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When Giving Flows, Lives Flourish: Malini Deepak's Journey of Purposeful Philanthropy For Malini Deepak, giving back to India has always been about making a meaningful difference. “I have a deep attachment to India, perhaps because my father was an Indian Army officer. I have deep gratitude for the upbringing and education that I received. It enabled me to get a graduate degree in management from Northwestern University and work in advertising in Chicago.” Later, a family de

On June 19, Sehgal Foundation had the privilege of hosting an intimate gathering of approximately 25 dedicated Minnesota supporters and friends at India Spice Restaurant. The evening was a celebration of shared purpose, longstanding friendships, and the remarkable impact that committed individuals have on the lives of schoolchildren thousands of miles away. For many years, the Minnesota community has been one of the foundation's strongest champions of the Transform Lives one

For more than twenty-five years, S M Sehgal Foundation has worked alongside communities across rural India to strengthen water security, improve agriculture livelihoods, and empower women, youth, and local community participation. On May 7, Sehgal Foundation in the US established its first volunteer community on the West Coast. At a “high tea” salon in Santana Row, fifteen Bay Area professionals gathered to learn about the foundation's development work in rural India. Roma Bo

Dr. Deep Shikha’s Enduring Connection with the S M Sehgal Foundation For more than two decades, Dr. Deep Shikha has remained a steadfast friend, advocate, and partner of S M Sehgal Foundation, drawn not only by its work in rural India, but by the values that guide it: dignity, partnership, and community-led change. Her story begins in India, in a generation shaped by tradition and social expectations. Growing up, Dr. Deep Shikha witnessed firsthand the realities faced by wome

From April 29 through May 1, 2026, Sehgal Foundation team members Roma Bose and Swathi Adiseshu attended the annual TiEcon 2026 conference in Santa Clara, California, hosted by TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs) Silicon Valley. The conference theme, “AI & You: Human-Centered, AI-Powered,” brought together leading entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, researchers, corporate innovators, and changemakers for three dynamic days of dialogue on the future of artificial intelligence and it

A special report from Swathi Adiseshu of Sehgal Foundation in the US describing her first visit to see the work being done in rural India by S M Sehgal Foundation. I thought I understood this work before I went. I had the terminology down: integrated rural development, women's empowerment, the transformed lives of schoolchildren. I used these phrases in meetings and in conversations with donors. I believed in them. I just didn't know what they looked like on site in India. Th

Most public systems in India are already digital. Access is assumed. Skills are not. In a government school in Badarpur, Nuh District, a digital library has become part of everyday learning. Students are not describing technology as a subject. They are learning how systems work. How information is entered, corrected, stored, and acted upon. That familiarity carries consequences. From left to right: Mosim, a teacher at the Senior Secondary School in Badarpur; students Naisha,