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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 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
Template:Multiple image 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.
- ↑ The other side of Suriya. The Hindu(4 November 2015). Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Suriya announces new training center for underprivileged. Deccan Chronicle(7 July 2014).
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Education the only hope for so many children" - TAMIL NADU - The Hindu (July 7, 2010). The Hindu(7 July 2010).
- ↑ Suriya, Karthi donate Rs 10 lakh for Uttarakhand victims - NDTV Movies (July 01, 2013).
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Jyothika: Actor Suriya’s Agaram Foundation donates 25 lakh to Thanjavur hospital | Chennai News - Times of India. The Times of India.
- ↑ Jyotika donates Rs 25 lakh to Tanjore government hospital. India Today.
- ↑ Sowing the seeds of hope in the minds of needy students - The Hindu (August 13, 2010). The Hindu(13 August 2010).
- ↑ Changing lives - The Hindu (June 27, 2011). The Hindu(27 June 2011).
- ↑ Agaram Foundation - Mentorship Program.
- ↑ Suriya gets teary-eyed at Agaram event(8 January 2020). Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ↑ Agaram Foundation - Our Partners.
- ↑ Helping students rise above poverty, achieve success - The Hindu (March 3, 2014). The Hindu(3 March 2014).