Now you too can support Reach Out India. you can sponsor the music education for a school. Shankar Mahadevan Academy Trust is a non-profit organisation. If you are an Indian taxpayer, your donations are tax exempted under 80G of the Indian Income Tax Act.
Join us in taking music education to every corner of India. Collaborate with our Reach Out initiative to provide your students access to expert-led online music classes.
Work with us to expand access to music education across underserved communities. As an NGO partner, you can connect schools and enable students to learn from expert-led online classes.
“Very few educated and competent professionals are willing to serve in villages… and yet, village children deserve the same quality of education as any child in any big city.”
Reach Out India was born from a simple but powerful belief:
Every child, no matter where they live, deserves access to excellence.
A nationwide initiative by Shankar Mahadevan Academy to bring high-quality, live music education to rural India—through the power of the Internet.
This is not mass education.
This is personal, meaningful learning at scale.
Children in villages rarely have access to:
Reach Out India changes that.
In our 2026–25 pilot, we witnessed:
The impact wasn’t theoretical.
It was visible, measurable, and deeply human.
A simple, scalable, high-impact approach:
Schools provide:
We provide:
Beyond just songs, children gain:
Music & Culture
Songs across Indian and global traditions celebrating values, nature, and heritage
Life Skills
Listening, teamwork, discipline, and collaboration
Personal Growth
Confidence, creativity, and self-expression
Real मंच (stage)
Annual performances to showcase their talent
We are building a nationwide movement:
From a few classrooms…
to a cultural movement across rural India.
₹70,000 per year
Supports 1 batch of 20 students with 34 live sessions
This includes:
That’s just ₹3,500 per child per year to transform a life.
We are looking for partners who believe:
✔ Every child deserves equal opportunity
✔ Music can transform lives
✔ India’s villages deserve excellence—not compromise
Support a school in:
Your native village
The place your parents or grandparents once called home
Give back—not just with resources,
but with opportunity, joy, and identity.
This is more than a program.
It’s a step toward a more equal, expressive, and culturally rich India.
Join us. Partner with us. Transform lives.
India lives in its villages.
But access to quality education—especially in the arts—does not.
In countless rural schools, children grow up without exposure to trained music teachers, structured learning, or opportunities to express themselves through music.
Yet their potential is limitless.
