Gurugram, uncertain, and hesitant to trust a school she barely knew. She enrolled her three children at Lotus Petal, then pulled them out just as quickly. It took our Founder, Kushal, sitting with her, listening to her fears, and helping her see what a nurturing environment could mean for her children's future, to bring them back. That decision changed everything. Today, Kajal walks into her job at Concentrix, not as a girl who once left a classroom in doubt, but as a young woman who has climbed the first rung of a ladder her mother once feared to trust. She is just beginning to earn, and soon, she will stand tall as a provider for her family. She stands as proof that education isn't just about literacy ,it's about dignity, direction, and the quiet courage to begin again. Because real transformation was never about changing circumstances. It was about changing what a mother believed was possible for her.
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From Hands to Heart: The Quiet Revolution of Bindu Ten years ago, in a modest kitchen in Silokhera with barely any equipment, a young woman began her journey with nothing but patience and a quiet belief, that feeding a child well could change the shape of their future. That woman was Bindu. Over the decade, as Lotus Petal Foundation grew, building infrastructure, gathering resources, becoming the thriving community it is today, Bindu grew alongside it. Every year added new tools to her kitchen, but what never changed was the intention behind her work: to nourish, to care, to show up fully for the children she feeds. What makes Bindu extraordinary isn't the years of service alone. It's the philosophy she lives by, the one she offered so simply when felicitated with a bouquet of flowers: "I cook at my house also, I cook here also. It feels the same." In those few words lies a profound truth about purpose: when work stops feeling like labor and starts feeling like love, it stops being a job, it becomes identity. Bindu doesn't cook for our students. She cooks for her own, because in her heart, there is no difference between the two.
This is what changemaking truly looks like, not grand declarations, but a decade of showing up with humility, consistency, and an open heart. Bindu reminds us that some of the deepest social impact isn't measured in policies or funding, but in warmth given freely, day after day, without ever asking for applause.
Thank you, Bindu, for teaching us that the truest revolutions are built with humility, sustained with dedication, and offered with a smile.
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Twelve Years, One Decision, A Lifetime of Difference
Twelve years ago, Sangeeta stood at a crossroads, new to Gurugram, uncertain, and hesitant to trust a school she barely knew. She enrolled her three children at Lotus Petal, then pulled them out just as quickly. It took our Founder, Kushal, sitting with her, listening to her fears, and helping her see what a nurturing environment could mean for her children's future, to bring them back.
That decision changed everything.
Today, Kajal walks into her job at Concentrix, not as a girl who once left a classroom in doubt, but as a young woman who has climbed the first rung of a ladder her mother once feared to trust. She is just beginning to earn, and soon, she will stand tall as a provider for her family. She stands as proof that education isn't just about literacy, it's about dignity, direction, and the quiet courage to begin again.
Because real transformation was never about changing circumstances. It was about changing what a mother believed was possible for her daughter. It was about changing what Kajal believed was possible for herself.
The change we speak of doesn't arrive from outside. It rises from within, and finds its way out into the world, one life at a time.
Kajal's story is one thread in the larger fabric of Lotus Petal, a school built not just on syllabi and structure, but on second chances, and the belief that every child deserves the room to become who they're meant to be.
This is what transformation looks like. This is why we do what we do.
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Ringing in a New Milestone- Lotus Petal Foundation listed on BSE Social Stock Exchange
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Transformation begins within. Meditation is not an activity reserved for special occasions at Lotus Petal Senior Secondary School. It is woven into the rhythm of every school day. For forty minutes, every student pauses. In a world that constantly asks children to move faster, think quicker, and do more, these forty minutes create space to simply be- t𝗼 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲, 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 with themselves. It is a small practice, but one that grows quietly over time, nurturing focus, emotional awareness, resilience, and a sense of calm that extends far beyond the classroom. The earlier children are introduced to this practice, the more naturally it becomes a part of who they are. Just as academic concepts are strengthened through consistency, so are habits that shape character, emotional well-being, and the ability to navigate life with balance. Recently, the Teacher Changemakers participated in a session exploring the foundations of meditation- its purpose, its significance, and the role it plays in a child
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Every child learns differently.
Assessment is often associated with marks, scores, and performance. But in the early years, its purpose is far more meaningful.
Recently, the AQA team conducted a Reading Assessment for the Primary Wing students, not to judge how much they know, but to understand where they are in their learning journey.
Reading is one of the most fundamental skills a child develops. It shapes comprehension, communication, curiosity, and confidence, becoming the foundation upon which future learning is built. Assessing reading at an early stage helps identify each child's strengths, recognise areas where additional support may be needed, and ensure that learning experiences are tailored to help every student progress with confidence.
When assessments are used as a tool for understanding rather than comparison, they become an opportunity to improve learning outcomes, not just for individual students, but for classrooms as a whole.
Because the goal isn't to measure children against a benchmark. It's to ensure every child receives the support they need to reach their own potential, one step at a time.
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