MINDSPRINGS was started in the year 2002 by Usha Pandit to contribute positively to Indian Education and meet the needs of bright and exceptional intelligent children, after returning from a decade of teaching abroad in three countries. Gifted education was unheard of and bright and exceptionally intelligent children were not considered to have any special needs. In Bangalore, talks on awareness to parents and teachers, and a few sessions of enrichment programmes for gifted thinkers kicked off the company's journey in gifted education. In 2004, Mindsprings began enrichment programmes for students has since been running successful after-school programmes for grades 2 to 8. The Mindsprings Centre at Worli will enable exceptionally bright children from all schools to access these programmes.