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Providing quality education free of cost to the rural poor children
Providing shelter to orphan and destitute children and senior citizens
Rural Development activities
Provide 100% placement for the community college students every year
Provide support for the students for their higher education and employment
Provide shelter and care to destitute dry cows
providing quality education free of cost to the rural poor children
Providing shelter to orpahan and destitute children and senior citizens
Rural Development activities
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Starting 1988, Sevalaya has transformed Kasuva and its
40+ surrounding villages, from 100% child labour to
100% literacy, through quality education given free to
2,000+ rural children every year, supplementing educational
needs of 500+ children every year through 14 Tuition Centres,
supporting higher education of 2,000+ students,
housing and shaping the lives of 200+ orphans every year,
giving shelter and dignity to 150+ destitute elders every year,
taking care of 100+ dry cows every year,
imparting skills and facilitating employment to
1,200+ rural youth every year through 12 Community Colleges,providing healthcare services to 4,50,000+ poor and needy
rural folks, delivering relief materials including food to
3,00,000+ people affected by natural calamities
and the COVID-19 pandemic...
in all, touching 8,00,000+ lives in 400+ villages in 36 years
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Inspired by the life and teachings of Mahatma Gandhi, Swami Vivekananda and Mahakavi Subramania Bharathiar, a great poet and social activist of Tamil Nadu, Sevalaya chose to serve in a remote rural pocket where basic facilities were lacking and education was totally absent, and to provide all services absolutely free without any discrimination on the basis of caste creed, religion, sex etc. Of the multifold activities towards this direction, the key is Sevalaya’s Mahakavi Bharathiar Higher Secondary School, providing education up to 12th Standard. The School is recognized by the Tamil Nadu education Board, but without any grant. Like all other services of Sevalaya, the school also offers free education, two sets of uniform, educational tools, stationery. Primary school children are provided free trips to and from the school.
Sevalaya’s school serves about 40 villages surrounding its centre. Over 36 years ago, when Sevalaya’s school started, the village population consisting of farm labourers and brick kiln workers was sending the children to work, not to school. Even among a few who could get education up to basic level, females were excluded. Now the position is that child labour is almost completely eradicated in this area. 2100 plus children attend Sevalaya’s school, approximately half of them are girls. Sevalaya’s school has achieved near 100% results in Public examinations almost consecutively and consistently. In the latest 12th Standard Public Exam, Sevalaya’s school scored 100% results.
Besides the curriculum prescribed by the state educational authorities, Sevalaya has devised a curriculum for Bharathiar-Gandhi-Vivekananda studies which is being systematically taught. This innovation earned Sevalaya the best institution in innovative value based teaching, by the Educational Award Committee, 2006 of “Educational World”. Sevalaya’s managing trustee, V.Muralidharan associated himself with the National Knowledge Commission on their invitation. The commission was set up to advice Prime Minister of India on educational reforms to be carried out in the country. Sevalaya’s children won an international award, where 250,000 children from 38,000 schools from 24 countries participated.
The evolution of the organization is as follows:
1988 -Sevalaya started as a Home for 5 Kids in a rented premises.
1990 -Moved into our own premises with a strengh of 30 children.
1991 -Started Pre-primary & Primary School for 100 children.
1994 - Started a Medical Center.
1996 - Started an Elementary School with a strength of 400 children.
Got unaided recognition.
1998 -Started Goshala and Organic Farming.
2000 - Started a Craft Center, a High School with a strength of 500 children
Got unaided recognition.
2002 - Started a Higher Secondary School with a strength of 600 children.
Got unaided recognition.
Children Hostel strength increased to 150.
Sevalaya Sponsorship started for children pursuing Higher Education.
Old Age Home started.
2003 - Vermicomposting and Bio Gas production unit started at Goshala.
2007 - Higher Secondary School children strength touches 1000.
2014 - Started Community College to give vocational training for village youth
2015 - Kasuva Science centre started.School strength crosses 2,000
2016 - National NGO leadership summit organised. Mambakkam community college started.
2017- Free daily breakfast prgramme started at panchayat union middle schools at Thanjavur. Mobile medical vans operational at Thiruvallur and Kanchipuram Districts.
Free Legal aid clinic started at Kasuva.
2018-Inauguration of Old Age Home at Thanjavur. Community Colleges started in Thirubhuvanai, Sunguvarchathram and Ravanasamudram.
2019- Model village project started at Nathamedu.
Tuition centre started at Eragaram.
ShoppeSeva (For Marketing of in-house and village produce/products) started.
Zamin Endathur Community College started. Gokulam – Creche for children of staff at Kasuva started.
