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Here is a list of some alternative schools in India, although the term "alternative" is not easy to define.
If anyone has suggestions for additions to the site, please contact me at

Please note that inclusion in the list does not constitute a recommendation. People have different values and priorities, so anyone interested in a particular school should make their own enquires.

 

A comprehensive directory of alternative schools in India can be found in the book "Alternative Schooling in India". It is edited by Sarojini Vittachi and Neeraja Raghaven, published by Sage publications paperback and costs Rs 360.

For a list of other places of learning which prefer not to use the term 'school'; click here: Learning Co-operatives

 

Andhra Pradesh

Haryana Madhya Pradesh Rajasthan Uttar Pradesh

Delhi

Karnataka Maharashtra Tamil Nadu Special Needs Schools

Goa

Kerala  Punjab Uttarakhand some links

 

     

Andhra Pradesh

Aaverbhav
Contact Person K T S V PRASAD Founder Director
Aaverbhav-The School,
Plot No. 12, Balaji Hills,
Opp. Village Bus Stand,
Nizampet, Kukatpally,
Hyderabad – 500 072 INDIA.
Ph: +91 40–65132827  +91 98664 03181
Website: www.aaverbhav.com

(- for a brief introduction from the words of the founder click here).

Rishi Valley Education Center (KFI)
Rishi Valley – 517 352, Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh, India
Tel: 011 91 8571 62037
Fax 011 91 8571 68622

OFFICE@RISHIVALLEY.ORG

web: http://www.rishivalley.org/school/overview.htm

This school is one of the Krishnamurti Foundation Schools

 

Sadhana Vidya Nilayam
Thettu Village, Rishi Valley
P.O. Madanapalle, AP 517352, India;
contact V. Nagabusharam.

 

Sloka - The Steiner school in Hyderabad.
Plot No. 287, Road No. 25, Jubilee Hills,
(Off Rd # 10 Jubilee Hills, near "Irani Chai")
Hyderabad.500033
Tel: 040 23545206
040 65994510
sloka_97@yahoo.co.in

http://www.slokawaldorf.com/home.html

 

Sumavanam Village School 

T. M. Narasimhan

Sumavanam Village School,

Cheegalabailu, Madanapalli,

Chittoor District.

Andhra Pradesh - 517 325

(click here for an article on Sumavanam school).

This school is influenced by David Horsburgh

    (- for a summary of these schools click here).

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Delhi

Mirambika
Sri Aurobindo Ashram
Opposite IIT
Sri Aurobindo Road
New Delhi.
Phone Number : 011-2686 3741
Contact person: Mrs. Kamala Menon.

    (- for a brief summary click here).

 

 

Goa

ITTC Primary School.
Rangavi Estate, Plot No D-9 ,Issorcim, Dabolim,
Off Bogmalo Road, Goa, India;
contact Liza Chowgule
Tel:[91] (832) 540 272 / 98221 27039

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Haryana

Shikshantar
(a unitech school for learning)
J Block,South City 1
Gurgaon. 122 001 Haryana.
Phone no. 0124-25082359. 0124-2258 0538.
Email: office@shikshantarschool.com
Website: http://www.shikshantarschool.com
Fax: 0124-6581306, 0124-638 3332.
Core Team: Ms. Minoti Bahri (Chairperson)
Mr. Sanjay Prakash, Team Director
Mr. Sunil Batra, Education Director.

 

The Heritage School - Gurgaon
( Affiliated to CBSE)
Adjacent Sector 57, Sushant Lok Phase -III,
Gurgaon

Haryana

Phone: 0124-2855124/25/26, 2764320-21
E-mail: info_ggn@theheritageschool.com

www.theheritageschool.com/gurgoan_new

 

The Shri Ram School,
DLF Campus
Block V, off Moulsari Avenue
DLF Phase - 3,Gurgaon
Tel # 95124-2352174 / 4061344 / 4061345
Telefax # 95124-2355569
E-Mail - tsrs@nde.vsnl.net.in

http://www.tsrs.org.

 

The Sri Ram School, Aravalli.
Hamilton Court Complex
DLF Phase IV
Gurgaon Haryana. India.
Phone No. 2396548, 2570489

http://www.tsrs.org.

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Karnataka

Center For Learning

545, Banagiri Nagar,

Banashankari 3rd Stage,

Bangalore 560085, India

Contact Person: N. Venu

email: info@cfl.in
http://cfl.in

    (- for more on teachers required click here).

 

Geniekids Life School

Aditi & Ratnesh
Geniekids Learning Resources Pvt. Ltd
Geniekids Learning Center:
No 3023, 8th Cross, 13th Main (NPS road),

HAL 2nd Stage, Bangalore 560008

Phones: 2520-2510, 411-61-575, 98450-45833
Website: www.geniekids.com
We have started Geniekids Life school with 10kids (5 to 12yrs).

We work with projects, concept modules and workshops.

