A LEGACY IN MOTION · INDIA
Build the future
from the ground up.
Shankarrao Pitla Foundation turns a lifetime of service into practical opportunity for underserved urban and rural communities.
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Mr. Shankarrao Pitla
IN MEMORIAM
A life of public service, grassroots leadership, and steadfast commitment to community welfare.
A Life in Service
Shri Shankarrao Pitla (20 December 1949 – 4th August 2021) was a businessman, lifelong Congressman and public servant from Mumbai whose life embodied service before self. Born in the Koli (Scheduled Caste) community and rooted in the Opera House area of Girgaum, he spent more than four decades lifting up the marginalised and strengthening democratic institutions at the grassroots. His public life was marked by a rare combination of conviction, practical compassion and an unshakeable belief that every person deserved the chance to stand with dignity.
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Honour the past. Open up what’s next.
Born from Shri Shankarrao Pitla’s lifelong service, the Foundation bridges rural tradition and modern opportunity.
We focus on the tools that make progress last: confidence with technology, a quality education, access to care, and communities equipped to move forward together.
Four ways to make a difference that holds.
The work is practical, local, and designed to grow with the people it serves.
Digital inclusion
Digital skills, device access, and safe connectivity that help people participate in the modern economy.
Quality education
Scholarships, mentorship, learning resources, and future-ready skills for students and young adults.
Healthcare access
Digital skills, device access, and safe connectivity that help people participate in the modern economy.
Community development
Livelihoods, infrastructure, entrepreneurship, and environmental action for resilient urban and rural communities.
Progress is more powerful when it is built together.
We work alongside schools, community leaders, healthcare professionals, volunteers, businesses, and local partners.
Shankarrao Pitla Foundation turns a lifetime of service into practical opportunity for underserved urban and rural communities.
Bridging the Digital Divide: Why Digital Inclusion is the Key to Rural India’s Future
At the Shankarrao Pitla Foundation, we believe that the zip code you are born in should not determine your level of access to the 21st-century economy.
From Mumbai and beyond
Connecting people, practical resources, and long-term local action.
The aim is simple: solve what is in front of us while building the confidence and systems to keep going.
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Volunteers & businesses
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Give a helping hand. Grow a possibility.
Whether you donate, volunteer your skills, or bring a project to us, your contribution helps make a child’s education, a family’s health, or a village’s future more possible.
