ABOUT THE FOUNDATION
Awareness That Protects
Sourish Chawla Foundation is a not-for-profit institution incorporated under Section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013, created to advance education, awareness, capacity building, research and other public-interest initiatives.
ABOUT US
Making complex subjects understandable.
Our work therefore focuses not merely on providing information, but on making complex subjects understandable and relevant to everyday life.
Financial products are becoming more complex. Cyber fraud is becoming more sophisticated. Artificial intelligence is changing education and employment. Young people are entering careers and entrepreneurship in an environment very different from that of the previous generation.
These changes create opportunities, but they also create new vulnerabilities. The Foundation seeks to help individuals and institutions respond to these realities through education, awareness, research, training and collaboration.
“People make better decisions when they have access to the right knowledge at the right time”
OUR IDENTITY
Independence,
by design.
We are not built around the promotion of any financial product, commercial platform or investment opportunity. Our financial programmes are intended to remain educational and public-interest driven, with emphasis on awareness, protection, responsible decision-making and prevention of fraud and mis-selling. We believe this independence is essential to building trust.
OUR IDENTITY
Knowledge, made relatable.
We do not believe that awareness should sound like a textbook. Our programmes seek to connect knowledge with situations people actually encounter, an investment message on a mobile phone, an unexpected OTP request, an attractive but unsuitable financial product, a startup idea, an AI tool, a career decision or an online fraud attempt.
FOUNDER’S MESSAGE
There is no shortage of information today. The real challenge is knowing what to trust, what to question and how to make the right decision.
During my professional journey, I have seen how a lack of timely awareness can affect people across every section of society. An unsuitable financial decision can impact years of savings. A few seconds of trust in a fraudulent message can result in significant loss. A student with tremendous potential may never explore entrepreneurship simply because nobody introduced the possibility. An employee may use technology every day without fully understanding how personal information can be compromised.
These are not always problems that require complex solutions. Sometimes they require better awareness. Sourish Chawla Foundation has been created with that belief.
Our ambition is to build a credible public-interest institution that can work alongside Government, educational institutions, corporates, professionals and communities to make practical knowledge more accessible.
“We want our programmes to encourage people to ask questions. To verify before trusting. To understand before investing. To protect before losing. To learn before deciding.”
The Foundation is still at the beginning of its journey, and that is precisely what makes this moment important. We have the opportunity to build it with the right values from day one.
Dr. Gaurav Chawla
FOUNDER & CHAIRMAN, SOURISH CHAWLA FOUNDATION
LET’S CREATE AWARENESS THAT PROTECTS
Partner with us for public impact.
Government institutions, educational bodies, PSUs, corporates, professional organizations and research institutions: we’d welcome a conversation.