Agaram Foundation
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அகரம் அறக்கட்டளை | |
Formation | 25 September 2006 |
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Purpose | Financial assistance and education to the poor |
Headquarters | Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
Owner | Suriya, Karthi |
Key people | Sivakumar |
Website | agaram |
Agaram Foundation is an educational foundation located in Tamil Nadu, India. This foundation was started on 25 September 2006 by Tamil film actor Suriya with a goal of improving the socio-economic status of rural society in Tamil Nadu by offering education to students.[1][2]
Activities[]
Surya's father, actor Sivakumar honors the school toppers from rural areas and provides financial assistance to the poor students through his Sivakumar Education Trust from 1979.[3] Agaram foundation continues the tradition of providing such educational scholarships to students[3][4] Agaram foundation provides these scholarships for higher education to the students from Sri Lanka as well, who live in refugee camps located in Tamil Nadu.[4] In 2013, this foundation has donated Rs 1,000,000 for the Uttarakhand disaster relief fund.[5] In July 2017, the actor and his family donated their family home worth crores of rupees to the foundation.[6] Actor Surya announced in 2018, that his team at Agaram Foundation will execute to renovate and maintain 400 Government Schools across Tamil Nadu.[7]
In 2020 the foundation provided funds to Tanjore government hospital for the purchase of medical equipment and beds during COVID-19 pandemic.[8][9]
Project Vidhai[]
It has initiated a project named as Vidhai (Seed) to support the college education of underprivileged, meritorious and socio-economically struggling students living in different parts of the Indian state, Tamil Nadu.[10][11]
Mentorship Program[]
It provides a Mentorship Program called "Vazhikatigal" for school children living in the remotest parts of Tamil Nadu.[12] Recently Agaram Foundation launched two books — Vidhyasam Thaan Azhagu and Ulagam Pirandhadhu Namakkaga — in a function,where a young girl named Gayathri,who had completed her education with the aid from foundation shared how she had been able to pursue her studies despite many hurdles.[13]
Partners[]
and Several educational (engineering and medical) institutes and patrons support the foundation to work towards its goals[14][15]
References[]
- ^ "Agaram Foundation - Home Page". Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ Saravanan, T. (4 November 2015). "The other side of Suriya". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Subramanian, Anupama (7 July 2014). "Suriya announces new training center for underprivileged". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b ""Education the only hope for so many children" - TAMIL NADU - The Hindu (July 7, 2010)". The Hindu. 7 July 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ "Suriya, Karthi donate Rs 10 lakh for Uttarakhand victims - NDTV Movies (July 01, 2013)". Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ "South Indian superstar Suriya donates his house to Agaram foundation". The Youth. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ "Actor Suriya plans to renovate, maintain 400 government school toilets across TN". The news minute. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- ^ Arockiaraj, D. Vincent. "Jyothika: Actor Suriya's Agaram Foundation donates 25 lakh to Thanjavur hospital | Chennai News - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ K., Janani. "Jyotika donates Rs 25 lakh to Tanjore government hospital". India Today.
- ^ Aishwarya, S. (13 August 2010). "Sowing the seeds of hope in the minds of needy students - The Hindu (August 13, 2010)". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ Subramanian, Archana (27 June 2011). "Changing lives - The Hindu (June 27, 2011)". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ "Agaram Foundation - Mentorship Program". Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ Subramanian, Anupama (8 January 2020). "Suriya gets teary-eyed at Agaram event". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "Agaram Foundation - Our Partners". Archived from the original on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ Srikanth, R. (3 March 2014). "Helping students rise above poverty, achieve success - The Hindu (March 3, 2014)". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- Educational foundations
- Organisations based in Tamil Nadu
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- Organisations based in Chennai
- Organizations established in 2006
- Educational organisations based in India
- 2006 establishments in Tamil Nadu
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