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{{short description|Educational Foundation in Tamilnadu, India}}
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'''Agaram Foundation''' is an educational foundation located in [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. This foundation was started on 25 September 2006 by [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film actor [[Suriya]] with a goal of improving the socio-economic status of [[rural society]] in Tamil Nadu by offering education to students.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://agaram.in/ |title=Agaram Foundation - Home Page |accessdate=5 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Saravanan|first=T.|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/society/the-other-side-of-suriya/article7841604.ece|title=The other side of Suriya|date=4 November 2015|work=The Hindu|access-date=22 April 2020|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==Activities==
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| footer = Surya (top) started the foundation on 25 September 2006. His brother, Karthi (centre) is co-owner. Surya's father, Sivakumar (bottom), {{clarify span|is the key people of this foundation.|reason=Unclear what this means. What role does he play specifically?|date=June 2020}}
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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.<ref name="deccanchronicle">{{cite news |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/140706/entertainment-kollywood/article/suriya-announces-new-training-center-underprivileged |title=Suriya announces new training center for underprivileged | newspaper=Deccan Chronicle | date=7 July 2014|first=Anupama|last=Subramanian|accessdate=15 July 2019}}</ref> Agaram foundation continues the tradition of providing such educational scholarships to students<ref name="deccanchronicle"/><ref name="The Hindu2010">{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/education-the-only-hope-for-so-many-children/article504032.ece |title="Education the only hope for so many children" - TAMIL NADU - The Hindu (July 7, 2010) |newspaper=The Hindu |date=7 July 2010 |accessdate=5 July 2015}}</ref> 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.<ref name="The Hindu2010"/> In 2013, this foundation has donated Rs 1,000,000 for the [[Uttarakhand]] disaster relief fund.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/regional/suriya-karthi-donate-rs-10-lakh-for-uttarakhand-victims-612590 |title=Suriya, Karthi donate Rs 10 lakh for Uttarakhand victims - NDTV Movies (July 01, 2013) |accessdate=5 July 2015}}</ref> In July 2017, the actor and his family donated their family home worth crores of rupees to the foundation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theyouth.in/2017/07/18/south-indian-superstar-suriya-donates-his-house-to-agaram-foundation/|title=South Indian superstar Suriya donates his house to Agaram foundation|date=18 July 2017|website=The Youth|language=en-US|access-date=22 April 2020}}</ref> Actor Surya announced in 2018, that his team at Agaram Foundation will execute to renovate and maintain 400 Government Schools across Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/actor-suriya-plans-renovate-maintain-400-government-school-toilets-across-tn-85380|title=Actor Suriya plans to renovate, maintain 400 government school toilets across TN|website=The news minute|url-status=live|accessdate=20 July 2018}}</ref>

In 2020 the foundation provided funds to Tanjore government hospital for the purchase of medical equipment and beds during COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Arockiaraj |first1=D. Vincent |title=Jyothika: Actor Suriya’s Agaram Foundation donates 25 lakh to Thanjavur hospital {{!}} Chennai News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/actor-suriyas-agaram-foundation-donates-25-lakh-to-thanjavur-hospital/articleshow/77434427.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=K. |first1=Janani |title=Jyotika donates Rs 25 lakh to Tanjore government hospital |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/jyotika-donates-rs-25-lakh-to-tanjore-government-hospital-1709386-2020-08-09 |work=[[India Today]] |language=en}}</ref>

==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.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/sowing-the-seeds-of-hope-in-the-minds-of-needy-students/article567020.ece |title=Sowing the seeds of hope in the minds of needy students - The Hindu (August 13, 2010) |newspaper=The Hindu |date=13 August 2010 |accessdate=5 July 2015|last1=Aishwarya |first1=S. }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/kids/changing-lives/article2138709.ece |title=Changing lives - The Hindu (June 27, 2011)|newspaper=The Hindu|date=27 June 2011|accessdate=5 July 2015|last1=Subramanian|first1=Archana}}</ref>

==Mentorship Program==
It provides a Mentorship Program called "Vazhikatigal" for school children living in the remotest parts of Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://agaram.in/mentorship-program.html|title=Agaram Foundation - Mentorship Program|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150629222857/http://agaram.in/mentorship-program.html|archive-date=29 June 2015|accessdate=5 July 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Subramanian |first1=Anupama |title=Suriya gets teary-eyed at Agaram event |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/080120/suriya-gets-teary-eyed-at-agaram-event.html |access-date=28 February 2021 |publisher=Deccan Chronicle |date=8 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

==Partners==
and Several educational (engineering and medical) institutes and patrons support the foundation to work towards its goals<ref>{{cite web |url=http://agaram.in/our-partners.html |title=Agaram Foundation - Our Partners |accessdate=5 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705052530/http://agaram.in/our-partners.html |archive-date=5 July 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/helping-students-rise-above-poverty-achieve-success/article5743878.ece |title=Helping students rise above poverty, achieve success - The Hindu (March 3, 2014) |newspaper=The Hindu |date=3 March 2014 |accessdate=5 July 2015|last1=Srikanth |first1=R. }}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Educational foundations]]
[[Category:Organisations based in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Foundations based in India]]
[[Category:Organisations based in Chennai]]
[[Category:Organizations established in 2006]]
[[Category:Educational organisations based in India]]
[[Category:2006 establishments in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Non-profit organisations based in India]]

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