OUR VISION is to be engaged in strengthening the people's movements particularly from among the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, the minorities, the unorganized and landless laborers and women, so as to build an India where the marginalized and the excluded along with the people of diverse identities will be enabled to live with dignity, justice and freedom.

OUR MISSION is to advocate the cause of the poor, the marginalized the exploited and the excluded at all levels through research training and action for their socio-economic development and for the exercise of their human rights.

Advocacy initiatives of Indian Social Institute focus on ensuring rights for the Dalits, Tribals/Adivasis, women, children, minorities and other marginalized communities.The Institute has been engaging with advocating for the rights of the marginalized communities in India and other countries, with the respective governments, as well as with official human rights institutions. Our effort has been to influence the state in various situations to the advantage of the poor and the marginalized. The Institute is active in bringing out advocacy materials on various issues. We also endorse and circulate relevant appeals, signature campaigns and other direct interventional strategies proposed by our partners.