Sapta Foundation – Overview
Founder & Managing Trustee
Sapta Foundation is an interdisciplinary platform working across seven interwoven domains that bring ancient knowledge systems into meaningful dialogue with contemporary transformation. Its work is rooted in the Sanskrit idea of samavāya — the intrinsic and inseparable connection between all aspects of life.
What Sapta Aims For
Sapta Foundation’s initiatives are shaped by a set of core intentions:
• expanding accessibility so that knowledge, spaces, and traditions welcome every body
• grounding innovation in cultural memory and lived wisdom
• nurturing ecological balance through community-led restoration
• revitalizing languages, rituals, and oral traditions
• connecting traditional healing sciences with contemporary psychosomatic understanding
• creating learning environments that support curiosity, dignity, and continuity
• using technology as an ethical tool for empowerment and equity
Pillars of Focus
Health & Well-being
Ayurveda and psychosomatic approaches
Accessibility
Inclusive design and access-centered approaches
Environmental Justice
River revival and ecosystem protection
Cultural Preservation
Languages, rituals, oral traditions
Gender Equity
Cultural and spiritual inclusion
Education
Tradition and innovation in learning
Technological Empowerment
Ethical, human-centered tools
Accessible Saptanagara
Accessible Saptanagara is a national movement to reimagine seven sacred Indian cities through accessibility, ecological care, cultural continuity, and spiritual dignity.It affirms that access to the sacred is a civilizational right.
Sapta collaborates with communities, temple trusts, municipal bodies, artisans, and disabled leaders to co-create accessibility models that are:
• Non-invasive – honouring sacred landscapes
• Culturally sensitive – aligned with local rituals and materials
• Environmentally aligned – rooted in sustainable, natural design
• Led by lived experience – tested and shaped by disabled pilgrims
Vasundhara
A living vision to restore the soul of Bharat through sacred knowledge, natural living, and timeless traditions. It brings Gurus, families, artisans, and seekers into an ecosystem where birth, learning, art, healing, and sadhana unfold in harmony with nature.
Padhashala
A vision where every village - and every household - becomes a centre of learning, rooted in traditional knowledge transmission and lifelong study.
Vriksharambha
A green initiative creating miniature forests and self-sustaining ecosystems across India. Using local biodiversity and approaches like the Miyawaki method, Vriksharambha transforms unused land into thriving green pockets that restore ecological balance and connect communities to nature.
Jeevadhara
A mission focused on solid waste management and river ecosystem revival, working with rivers such as the Asi, Vaigai, and others across India. Its work addresses pollution at the source through community action and ecological restoration to revive dying rivers.
Access India Collective Private Limited
Managing Director
AccessIndia Collective is a social enterprise dedicated to making education, public spaces, digital ecosystems, and cultural environments fully accessible. Working at the intersection of universal design, community wisdom, and policy awareness, it builds practical, dignity-centered models of accessibility.
Its focus includes:
• Equitable learning – classrooms and digital tools that support diverse learners
• Barrier-free environments – transforming physical and cultural spaces
• Inclusive innovation – tools shaped around usability and lived experience
AccessIndia Collective acts as a bridge between intention and implementation, shaping an India where accessibility becomes foundational rather than optional.
Making Seven Sacred Cities Accessible to All
Kashi
Anchor site and civilizational heart
Ayodhya
Accessible temple circuits and riverfront
Mathura
Inclusive Krishna circuits and sensory darshan
Haridwar
Ganga Snan and Kumbh experience for all
Ujjain
Jyotirlinga access and Panchkroshi Yatra redesign
Kanchipuram
Temple clusters and sensory spiritual practices
Dwarka
Sea pilgrimage, coastal ecology, and inclusive circuits