Raju Kendre

Raju Kendre is a development practitioner and works for tribal and rural community development. A first generation learner from Vidarbha, Maharashtra, he started Eklavya India to promote higher education and leadership in first-generation learners in central India. He has helped over 700 first-generation learners get admission into top-notch universities and development fellowship programmes in the past five years.

Raju has been included in Forbes India’s 30 Under 30 list for 2022, nominated for Hindustan Times Young Achiever 30 Under 30, and listed on Linkedin’s Top Voices List for 2022 under the social impact category.