Existential knowledge foundation has been set up to understand why learning is central to life, what knowledge is required to sustain life and how human beings learn naturally. The foundation has been set up naturally in response to dealing with the various damages that modern schooling has been inflicting on almost all aspects of life including the very process of learning.

The Initiative has been holding dialogues, retreats, workshops to create awareness about the true nature of learning, the need for authenticity and originality, need for creating conducive environment for the real development of children.