2021-New Tuition centre inaugurated at Kuvamoola in The Nilgiris District.
New Tuition centre inaugurated Urapakkam. Took over operation of Samaritan Hospital (Free) at Gudalur.New Primary School Building, raising capacity to 2500 students, operational.Started Old Age Home in Dharmapuri.
Started Vocational Training centre for fisher men community upliftment in Pattinapakkam, Chennai. Started community college for tribe people upliftment in Gudalur
2022- New Tuition centres inaugurated at Kalichal, Bennai in The Nilgiris District.
Inauguration of Thillaiyadi Valliammai memorial free medical centre at Thillayadi, Mayiladuthurai Dt.
Health centre opened at kiloy village,Urappakam
Skill development programme started at Ambattur
Inauguration of Old Age Home at Dharmapuri
Ratha yathra (chariot trip) of Chellamma -Bharathi statue from Sevalaya’s Kasuva centre , Thiruvallur District to Kadayam, Tenkasi District, thorough various Districts of Tamilnadu, Puducherry, covering 3,200 kms in 45 days
Installation of Chellamma – Bharathi Statue at the new District Branch Library building at Kadayam , Tenkasi, renovated by Sevalaya
Solar hybrid and grid interactive plant inaugurated at Zamin Endathur
Inauguration of Old Age Home at Zamin Endathur
2023-Kadayam Bharathi Kala Nilayam inaugurated at Sevalaya’s Chellamma Bharathi Learning Centre, Kadayam. New Evening Learning centre inaugurated at Maguvinahalli in Karnataka. New Tuition centres inaugurated at Kundhalady, Kokkal in The Nilgiris District.
2024 -New Tuition centres inaugurated at Koloor, Ponkuzhi at Wayanad District, Kerala.
New Community College Inaugurated Melseithalai at Thoothukudi District.
For Children – Providing free high quality education, life skills and character building for rural children to prepare them for productive, healthy and happy lives.
The Aged – Caring for the aged and ensuring their physical, mental and spiritual and emotional well-being.
Rural Citizens – Providing capacity enhancement initiatives for the rural poor for self sustaining livelihoods and lifestyles.
The Vision of Sevalaya is to serve the rural poor and transform them for an equitable, happy and fulfilled society with an improved quality of life.
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16/09/2024
Mr. V. Muralidharan (63), an alumnus of Indian Institute of Science, is the founder and managing trustee of Sevalaya, a charitable trust functioning from a remote hamlet, Kasuva, 42 kilometres west of Chennai.
It was a poem of Mahakavi Bharathiyar that he read at the age of 11 that gave the inspiration to dedication towards public service. The poem ‘Vellaithaamarai Poovinil Iruppaal’, wherein Bharathiyar has exhorted that a real Saraswathi Pooja is to provide education to at least 1 poor child, laid the seed for Sevalaya in the mind of Muralidharan. More inspiration were drawn from Mahatma Gandhi’s ideology that “India lives in villages and can grow and prosper only if villages at grass root level grow and prosper” and Swami Vivekananda’s school of thought that “God comes in the form of roti to a poor and hungry man”.
Sevalaya took shape when Mr. Muralidharan finished his Engineering degree from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and joined Tata Consultancy Services in 1988. His subsequent post graduation in Gandhian Thought from Madurai Kamaraj University has enabled deep avenues for rich growth of Sevalaya.
Sevalaya came into being on 29th May 1988 but the planning and preparations, including mobilizing funds began much earlier. As a student Muralidharan along with his friends, introduced a manuscript magazine, Ragamalika, which served as a forum to voice his thoughts on social evils and its remedies. In addition, Muralidharan and his friends formulated Vivekananda Association, a voluntary welfare organization catering help to orphanages and blind schools. It’s worth mentioning that Muralidharan played a significant role in creating an audio library for a school for the Visually Challenged in Bangalore when he was a student of Indian Institute of Science. He also conducted regular week end classes for children in the slums in Srirampur, Bangalore. The first six months expenses of Sevalaya were met out of the savings of Muralidharan. In addition he personally makes financial contributions to the institution every year.
Sevalaya has transformed Kasuva and 40 surrounding villages in the remote area of Tamilnadu in the last 28 years.
Child labour has been completely eradicated and villages boast of 2000 students in the Sevalaya School, About 500 alumni pursuing higher education in colleges.
The institution has produced many software engineers, bank officials, college lecturers besides many qualified electricians, carpenters and plumbers.
A Community College was started to provide vocational training to rural youth in 5 different courses – Air-Conditioner mechanic, Electrician, Carpenter, Beautician and Tailoring. During 2014-15, 108 students in total passed out and got placements in reputed establishments
Muralidharan is a strong advocate of woman empowerment. With tailoring and beautician training provided free of cost to village women, they have learnt to live with dignity and self-respect.
