Arnav Memorial Foundation
About Us
Our Inspiration and Purpose
ARNAV MEMORIAL FOUNDATION, a 501 (c) (3) organization, is established by Akanksshaa (Akanksha Kulkarni) in memory of her only son Arnav, who crossed over at the age of 17. Arnav’s dream and divine guidance to expand consciousness and bring love, peace and harmony in the world is the inspiration for this foundation.
Arnav Memorial Foundation is dedicated to enriching health and well-being, delivering holistic education based on spirituality, psychology & science, expanding consciousness, and promoting world peace to all members of the human family.
What Drives Us
Our Vision
Build & nurture a healthy, peaceful, kind, joyful, progressive & vibrant human family and world.
Our Mission
Enriching health and well-being, deliver holistic education based on spirituality, psychology & science, expand consciousness, and promote world peace.
Our Values
- Abundance & Freedom
- Lightness
- Love & Peace
- Sharing & Caring
- Enthusiasm & Energy
- Healthy Practices
Collaboration with Harvard’s Aspire Institute 
Arnav Memorial Foundation is deeply honored to collaborate with Aspire Institute, co-founded by faculty of Harvard Business School, in a shared mission to uplift, educate, and empower the next generation of leaders—especially from underserved communities.
Mission of Aspire Institute
The mission of this program is to prepare limited-income and first-generation university students worldwide to be leaders in their communities and reach their full potential academically and professionally through a fully funded leadership development program.
Applicants, alumni, and world-class educators span across six continents to form the global community. So far 195+ countries and 215,000+ young lives have been impacted.
Aspire Leaders Program 2025
With the support of Aspire’s flagship Aspire Leaders Program (ALP) and Arnav Memorial Foundation’s spiritual-psychological framework, together, we’re not just changing individual lives—we’re seeding a conscious, compassionate new generation of global leaders.
Empowering Conscious, Inclusive Global Leaders
This powerful synergy unites Aspire’s mission of academic and professional empowerment with Arnav Memorial Foundation’s commitment to holistic education, inner transformation, and conscious leadership. Together, we bridge outer success with inner wisdom—empowering youth to lead with clarity, compassion, and purpose; guided by the higher presence of Arnav.