Purnima Lallan Sharma Foundation · Est. 2021
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OUR STORY & OUR PEOPLE

About PLS Foundation

Education, enterprise and compassion — connected by a belief that a little support can create lasting opportunity.

Our story

Purnima Lallan Sharma Foundation is a private Section 8 not-for-profit company, incorporated in Mumbai on 3 September 2021. Pranav Sharma and Alaknanda Chaudhary were its founding members.

Our work centres mainly on Maharashtra and Gujarat. Educational collaboration, support for young entrepreneurs, and care for communities and animals carry our purpose forward.

What guides us

Honesty
Be clear about our work and the support we can offer.
Opportunity through learning
Help students and young founders build confidence and capability.
Compassion
Respect people’s dignity and the wellbeing of animals.
Our logo: India and Roma →Five years of the Foundation →Explore our work →

Our people

The people who started the Foundation, guide it today and have shared their time along the way.

Founders

Pranav Sharma and Alaknanda Chaudhary established the Foundation in 2021. Read about its beginning and their contributions.

Meet our founders →

Current directors

Pranav Sharma, Anand Sharma and Raj Mehta bring entrepreneurial experience and local connections to the Foundation.

Meet our directors →

Remembering Alaknanda

17 May 1973 – 6 August 2023. Our co-founder, local entrepreneur and one of our first directors, remembered for her initiative, learning and care.

Read her tribute →

Volunteers

Appreciating the people who helped establish the Foundation and supported new ventures, with their roles and periods of contribution.

Our volunteer appreciation page →

Records & recognition

Our legal identity, recorded registrations and donation information, together in one place.

Legal identity & transparency

An independent non-government organisation. Our income and resources are dedicated to the Foundation’s objects. CIN: U85300MH2021NPL366941.

Read our transparency information →

Donations & receipts

We welcome support for our work. The Foundation does not currently have 80G approval; donations do not carry an 80G tax deduction.

Donation process and tax status →

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