Promote indigenous science and technology
Encourage solutions designed for Indian conditions, livelihoods, and local knowledge systems.
Science. Society. Systems Change.
Building an India where innovation reaches the people who need it most.
Navsrujan Innotech Foundation is building an ecosystem to foster science, technology, entrepreneurship, and innovation for the underprivileged through indigenous thinking, student mentorship, and grassroots collaboration.
- Promotes indigenous science and technology
- Mentors students to innovate for society
- Supports grassroots innovators and social entrepreneurs
Founder-led vision
Aabhas Agarwal
A builder of ecosystems, conversations, and opportunities where young talent, researchers, and local changemakers can turn practical ideas into social impact.
Core belief
Innovation is meaningful only when it becomes accessible, affordable, and human-centered.
2021
Year of incorporation
4
Focus themes: education, agriculture, environment, health
100%
Mission anchored in public-good innovation
About Navsrujan
Where indigenous thinking meets social transformation.
Navsrujan Innotech Foundation exists to create an ecosystem that fosters technology and science for the underprivileged. The foundation works at the intersection of research, innovation, entrepreneurship, mentorship, and community-centered problem solving.
Its mission is to undertake activities that promote entrepreneurship, innovation for the underprivileged and grassroots communities, and the development of indigenous technologies that are practical, scalable, and socially meaningful.
Mentor students to innovate for society
Build ties with technological institutions and mentor students to create for social good.
Support grassroots innovators
Provide mentorship and opportunity pathways to grassroots innovators and social entrepreneurs.
Build stronger R&D ecosystems
Establish innovation and R&D centers focused on technologies with real community use cases.
Founder Spotlight
Aabhas Agarwal
Founder and mission catalyst
Aabhas Agarwal represents a new generation of institution builders who see innovation not as a buzzword, but as a social responsibility. His work with Navsrujan Innotech Foundation is centered on creating platforms where students, researchers, and grassroots problem-solvers can think boldly and act practically.
His leadership philosophy is simple: keep ideas close to people, keep systems open to collaboration, and keep innovation accountable to outcomes that matter in everyday life.
“A meaningful innovation ecosystem is not built by technology alone. It is built by trust, mentorship, and the courage to solve real problems.”
What We Do
Programs designed to convert ideas into social value.
Indigenous Science Promotion
Promote sustainable, close-to-nature, health-positive technologies that can support rural livelihoods and rural entrepreneurship.
Student Engagement and Innovation for Seva
Partner with institutions to build innovation centers, mentor students, and use creative technology to amplify marginalized voices.
Grassroots Technology Development
Develop state-of-the-art support systems for grassroots technologies through expertise, internships, fellowships, value addition, and CSR collaboration.
Incubation and Ecosystem Building
Offer mentorship, startup meets, and ecosystem connections for social entrepreneurs and community-rooted founders.
Vision and Mission
Vision
Create an ecosystem to foster technology and science for the underprivileged.
Mission
Undertake activities to promote entrepreneurship, innovation for the underprivileged and grassroots communities, and indigenous technologies.
Stories of Change
Impact stories that reflect the kind of future Navsrujan works toward.
Featured success story
From one acre to six: when information became opportunity
A woman farmer gained access to better, local-language guidance, made smarter decisions, diversified her approach, and expanded her livelihood. This is the kind of people-first innovation Navsrujan believes in: practical, dignified, and rooted in real need.
Institutional engagement
Innovation for Seva inside campuses
Navsrujan’s institutional vision is to help build innovation centres where students work on technology with social purpose, scientific temperament, and public-service intent.
Grassroots entrepreneurship
When local ideas get mentorship and momentum
Grassroots innovators and social entrepreneurs often have high-context ideas but low access to capital, guidance, and visibility. Navsrujan is built to close that gap.
How We Work
A simple pathway from curiosity to impact.
Inspire and convene
Use seminars, conferences, campaigns, and hackathons to spark participation.
Mentor and connect
Guide students, innovators, and entrepreneurs through practical support.
Develop and incubate
Strengthen ideas through centres, expertise, fellowships, and ecosystem building.
Scale with partnerships
Collaborate with institutions, CSR teams, and local systems for broader reach.
Key Activities
What Navsrujan can actively organize and enable.
Seminars and conferences
Promote scientific temperament, entrepreneurship, and innovation culture.
Hackathons and bootcamps
Turn public challenges into collaborative problem-solving opportunities.
Campaigns like “Back to Basics”
Build social awareness around sustainable and indigenous practices.
Internships and fellowships
Offer real-world learning pathways tied to grassroots technology and service.
Team Structure
A mission that can grow through specialist teams.
Policy, management, and finance
Build governance, sustainability, accountability, and strategic direction.
Fundraising, promotion, and outreach
Create awareness, partnerships, support pipelines, and public communication.
Operations and R&D
Translate mission into programs, pilots, and grounded implementation systems.
Advisory and expert panels
Bring technical depth and strategic perspective into every growth stage.
Why Navsrujan Matters
Because innovation should not end at inspiration.
India is full of capable students, untapped ideas, and overlooked local wisdom. What is often missing is connective tissue: mentorship, visibility, structure, and sustained support. Navsrujan exists to strengthen that missing middle.
By focusing on founders, students, researchers, and grassroots change agents, the foundation works to make innovation more democratic, more grounded, and more useful.
FAQ
Common questions from partners, supporters, and students.
Who can collaborate with Navsrujan Innotech Foundation?
Educational institutions, student communities, researchers, grassroots innovators, social entrepreneurs, CSR teams, and mission-aligned organizations.
What kind of innovation does the foundation support?
Work connected to education, agriculture, environment, healthcare, public systems, and other areas where science and technology can create meaningful social value.
How can students engage?
Through mentorship, innovation conversations, challenge-based projects, research exposure, and ecosystem-building initiatives.
Connect
Let’s build public-good innovation together.
Whether you are a student, institution, innovator, donor, or collaborator, Navsrujan welcomes conversations that move from intention to action.
Website
www.navsrujan.orgCollaboration areas
Innovation programs, speaking sessions, institutional partnerships, mentorship.