Praythna is run by Kanchana Kathiresan, she works with slum and street communities, offering children and mothers a quality and opportunity in life. The school is run Montessori method, there are presently around 60 children and 20 mothers.
The trust was registered on February 22nd 2007 in Mysore. The trust aims to work for the development of under privileged, slum dwelling families in and around Mysore.