PILLAR 01
Sports Infrastructure Development
We help audit, activate, and upgrade sports infrastructure — from school grounds to district complexes, academies, and high-performance centers — before recommending new construction.
EKALAVYA FOUNDATION
Building India's Sports Ecosystem: Infrastructure, CSR & Athlete Development
From playgrounds to podiums, Ekalavya connects talent, training, funding, and infrastructure so every young athlete gets a real shot at a sporting career.
EXCELLENCE
GRASSROOTS SCOUTING
NUTRITION
OLYMPIC DREAMS
COMMUNITY
SPORTS SCIENCE
TALENT PIPELINE
01 About
About Us — Who We Are
Ekalavya Education & Research Foundation exists to solve a simple but stubborn problem — India has no shortage of sporting talent, but it has a shortage of systems that connect that talent to training, funding, infrastructure, and opportunity.
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Connective Tissue of Indian Sport
We're not another tournament organiser or a one-athlete sponsorship story. We're the connective tissue of Indian sport — bringing together government bodies, corporates, CSR partners, coaches, academies, sports scientists, and communities under one working framework.
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The Athlete Journey
Our approach follows a simple athlete journey: Discover → Train → Fund → Equip → Compete → Promote → Report. Every step is built to be visible, measurable, and repeatable — so support reaches the right athlete, at the right time, in the right way.
- 01Discover
- 02Train
- 03Fund
- 04Equip
- 05Compete
- 06Promote
- 07Report
02 Services
Services — What We Do
PILLAR 02
Sports Capital & CSR Structuring
We design funding architecture for sport, blending government funds, CSR corpora, private partnerships, and — where appropriate — instruments like sports bonds, always within a governed, auditable framework.
PILLAR 03
Knowledge & Capacity Building
We bring coaches, sports scientists, and administrators together to build talent-ID protocols, athlete performance dashboards, and academy standards that actually scale.
PILLAR 04
Athlete Career Pathways
We build the support system around the athlete — scholarships, education continuity, medical and recovery support, competition exposure, and post-playing career options.
03 Clientele
Clientele — Who We Work With
Government & Sports Bodies
State and district sports departments, federations, and public infrastructure programs
Sports InfrastructureCorporates & CSR Partners
Companies looking to deploy CSR capital into measurable, athlete-linked outcomes
CSR StructuringSchools, Academies & Coaches
Institutions that need operating standards, talent pipelines, and knowledge access
Capacity BuildingSports Science & Technology Partners
Hospitals, bio-mechanics labs, data and analytics providers
Capacity BuildingFinancial & Legal Advisers
For structuring capital instruments within a compliant, transparent framework
CSR & Sports CapitalCommunities & Athletes
The ground-level participants every program is ultimately built for
Athlete Pathways04 Why Us
Why Us — USP, Mission & Vision
Mission
To build sport in India as a structured, transparent, and investable ecosystem — so participation reliably leads to opportunity, and opportunity leads to careers.
Vision
A future where every young athlete, regardless of geography or background, has access to a visible, supported, and measurable pathway from grassroots play to professional performance.
What Sets Us Apart
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Ecosystem, not events. We build systems that outlast a single tournament or season.
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Connector, not competitor. We strengthen existing institutions instead of duplicating them.
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Transparent by design. Every program is built around dashboards, audits, and measurable outcomes — for donors, partners, and government alike.
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Capital-ready thinking. We understand how to structure CSR funds and sports capital so money moves with governance, not guesswork.
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Athlete at the center. Every decision is traced back to one question: does this help a real athlete go further?
05 Ekalavya Foundation
Meet Our Team
Gagan Mahotra
Sarika Panhalkar Mahotra
06 Contact Us
Let's Talk Business — Contact Us
Whether you're a government body, a corporate CSR team, an academy, or simply someone who believes Indian sport deserves better systems — we'd like to hear from you.
📩 Get in touch with Ekalavya Foundation.