Non – formal Education Centre at Bishunpur
1983
Dr. Rakesh Popli and Mrs. Rama Popli initiated the education work in Bishunpur, Gumla Dist, Jharkhand (a tiny village in the tribal belt).
Dr. Rakesh Popli interacting with children
1987
Started working from the campus of BIT, Mesra, Ranchi.
एक शिक्षक विद्यालय की प्रारंभिक टोली।
1983-1987
Developed a non-formal education system with local resources and local youth for rural India – Ekal Vidyalaya.
1988-2004
Opening of Kisalaya Vidya Mandir in the campus of BIT, Mesra, Ranchi in 1988. It served as a lab where the vision of Dr. Rakesh Popli was reshaped for the formal education system.
2010-2019
Concern for crystal clear conceptual understanding developed and plans for spreading it on a larger scale.
2019
Registration of Panini Foundation with its varied objectives of social, cultural, and educational elevation of India.
2020 till now
Panini implementation in schools and development of learning tools.