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The Tandon Foundation  is based in Mumbai, as a private foundation with the primary intent of making a positive contribution to the development of India, but also providing support to philanthropic ventures elsewhere.

History
The Tandon Foundation started as a philanthropic initiative by Sohan Lal Tandon, an educationist and landlord from Lahore, in undivided India. The partition of India displaced between 10 and 12 million people along religious lines, creating overwhelming refugee crises in the newly constituted dominions; there was large-scale violence, with estimates of loss of life accompanying or preceding the partition disputed and varying between several hundred thousand and two million. The Tandon family home, in the region of the Punjab that became part of Pakistan, was along the route of the mass migration of people who were displaced amidst the violence that followed Partition—Hindus and Sikhs to India and Muslims from India to Pakistan. Tandon ended up homeless for a time and a witness to horrific violence and bloodshed before being reunited with his family in a refugee camp in India.

Purpose and Activities
Reuniting families, building communities, and strengthening the nation through philanthropy and social services was Tandon's prime objective, and soon became the cornerstone of the foundation's ethos. The Tandon family has been at the forefront of eco-conservation, public health, and education in the communities which they've been servicing since 1959. The Tandon Foundation is the culmination of these endeavors to help transform the lives of the under-served and underprivileged people in India, through education and financial assistance across regions, age groups and income strata. The Tandon Foundation’s key criteria for support is also the ability to track and trace the investment and see tangible results. The on-ground teams guarantees full transparency, no administration costs and provides detailed insights into the projects.