Ananda Bharathi conducts non-formal classes for girls in Tarnaka, a middle-class neighborhood in Secunderabad. Most students are domestic workers and live in a nearby slum. Currently there are 30 students between 5 and 16 years of age.

The goals differ from one student to another--those who have dropped out of school fairly recently are encouraged to give school board exams privately; others acquire basic literacy in English, Telugu and Hindi. The curriculum for all the students includes knowledge about the environment, health and hygiene, and crafts.

Ananda Bharathi was started in 1989 by Mrs. Janaki Iyer. Currently there are around four volunteers-turned-employees.