Deendayal Research Institute, founded by Bharat Ratna Rashtrarishi Nanaji Deshmukh in 1968, a ‘think and do tank’, is working on multiple dimensions of social sciences with a view to reconstruct Indian Society and develop technologies suitable for sustainable development of India particularly rural India. The institute’s projects and interventions are actively being implemented, particularly focused on income generation, water and sanitation, health, climate resilient agriculture, forestry and knowledge co-creation since 1991. These are being actively implemented in its flagship Chitrakoot Project, as well as in Beed, Nagpur and Gonda. For over five decades, DRI has worked at the intersection of Gandhian and Integral Humanist philosophy, community development, and sustainable livelihoods. Its model village work at Chitrakoot has become a reference point for grassroots development across the country, and the world. DRI’s intellectual foundation draws from Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya’s philosophy of Integral Humanism, which calls for a harmonious and dharma-anchored order that balances ethics, economy, ecology, energy and employment — a vision that is today strikingly aligned with the global conversation on sustainability and regenerative economics.
We are not for ourselves but for our kith and kin; our kith and kin are those who are oppressed and neglected.
Creating measurable, sustainable, and replicable models where rural communities shift behavior towards sustainable lifestyles integrating happiness and fulfillment, with people’s initiation and participation.
To empower rural communities through sustainable development initiatives that promote self-reliance and social change.
