Update
In the end, we had to wind down TaxCity in January 2026, as giving away thousands of kits for free across India was no longer financially sustainable, even with the grant funding and manufacturing support (in kind) we had secured. We donated the remaining kits to government schools we had previously visited, where they could continue to be used for financial literacy education and curriculum.
TaxCity
axCity Education is a government-recognised social entrepreneurship project that educates Indians about taxes and personal finance through an experimental card game, taking players through the real-world tax filing journey in a way that is engaging, accessible, and actually useful. It was started by a senior of mine whose idea of making financial literacy hands-on available through a physical game immediately resonated with me.
I joined TaxCity in June 2024 as the Chief Financial Officer, drawn by the simplicity of the idea and the scale of the problem it was trying to solve. Millions of young Indians have no practical exposure to taxation, and TaxCity was doing something genuinely different about it.
As CFO, I was the Head of the Grants department, overseeing a team of finance interns. My responsibilities span financial planning, grant research and applications, budgeting, and ensuring the organisation's fiscal operations run cleanly as it continues to scale. I was also the point of contact to our manufacturing partners, grantmakers, and donors. Beyond the numbers, I've also been involved in outreach, presenting TaxCity's model to students and educators at schools across India.
a team member distributing TaxCity kits at a government high school in Rajasthan, with them including it in their financial literacy curriculum from now
Impact
- played and seen by 79,000+ students in India
- secured $120,000+ in grant funding and manufacturing support through competitive research and proposals
- generated over 550K INR in revenue with private school partners, all reinvested into the project
- received formal recognition from the Ministry of Education, Government of India
- received Letters of Recommendation from several Members of Parliament
- conducted presentations and workshops at schools across India
over 7,350+ kits distributed for free across India
We built TaxCity on a straightforward belief: that financial literacy, especially around taxation, should not be a privilege reserved for those who can afford a chartered accountant or a business school education. The card game format does not have any jargon, and puts players in the role of a taxpayer navigating real decisions, deductions, filings, compliance, in a low-stakes, high-engagement environment, making learning fun.
The project has been covered in national media and recognised at the government level for its contribution to financial education among youth. You can follow updates from TaxCity on our LinkedIn Page!