Welcome to Center of Science for Villages

Where Science Meets Society, and Innovation Uplifts Rural India

CSV(Center of science for villages) established over four decades ago, in Wardha, is a pioneering institution dedicated to empowering rural India through science, innovation, and community participation.
Guided by the Gandhian philosophy and the legacy of Kumarappa, CSV(Center of science for villages) blends traditional wisdom with modern scientific approaches to address real-world rural challenges -

CSV(Center of science for villages), is now emerging as a harbinger of new-age learning and equity-based cooperation in rural India, viewing every village as a creative community of potential—capable of self-reliance, innovation, and participatory governance. It acts as a living laboratory where economic, ecological, educational, justice-driven, and cultural dimensions are integrated into humane models of rural life, with equity-based cooperatives at the heart of shared value, voice, and ownership.

It envisages to align local production, local skills, local ecology, and local governance to demonstrate a decentralized, democratic, and sustainable economic system that nurtures a peaceful, vibrant, and spiritually rooted ecosystem. This vision moves beyond theory, taking shape through real soil, spaces, technologies, training methods, and production systems on its campuses, turning CSV’s creative imagination into a tangible, new-age learning reality.

Our Legacy

Visionary leaders whose dedication and values shaped our journey.

Mahatma Gandhi

Gandhi on Rural Economy and Artisans

Played a key role in research-led rural economy and technology adoption.

Acharya Vinoba Bhave

Social Harmony & Bhoodan Movement

A passionate promoter of unity, non-violence and moral values inspired by Gandhian philosophy...

Dr.J.C. Kumarappa

JC Kumarappa on Village Economy and Science & Technology

Instrumental in promoting scientific education and skill development in rural communities.

Dr. Devendra Kumar

Social Activist

Dr. Devendra Kumar, popularly known as Devendra bhai, devoted his life to preserving and promoting Gandhian principles of non-violence, peace, decentralisation and rural development.

Our Vision

To work towards a holistic and futuristic development of the small community-based decentralized village economy.

To develop and demonstrate appropriate rural technologies which are ecologically sound, economically viable and socially just.

To promote interaction between Science & Technology Labs and village communities, bridging traditional knowledge with modern innovation.

To create a strong system that empowers rural innovations and preserves village talent and skills.

Our Mission

To develop the villages and arrest the erosion of its talents by promoting rural non-farm activities.
To provide a forum for rural innovation with specialists and experts in science and technology.
To collect and document scientific & technological information for rural areas by building a strong database and publication system.
To undertake adaptive R&D by moulding available technologies based on local conditions and skills.
To train people who can take these improved technologies to rural communities.
To act as a bridge between national scientific laboratories and village communities for technology transfer.