Our founders

FOUNDER & MANAGING DIRECTOR

Pranav Sharma

Born 5 November 1999

Pranav Sharma is a founding member and Managing Director of Purnima Lallan Sharma Foundation.

His vision for the Foundation connects educational opportunity, sustainable entrepreneurship and compassionate social work. It includes collaboration with schools and colleges, support for young founders and connections with experienced industry professionals.

Pranav’s central purpose is to help young people build their capabilities and contribute to India’s development. He wants the Foundation to connect learning with practical opportunity: stronger local enterprises, guidance from experienced people and the confidence to take an independent next step.

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CO-FOUNDER · IN LOVING MEMORY

Alaknanda Chaudhary

Born 17 May 1973

Alaknanda Chaudhary was a founding member, founding shareholder and one of the Foundation’s first directors. Her place in our story is both formal and deeply personal: she helped establish the company and embodied the honesty and care we wish to carry forward.

Alaknanda was also a local entrepreneur in her own right. Her education spanned fashion, dietetics, e-commerce, retail and clothing. This breadth of learning is an important part of her story, alongside her honesty and the help she offered others.

She passed away on 6 August 2023, aged 50. Her kindness, the people she helped and the trust she inspired remain an enduring part of the Foundation.