The Prajnya Trust was established in 2006 to promote the values of peace, justice and security by facilitating scholarship, advocacy, networking and educational outreach on related issues; it was registered under section 12AA of the Income Tax Act 1961 (695/06-07).
In September 2007, the Trust launched Prajnya Initiatives for Peace, Justice and Security, a public policy research centre. Prajnya's first Initiative to start work is the Politics, Security and Women in South Asia Initiative.
