SIFF Scholars · Grantees

Organisations we stand behind.

We have always felt strongly about bringing a change in certain causes we believe in. For years, SIFF has been involved with incredible organizations that have worked tirelessly and facilitated positive social change.

Our Grantees

Pastoralists at sunset, from ATREE's ecology and conservation work
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Ecology & environment

Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE)

ATREE is a globally recognised non-profit organisation focused on environmental conservation and sustainable, socially just development.

It engages in the generation and dissemination of rigorous interdisciplinary knowledge that informs and is informed by the needs of grassroots communities, policymakers and the wider public, and prioritises capacity-building for the next generation of scholars and leaders.

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Liberal arts & sciences

Ashoka University

Ashoka University in Sonipat is a private, non-profit university offering a liberal arts and sciences education, founded on a collective philanthropy model supported by a large group of individual donors.

Its undergraduate and postgraduate programmes emphasise breadth across disciplines, critical thinking and research, alongside need-based financial aid for students from diverse backgrounds.

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Literature

Bangalore Literature Festival

The Bangalore Literature Festival fêtes reading and writing, inviting bookworms and bibliophiles to meet writers from everywhere — local, national and international.

The Festival celebrates the creative spirit and commemorates the literary diversity Bengaluru offers, bringing it in conversation with the best minds in the world of literature within and outside India.

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Performers at BLR Hubba, Bengaluru's arts and culture festival
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Arts & culture

BLR Hubba

BLR Hubba is Bengaluru's premier arts and culture festival, celebrating the city's vibrant diversity through genre-defying events and performances.

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Center for Creative Learning (CCL) workshop at IIT Gandhinagar
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Science & creativity

Center for Creative Learning (CCL), IIT Gandhinagar

CCL has come to being in order to nurture learning with a scientific temper and foster creativity.

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Hasiru Dala members at work in inclusive waste management
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Livelihoods & waste management

Hasiru Dala

Hasiru Dala is a non-profit organization of wastepickers, founded on 24th November 2013. Hasiru Dala strives to integrate marginalized wastepickers into the solid waste management framework by utilizing their expertise in the domain.

Initiated in 2013, Hasiru Dala now has a membership of over 7500 wastepickers and is innovating services and business models that leverage wastepickers' expertise and entrepreneurship, generating stable livelihoods in the process.

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Baba Farid Mir Musicians Project supported by India Foundation for the Arts
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Arts practice & research

India Foundation for the Arts

IFA, based in Bangalore has been setup to promote practice, research and education in the arts. The organisation believes that art is an essential component of an equitable and just world.

Picture Credit: Rajkumar Rajak

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Plaksha University students on campus
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Technology & higher education

Plaksha University

Plaksha University in Mohali is a collective philanthropic effort to reimagine technology education and research in India, bringing together an interdisciplinary curriculum built around real-world problem solving.

Its programmes combine computer science, engineering and the sciences with a focus on preparing students to address challenges in areas such as climate, health and digital infrastructure.

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Intellectual disability

Sandesh

We have been a part of the organization's journey since its inception. Sandesh works with people with intellectual disability focused on helping individuals develop self-care skills.

The organization also supports the parents of such individuals and makes them aware of their rights.

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Volunteers transforming a public space with The Ugly Indian
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Public spaces

The Ugly Indian

SIFF supports the clearance of black spots at DB Halli in collaboration with The Ugly Indian. In November 2017, over 40 volunteers from corporations, gated communities, and the village came together. This effort led to a Spot-Fix activity on DB Halli Lake Road connecting the DB Halli Village. The spot was visually transformed in a span of 3 days.

The Government school field at DB Halli caters to 150 school children and youngsters from the village. The field was infested with weeds and the terrain used to be undulating. De-weeding and leveling the field substantially improved the space available for sports.

The Anganwadi at the DB Halli Village did not have lights or a functional toilet. With the help of a few corporate volunteers, the Anganwadi looks more appealing and colorful now. Water supply was enabled for the toilets and a light fixed in the room. By the end of two hours the kids started using the toilets.

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