In 1987, an urban slum community in Gokulpuri in Jaipur (Rajasthan, India) came together to create a school for its children. A small group of dedicated men and women, with varied personal and professional backgrounds, acted as a catalyst in the process.

The community school (or samudayik Bodhshala as it was called) helped strengthen their desire to work towards ensuring deprived children access to equitable quality education and fostering community ownership for education- related processes and systems. Bodh Shiksha Samiti (hereafter referred to as Bodh) as a nonprofit, non-government organization was born.

In the last 30 years, Bodh has reached out to more than 9 million children through its network of Bodhshalas, partnership with the government to strengthen public schools and partnerships with other civil society organizations. Overall, Bodh is involved in developing curriculum and appropriate materials for the education of the deprived, direct practice through schools, teacher education, research and documentation, networking and policy advocacy. Over the last 25 years, Bodh has supported more than 100 organizations across the country.