Bahaar Foundation

About Us

Bahaar Foundation has been established with a vision to create sustainable supplemental livelihoods for 100,000 micro-entrepreneurs, particularly in rural areas. Our two areas of focus are currently healthcare and agriculture.

We believe in EMPOWERMENT

All our program participants undergo training and skill development, and get extensive support in terms of equipment, raw materials, mentoring, finance and market linkages. We continue to bring them new opportunities to increase their footprint, impact and income potential.   

We believe in GROWTH

Bahaar Foundation aims to create 100,000 micro-entrepreneurs across India by creating programs where participants are able to generate layers of income over a period of time. In addition to sector specific skill development, participants are trained in soft skills, financial management, entrepreneurship, and sales, which helps in their multifaceted development.

We believe in SUSTAINABILITY

We believe that all our programs should be sustainable. We make program participants independent by adding layers of skills that can create ongoing income streams.

Our Team

Krishnan Ganesh

Founder Growth Story, Chairman Portea Medical

Meena Ganesh

Co-founder Portea Medical, Partner Growth Story

Sujit Baksi

Business evangelist, former Advisor to MD & CEO Tech Mahindra

Pritha Venkatachalam

Partner & Head of Market Impact South Asia, The Bridgespan Group

Venugopal Reddy Kandimalla

SVP and India Head, Zelis

Chitranjan Kumar

Program Manager

Our Partners

We partner with like minded organisations to amplify true impact by working together towards a common cause. We focus on lasting change through sustainable solutions for the mobilisation and empowerment of entrepreneurs. Bahaar Foundation is privileged to work with partners who have sector-specific expertise, deep relationships with their communities, and a strong operational team on the ground.