A group of like-minded individuals lead by education specialist Dr Kailash Brijwasi, got together and began working with communities initially at Relmagra in Rajsamand district of Rajasthan and later on other areas. These individuals had common philosophies and a common vision for development. Amongst the founder members was Late Babuji (Srilal Garg) also an education specialist from the area spearheaded much of what Jatan does today. Our work started with reproductive health and life skills workshops with adolescent boys groups in the year 2001. This was made possible through a small grant received by one of the founder members, Lakshmi Murthy.

These initial efforts formed the foundation for future leading on to the work we do with children, adolescents, youth and women. Jatan Sansthan was formally registered in 2001.