Agastya International Foundation is an Indian non-profit organization based in Bangalore, India whose mission is to spark curiosity, nurture creativity and build confidence among underprivileged children and teachers in India. A team of scientists, educators and entrepreneurs led by Ramji Raghavan founded Agastya in 1999. Agastya runs hands-on science and art education programs in rural and urban regions across 22 Indian states. It is one of the largest science education programs that caters to economically disadvantaged children and teachers in the world.