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Ms. Sahana Ramanathan steps up to run ShikshaInc
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Sahana Ramanathan to Lead ShikshaInc
April 10th, 2025. Las Vegas, NV, USA.
Sahana Ramanathan, a 16-year-old student at Coronado High School, is the proud younger sister of Shria Ramanathan—the founder of Shiksha Inc. After years of watching her sister transform an idea into a thriving nonprofit, Sahana has stepped into a leadership role to carry Shiksha’s mission forward.
Deeply passionate about education and community service, Sahana is determined to raise even more funds to support underprivileged children both in India and globally. She believes that education is a basic human right and is committed to expanding Shiksha’s reach to help more students access the tools and opportunities they deserve.
Beyond her role at Shiksha, Sahana is an active leader in her school and community. She currently serves as vice president of the South Asian Student Association (SASA) at Coronado High, where she works to celebrate culture, promote diversity, and foster inclusion. Through SASA, she organizes cultural events and awareness campaigns that help connect students from all backgrounds. She even host’s large events through SASA to support and raise money for Shiksha.
Sahana also volunteers at a local hospice, providing companionship and care for patients in their final stages of life. Her time there has taught her the value of empathy, patience, and human connection—qualities she brings into every aspect of her life, especially her work with Shiksha.
When she’s not volunteering, organizing events, or fundraising, Sahana enjoys painting, playing volleyball, and spending quality time with her family. With her strong sense of purpose and a heart full of compassion, Sahana is honored to continue Shiksha Inc.’s legacy—uplifting lives, one student at a time.
Shria Ramanathan
Board created by Shria at her dance debut event for raising donations for Kalupatti, her grandfathers school in India.
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Where It All Began
When Shria was only 14 years old, she decided she wanted to make a difference in young lives and a trip to a small, under developed India school is where it all began. This particular elementary school that did not have restrooms, proper seating in class rooms, water fountains, and much more. Shria realized the difference in education from her home in America and India, and came to realize that education is not a privilege, it is a right.
After coming home from her trip she sorted her thoughts on this school on a board (pictured left.) She had an upcoming dance performance where she announced that she would be starting her very own charity organization to fund this school in India. All of tickets sold during her dance performance would go on to fund the school she visisted in India, and on top of that people made donations.
After her dance performance, she decided there was more that she could do and founded Shiksha Inc., a recognized 501(C) charitable organization. Since her dance performance in 2016, Ms. Ramanathan has held 4 events, 2 of which donations and funding went to the school that cultivated her dreams. In her most recent event in 2019, Shiksha Inc. was able to sponsor a pair of students to help them achieve the college education they deserve.
Our Mission
The goal of Shiksha Inc. is the literal meaning behind the word shiksha: education. Everyday we strive to acquire resources to educate children all over the world who are deprived of education, but we can only do it with your help. Children everywhere are not given the right to a proper education, and one step at a time, we plan to improve the accessibility of education across the globe.