Alcoholism in the villages adjoining Sevalaya has been considerably reduced.
Besides Sevalaya, Muralidharan is instrumental in conducting Eye/Dental checkup camps and Cancer Screening camps in collaboration with leading hospitals in Chennai, facilitating early detection of disease and cure.
Cows are revered and respected in our country. It has been our serious passion for millenniums. In order to satisfy this great sentiment Sevalaya maintains a Gaushala to protect cows, mostly dry. As of now, 50 cows are cared in Sevalaya’s Gaushala.
Mr. Muralidharan has started taking a special initiative to introduce English medium as optional to benefit rural children which will help their higher studies effectively.
To conclude, Mr. Muralidharan’s passion, initiative, enterprise, action, implementation and coordinating various components has been yielding measurable benefits in terms of changing the lives of rural poor.
Another burning ambition of Muralidharan is to start a rural university absolutely free of charges to cater to the dreams of higher education of meritorious poor and destitute children. To dedicate his time and efforts for this dream, he has given up his lucrative software career as of 31/3/2009 to support Sevalaya full time.
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Location for all positions: Sevalaya, Kasuva Village, Tiruvallur Dist
Volunteers for School - 5 - to teach English, Maths, Computers, Art& Craft, Drawing, Painting
Volunteers for Community College - Corporate employee volunteers with experience to give career guidance and guest lectures, subject matter experts in AC technician, Electrician, Beautician, Computers and Nursing Assistant course - 5 Nos.
Volunteers for Homes - To help in cleaning and maintenance of Homes, gardening and landscaping - 10 nos.
Volunteers for Library - To enter Book details in computer - 10 Nos.
Volunteers for Primary School - To paint classrooms with alphabets and pictures and cartoons - 10 Nos.
Volunteers for Organic Farming - To serve Vermicompost and pack it, to deweed the farm and various places in campus - 10 Nos.
Sevalaya Primary School - Teach rhymes for primary children - 2 nos
Homes - Entertaining Elders in Old Age Home, Online updation of records - 5 nos.
Gaushala - Helping in gaushala maintenance - 5 nos
School - Conduct childrens parliment and run toast masters in tamil - 2 nos
PR Assistant - 12th pass with 2-3 years experience in handling Banking work. Should be willing to travel within city and collect donations. Should posses two wheeler license. Location at Mylapore, Chennai. Validity - till date
Location - Sevalaya Kasuva Campus for the below mentioned details :
Doctor (Naturopathy & Yoga) - 1 no - M.B.B.S., preferably with some experience of about 2 years practicing.
Basic knowledge of computers (MS Office), internet usage as additional.
Minimum 1 Year of practicing or a person willing to learn with additional efforts.
Sufficient medical knowledge and psychology of patients, Efficiency in handling patients, Counselling Skill to the patients, follow up of the health of the children.
Nurse- 1 no - Diploma in nursing with some experience of medical practicing.
Basic knowledge of computers (MS Office), internet usage as additional.
1 to 2 years experience in NGO office environment
Sufficient medical knowledge and psychology of patients.
Counselling Skill, interpersonal Skill, Leadership Skill.
Having good patient while handling the patients in the hospital and build healthy relationship with them.
Follow up of the health issues of the children, maintaining the records properly.
Warden for Girls Home - 1 no- Graduation in any subject with preferably a teaching degree.
Basic knowledge of computers (MS Office), internet usage.
Minimum 1 Year or a person willing learn with additional efforts.
Sufficient general knowledge is required.
Strong Leadership quality, handling children with motherly care.
Security Guard (For Guarding the premises 24 hrs)- 2 nos - No specific qualification required.
Experience of 1 year as security .
Effective in handling people.
Friendly Relationship with all, Maintaining Registers.
Please note: Only organisations with FCRA registration are eligible to receive foreign contributions.
