Lakshmi Ashram, situated in Kausani in Almora district of Uttarakhand, was established in 1946 by the London born disciple of Mahatma Gandhi, Sarala Behn, to provide education for rural girls along with the holistic ideals of Basic Education or Nai Talim, as developed by Gandhiji. At present, there are some fifty students from Class I to Class XII in the ashram.
Besides educational activities, the girls are provided vocational training as well. The ashram has always been active in the wider community, especially working for social issues such as prohibition, and environmental issues such as the need for preservation and regeneration of the forests and rivers of Uttarakhand.
