Shiksha Rath, meaning Chariot of Education, is the flagship project of the Touch India Trust, a dynamic Delhi-based charity now in its 10th year.

Shiksha Rath is a highly-focused, long-term initiative providing after school classes, nutritious meals and health care to some of Delhi’s poorest children by means of a ground-breaking slum academy, which opened on March 15, 2014.

The academy started with 30 girls and boys aged between 5 and 6. The emphasis at the academy is on providing outstanding education for a small group of children. Classes will fuse Indian and international curriculum, plus a host of extra classes such as sport, languages, music and drama...