15 Years. One Powerful Mantra: "You Can."
For the last 15 years, Mantra Foundation has been a home of hope, learning and dignity for individuals with special needs in Rajkot, Gujarat.
Begins with Love
We were founded by the proud parents of Mantra Harkhani — a graduate, an international para-swimmer, and an individual honored by Hon. Shri Narendra Modiji. Mantra has Down Syndrome. His journey taught us one truth: ability has no single definition.
Named after him, "Mantra" means a powerful chant that transforms lives. That's exactly what we do every day.
Our Approach: Life Beyond Books
Inspired by Mantra's journey, our founder created a research-based Functional Curriculum. It focuses on real-life skills — communication, self-care, work-readiness and independence. Because education should prepare our students for life, not just exams.
Four pillars, one mission
Special Education
Personalized learning for every mind.
Therapies
Occupational, Speech & Behavioral support.
Skill Training
For employment and self-reliance.
Sports Training
Building confidence, discipline, champions.
Mantra Café
Our next step is to launch an inclusive café/restaurant run entirely by our students. Here, they won't receive charity — they will earn with pride as chefs, servers and hosts. We believe in giving opportunity, not sympathy.
"Because when the world gives them a chance, our students show the world what they're capable of."
Foundation milestones
Year of Establishment
Mantra Foundation was born in Rajkot, Gujarat — built on a parent's love and a powerful belief.
Functional Curriculum
Launched our research-based curriculum focused on real-life skills, not just exams.
Vocational & Sports
Expanded into therapies, skill training and sports — producing para-swimming champions.
Mantra Café (Upcoming)
An inclusive café where students earn with pride as chefs, servers and hosts.
Mission
To be a catalyst in providing quality education and functional skill programs that will enable the children to realize their optimal potential in academics, development of various skills, socio-emotional functions and independent living.
Vision
To provide world-class skill based Educational and Vocational Programs that shall enable specially-abled children use their potential for independent living, academics, development of various social skills and Self Dependent livelihood in long term.
Objectives
• To make children realize that they carry the Divine Master in the heart and are loveable and acceptable in the society. • To identify specific problems which are impeding the child's learning. • To devise methods and methodologies to overcome the reading/writing problems and problems faced in ADL (Activities of daily life). • To develop goals individually for each child as per their skills. • To setup objectives periodically to reach the desired goal for each child (Individual Educational Plan). • To train them appear for exams conducted by District Board / National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS). • To provide the necessary corrective and rehabilitative training and aids. • To provide skill training (vocational training) as a part of learning and future rehabilitation, which in long term can help them in earning independent livelihood.
Profile of Founders