If the organisation has mentioned the URL of a website for online donations/ further details, please copy the link into a separate browser window.# CSR Category Nature of project Estimates Impact
1 Education and employment Montessori kit for ages 3 to 12, ie Std I and V 2,40,00,000 300 children/year
2 Education and employment Sports Items for the year for volley ball and basket ball to make students State and District level champions 8,90,000 20 students for a year
3 Education and employment Teaching Aid 1,00,000 2000 children
4 Education and employment Science Exhibition 2,00,000 Sevalaya and surrounding schools
5 Education and employment Annual Stationary Requirements 4,50,000 2000 children for a year
6 Education and employment Furniture for new students 5,00,000 150 students/ year for 5 years
7 Education and employment 2 Nos. Play area for Primary School 9,70,155 1000/year for 10 years
8 Education and employment Education Sponsorship of Rs. 8000/- per child per year for 1000 Children 80,00,000 1000 for a year
11 Education and employment Sponsor a Chair Project 21,60,000 120 students every year
12 Education and employment Sponsor a Subject project 1,08,00,000 600 students every year
13 Education and employment Corpus for Staff Salaries 25,00,00,000 2000 students every year
14 Education and employment Montessori Training for Teachers 1,70,000 10 teachers
15 Education and employment New Basket Ball court 9,00,000 2000 students every year
16 Education and employment Painting the inside of Campus - labour Charges 12,46,782 2000 students every year
17 Education and employment Sports proposal - long jump pit, nutrition for students, etc 21,39,664 2000 students every year
18 Education and employment Primary School Playground 85,000 1000 prmary children
19 Education and employment Hall above Scence centre for Montessori 40,00,000 1000 primary children
20 Education and employment Smart Class room 30,00,000 2000 students every year
21 Education and employment Cannon Xerox Machine - MFP 1,85,000 2000 children in school
22 Education and employment Wall Maps for school 58,680 1000 high school children
23 Education and employment Community College 2 - T Vaiyavur 7,80,000 1400 residents
24 Education and employment Community College Kasuva upgrade 30,00,000 300 students every year
25 Education and employment Community College 4 2,00,00,000 village youth
26 Education and employment School to bathroom pathway 50,000 2000 students
27 Education and employment flag post for primary 30,000 1000 primary students
28 Education and employment CC - bakery and HW Repair lab setup 5,00,000 60 students per batch
29 Education and employment classroom redesign from LKG to class 2 8,50,000 600 students from lkg to II
30 Education and employment Lab Equipments for AC, Elec, Nursing 1,00,000 90 students / batch
31 Environment Protection Nursery and Green House Making Project 1,00,000 villagers
32 Environment Protection gaushala expansion with gaupooja platform 12,00,000 50 cows
33 Environment Protection Weed cutter 40,000 improve yeild of veg
34 Health & Hygiene Montessori snacks + 10 and 12 snacks 6,90,000 600 students
35 Homes, Hostels and Old Age Homes Compound Wall 24,91,820 sevalaya
36 Homes, Hostels and Old Age Homes MONTHLY TEMPLE VISIT FOR SENIOR CITIZENS 1,20,000 70 seniors
37 Homes, Hostels and Old Age Homes SPONSORING A YEAR’S PROVISIONS FOR THE OLD AGE HOME & Childrens Home 24,00,000 200 children and 70 Seniors for a year
38 Homes, Hostels and Old Age Homes SPONSORING BASIC NECESSARY TOILETRIES AND OTHER NECESSITIES FOR OUR SENIOR CITIZENS. 1,20,000 70 seniors
39 Homes, Hostels and Old Age Homes Bunker cots for children 9,54,000 200 home children
40 Homes, Hostels and Old Age Homes Medical Checkup 10,32,000 200 children and 70 Seniors for a year
41 Homes, Hostels and Old Age Homes Tempo Traveller - OAH
42 Homes, Hostels and Old Age Homes kitchen shed for vessel cleaning 1,00,000 1400 residents
43 Homes, Hostels and Old Age Homes water over head tank 50,000 70 senior citizens
44 Rural Development Mobile Library 7,00,000 40 villages
45 Rural Development Medical Camps 7,20,000 40 villages
46 Rural Development Mobile Medical Unit 26,17,464 40 villages
47 Rural Development solar balance 40% 50,00,000 2000 students
48 Flood Rehabilitation Concrete Homes for Homeless in Tiruvallur Dist. 6,00,00,000 200 families
Please note: Only organisations with FCRA registration are eligible to receive foreign contributions.
Please check with the organisation about delivery, logistics, payment of duty, etc. before dispatch.
If the organisation has mentioned the URL of a website for further details, please copy the link into a separate browser window.Clothes - for use by children and seniors in Homes - 150 children and 75 seniors
Books - for use in Library of school - 2200 students and residents of Sevalaya school
Electronic Items - for use in Sevalaya school - LCD Projectors, TV, Modems, Audio Systems, Mike etc
Computers, Printers, Scanners, Copiers, Laptops- For use in Sevalaya School and Community College and Admin Office
Provisions - like Rice Dhal, groceries like soap, paste, cleaning items etc for use in Homes and Dining of Sevalaya for 150 children and 70 seniors
Vegetables and Fruits - For use in Homes for the 150 children and 70 seniors
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