Click here for more details of Life School

Details of the Pre school (running for 4yrs now with around 55 children)
 

Poorna Learning Centre

Indira Vijaysimha
1627C Block, Sahakarnagar
Bangalore 560092
Tel: 080-3620364

indira502@hotmail.com
http://www.poorna.in

[staff and volunteers wanted]

 

Prakriya Green Wisdom School
Main School Campus
NO. 70, Chikkanayakanahalli Road,
off Doddakannelli, Sarjapur Road,
Bangalore-560035.
(about 7 km from HSR Layout)
Phone: 91-80-844 0925, 333 3001
E-mail: teachers@prakriyaschool.org

http://www.prakriyaschool.org

Nursery School
446, 8th Main, 4th Block,
Koramangala, Bangalore-560034.
Phone: 91-80-552 3473

 

Shibumi
C/o Roopa Devadasan,
Flat #6, Block 12-C,
Nandi Gardens Phase 2, Anjanapura Post,
Bangalore-560 052

Phone:  +91-9743513238

Email:

Web: http://shibumi.org.in

   (- for a brief summary of this school click here)

 

The Valley School (KFI)
Bangalore Education center, “Haridvanam”,
17th K.M. Kanakapura Road,
Thatguni Post, Bangalore – 560 062 India
Tel: (080) 8435240/8435241/8435030
Fax: (080) 8435032

web: http://www.kfionline.org/schools/valley.asp
e-mail:
thevalleyschool@vsnl.net

This school is one of the Krishnamurti Foundation Schools

 

Vikasana School
Ms. Malathi M.C.
Vikasana Rural Center For Education,
Doddakallasandra, P.O.
Bangalore - 560 062.

(click here for an article on Vikasana school).

This school is influenced by David Horsburgh

    (- for a summary of this school click here).

 

Kaliyuva Mane

M.R.Ananth Kumar
Divyadeepa
Kenchalagudu village,
Manandavadi Road, Mysore - 570008
Ph : 821-2900927, 3202249, 09341369901
divyadeepa.trust@gmail.com
www.divyadeepatrust.org

 

Poorna Pragnya

Mrs.Tara Gopinath
144/2, Alanahally
Lalithadripuram Post, Mysore
Email: tara_champu@yahoo.com

http://www.ashanet.org/conferences/lni/poornapragnya.htm

This school is influenced by David Horsburgh

    (- for a summary of these schools click here).

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Kerala

Sri Atmananda Memorial School

Atmananda Memorial School,

Malakkara via Edayaranmula,

Kerala 689 532,

Tel: 0468 2317 309.  

www.kpmapproach.org

click here for more information

 

The Gurukul

Asha Panickar
(Director)
The Gurukul,
Mukkolakal,
Kalayam PO (Kerala)
Trivandrum - 695 043

Ph: +91 471 2544477 / 3093310
Direct: 2534608
www.gurukulkerala.org

Madhya Pradesh

Adharshila Learning Centre

village - Sakad, P.O. - Chatli
via Sendhawa, District - Badwani
Madhya Pradesh
Contact: Amit and Jayashree
Phone : 09425981606
email : adharshila.learningcentre@gmail.com

http://adharshilask.tripod.com/adharshila.html
 (- for a description of this school click here)

[staff wanted at Adharshila]

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Maharashtra

Akshar Nandan School,
103, Bahirat Road, Shivaji Housing Society,

Senapati Bapat Road, Pune 411016;

Tel.: 91-20-5677513/2224;
The school values integration and positively seeks to admit children from varied socioeconomic
backgrounds in pursuance of this goal.

For some information about this school - http://www.cere-india.org/Pune.html

 

Bal-Anand
“Akash Deep”, 28, Dongersi Road
Mumbai – 400 006 India

prahul@hotmail.com

http://www.kfionline.org/schools/balanand.asp

This school is one of the Krishnamurti Foundation Schools

 

Gram Mangal

R. K. Deole,
President,
Jai Building , Cinema Road , Ghatkoper (West),
Mumbai 400083.
Tel.: (022) 514-8396

Email:grammangal2006@yahoo.com.

http://www.grammangal.org/

 

Sahyadri School
Administrative Officer, Sahyadri School,
Post Tiwai Hill, Tal. Rajgurunagar,
Dist. Pune 410 513
Tel. 011 91 2135 84270/84271/84272
Fax: 011 91 2135 84269

web: http://www.sahyadrischool.org
e-mail:
sahyadrischool@vsnl.net

This school is one of the Krishnamurti Foundation Schools

 

Srujan Anand Vidyalaya

Kolhapur

For some information about this school - http://www.teachertimes.net/Nov,V3,03.html

 

Punjab

ISP Foundation Public School
Malerkotla Road, Dinghi,
Nabha,
Dist.- Patiala, Punjab

    (due to open on 1st April 2008)

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Rajasthan

Digantar School

Rohit Dhankar,
Digantar,
Todi Ramjanipura,
Jagatpura,
Jaipur - 302017

(click here for an article on Digantar school).

This school is influenced by David Horsburgh.

    (- for a summary of these schools click here).

