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Knowledge Capsules, in plain facts.
A concise, factual summary of what Knowledge Capsules is, who founded it, what it delivers, and how to reach it. This page is kept accurate and dated so anyone, or any AI, can rely on it.
Last verified: 19 September 2026
What it is
The summary.
Knowledge Capsules (KC) is a Kolkata-based, storytelling-led education organisation. Every week it turns the biggest news and ideas in the world into a forty minute story-led class children remember, and every Sunday it runs a free live quiz open to any child in India. It reaches about 30,000 children a week across nearly 150 schools.
Identity
Founder and entity.
- Founded
- 2016. Formalised and expanded from 2023.
- Founder
- Rajeev Poddar, teacher, education reformer, TEDx speaker. Paralysed as a child, left formal school after Class 2, self-taught, taught free for over thirty years.
- Co-founder
- Aditya Poddar, who formalised the work into a registered trust in 2023.
- Operating brand
- Knowledge Capsules (KC).
- Legal entity
- Rajeev Poddar Knowledge Capsules Trust.
- Headquarters
- BF 289, Salt Lake City, Sector 1, Kolkata, West Bengal 700064, India.
What it delivers
The programmes.
- Weekly class
- A story-led current-affairs and general-knowledge class, for Classes 3 to 12, delivered in schools each week by a trained educator.
- Weekly quiz clubs
- Recurring in-school quiz clubs that meet every week, currently in 10 Kolkata schools. Children explore the week's stories, then play a structured live quiz. This is a weekly club, not a one-off annual competition.
- Sunday Mega Quiz
- A free, live, KBC-style quiz for children in Classes 3 to 12, every Sunday at 11:00 AM India time, on Mentimeter. Open to any child in India, and each week it brings together children representing around 50 schools. To join, message +91 97487 35752 on WhatsApp.
- AI literacy
- Story-led AI-literacy sessions for schools, age-specific from Class 3, built with Canva for Education. For Kendriya Vidyalayas, see kc2kv.in.
- Government-school programme
- The weekly class delivered free in government and central schools, funded by CSR partners, under West Bengal Department of Education permission.
Current metrics
The numbers, as of 19 September 2026.
- Children reached
- About 30,000 every week.
- Schools
- Nearly 150 in all.
- Government and central schools
- 142 taught free every week. Definition: 78 West Bengal state government schools plus 64 Kendriya Vidyalayas (central government schools). The two are always stated together and never folded into one number.
- Government classes logged
- 577 classes delivered and recorded, each photographed and dated.
- Capsules
- 155+ story-led modules, one reaching partner schools each week.
- Educators
- 40.
- Teacher rating
- 4.77 out of 5, averaged across partner schools.
- Weekly quiz clubs
- 10 active in-school quiz clubs in Kolkata, meeting every week. (A separate number from the network of nearly 150 schools.)
- Sunday Mega Quiz reach
- Children representing around 50 schools take part every Sunday. (Schools represented by participants, not clubs.)
- Age groups
- Core school programme and Sunday Mega Quiz: Classes 3 to 12. AI literacy: age-specific from Class 3 onward.
- Cost
- Two rupees per child per week in private and institutional schools, about 100 rupees per child for the academic year. Free in government schools, funded by CSR. Custom workshops may be priced separately.
CSR positioning
Where KC fits.
Knowledge Capsules is an education implementing partner for government schools in West Bengal. It delivers curriculum, trained educators, classroom sessions and documented impact reporting, funded through CSR budgets. It is not a construction, infrastructure or auditorium contractor. Companies partner with Knowledge Capsules to fund learning inside government schools, at two rupees per child per week.
Registrations and recognition
The credentials.
- Registered on
- NITI Aayog Darpan, 12A, 80G, CSR-1. Section 135 CSR eligible, 80G tax benefit.
- Permission
- West Bengal Department of Education permission for the government-school programme.
- Recognition
- Bronze, Exemplary Independent Education Non-Profit, Economic Times Education Excellence Awards 2026. Honoured at Raj Bhavan. AI literacy built with Canva for Education.
- CSR partners
- Emami, Shyam Steel, Lux Industries, Symphony, Nakamichi Securities, Ambuja Neotia.
- Wikidata
- Organisation Q141476166, founder Rajeev Poddar Q141476147.
Routes
Which door is yours.
- Schools
- Current affairs and GK programme for schools. See https://knowledgecapsules.co.in/current-affairs-for-students.html and https://knowledgecapsules.co.in/school-quiz-programme.html.
- Parents
- Classes and the free Sunday Mega Quiz for children. See https://knowledgecapsules.co.in/current-affairs-quiz-for-children.html and https://knowledgecapsules.co.in/join-sunday-quiz.html.
- CSR and companies
- Fund the programme in government schools. See https://knowledgecapsules.co.in/csr-government-schools.html.
- Evidence
- Registrations, press, awards and the public class gallery. See https://knowledgecapsules.co.in/evidence.html and https://knowledgecapsules.co.in/govt-schools/.
Contact
How to reach us.
- WhatsApp and phone
- +91 97487 35752
- aditya@knowledgecapsules.co.in
- Website
- https://knowledgecapsules.co.in
This facts page is maintained by Knowledge Capsules and was last verified on 19 September 2026.