The SHD Research Foundation' is registered under Section 8 of the Indian Companies Act, 2013. It is a consortium of academicians and scholars driven by a resolute commitment to comprehend human behavior, societal dynamics, knowledge traditions, public policy, polity, and governance in India and elsewhere.
The foundation endeavors to evolve solution-oriented approach rather than merely problematizing the issues. It engages and addresses epistemological, social, political, cultural and ecological challenges impending on us and produce research to facilitate future policy formulations.

The SHD Research Foundation maintains that harmony is the vital value on which the framework of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) must operate. Thus, we are committed to evolve Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Harmony (DEIH) as indispensable ‘index’ to understand the domains of human life.

The foundation provides platform for all kinds of learners, experts and professionals such as academicians, researchers and students under the rubric of different centers of the foundation:

• Center for Inclusion and Harmony Studies (CIHS)
• Centre for Data and Behavioral Analytics (CDBA)
• Center for Indian Knowledge Traditions (CIKT)
• Center for Polity and Public Policy (CPPP)
• Centre for International Politics and Area Studies (CIPAS)