 

Shikshantar
(The people’s institute for rethinking education and development)
21 Fatehpura,
Udaipur. 313 004
Rajasthan,
India.
Phone Number: (91) 294 245 1303
Fax: (91) 294 245 1949.
Email: shikshantar@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.swaraj.org/shikshantar

Team Leaders: Ms. Shilpa Jain
Mr. Manish Jain.

    (- for a brief summary click here).

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Tamil Nadu

Anugriha

Mr. and Mrs. M.R. Raghavan
Anugriha Charitable Trust
3/31 Anugriha
Arasavangkadu, via Sembangudi P.O.
NQM District, Tamil Nadu - 612 603

Phone: 04362-269478

actrust@bsnl.in

http://www.ashanet.org/conferences/lni/anugriha.htm

www.absolsoftec.com/netact/index.htm - about the Charitable Trust

Please click here to see article from Anugriha.

 

Auroville

Subash, Lourdes
Auroville Educational Resource Center
SAIIER, Auroville 605 101 (Tamil Nadu)
Tel: 91-413-623350 (subash), 91-413-623350 (Lourdes)
Email: nceert@auroville.org.in

http://www.ashanet.org/conferences/lni/auroville.htm
Please click here here to see article from Auroville.

 

Good Earth School

Senior School
No.83, Nauveerapattu Manimangalam Road,
Naduveerapattu Village, Somamangalam Post,
Sriperumbadur Taluk – 602 109.
Ph. : 27178239 / 27178310

goodearthschl@gmail.com

http://goodearthschool.org

Play School
No 72/4, Old State Bank Colony,
West Tambaram, Chennai – 600045
Ph. : 22381642
 

Isha Home School

Founder: Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev

Contact: Swami Nisarga, Maa Parini

Velliangiri Foothills

Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641 114

Phone: 0422-2515444

E-mail: homeschool@ishafoundation.org
http://www.ishaeducation.org/ihs

[staff wanted]

 

Sholai School
P.O.Box 57, Kodaikanal 62401, Tamil Nadu, India;
contact Brian Jenkins
Tel:[91] (4542) 3 02 97
email cloaat@kodaikanalonline.com

http://www.sholaischool.org

http://www.newindpress.com/sunday/sundayitems.asp?id=SE120050721075408&eTitle=Development&rLink=0

 

The Blue Mountains School

'Dilkhush Mahal" Ootacamund 643 001 The Nilgiris (Tamil Nadu)

Telfax :  +91 - (0) 423-2444837

contact:

www.bluemountains.org.in

    (- for a brief summary click here).

 

The School (KFI)
“Damodar Gardens”, Besant Avenue,

Chennai – 600 020 India
Tel: 011 91 44 491 5845

web: http://www.theschoolkfi.org/

email: theschool.kfi.chennai@gmail.com

This school is one of the Krishnamurti Foundation Schools

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Uttarakhand

Lakshmi Ashram

P.O. Kausani, District Almora

Uttaranchal 263-639,India

web http://lakshmiashram.dk/?page_id=18

email: lone-poulsen “at” comxnet “dot” dk

article: http://andolan.prayaga.org/2006/05/27/lakshmi-ashram-a-unique-school-for-girls-in-kumaon

 

Uttar Pradesh

Rajghat Education Center
Rajghat Fort, Varanasi – 221 001, Uttar Pradesh, India
Tel: 011-91-542-430289
Fax: 011-91-542-430218
Web: http://www.kfionline.org/schools/rajghat.asp
e-mail: kcentrevns@satyam.net.in

This school is one of the Krishnamurti Foundation Schools

 

Vidyashram - The Southpoint

Varanasi

Utter Pradesh

http://www.nirman.info/vidyashram/southpoint_school_home.php

a school for boys and girls, of all classes, communities, and abilities with

 new methods in bilingualism (English and Hindi), the sciences, and the arts.

 

 

Special Needs Schools

SETU Developmental Intervention Centre
Registered Office: 118, Jeevandeep Row Houses

Nr. Ghosha Society

Drive-In Road

Ahmedabad- 380 054

Gujarat

Telephone: +91- 79- 3100 8674
E-mail: contact@setuindia.org

http://www.setuindia.org

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Alternative Schools, some links:

These sites may also list some alternative schools:

 

http://cprfoundation.org/  THE C.P. RAMASWAMI AIYAR FOUNDATION
 

http://www.ilpnet.org/projects/SIDH/  Society for Integrated Development of Himalayas

 

http://www.learningnet-india.org/lni/data/groups/index.php

 

http://www.ashanet.org/conferences/lni/alternatives.htm

http://www.lifepositive.com/Mind/education/alternative-education/education.asp

http://www.kinfonet.org/Community/Schools/School_Listings/schools_main_listing.htm

 

There is a directory of alternative schools in India in the book: “Alternative schooling in India”
Author: Sarojini Vittachi, Neeraja Raghavan, Kiran Raj

Publisher: Sage Publications Price: Rs 360

 

For a review see: http://www.ndtv.com/ent/booksreview.asp?id=2007