Agaram Foundation

Agaram Foundation is an educational foundation located in Tamil Nadu, India founded on 25 September 2006 by Tamil film actor Suriya. The foundation aims to help and improve the socio-economic status of rural society in Tamil Nadu by offering education to underprivileged students.[1]

Agaram Foundation
அகரம் அறக்கட்டளை
Formation25 September 2006 (2006-09-25)
PurposeFinancial assistance and education to the underprivileged
HeadquartersChennai, Tamil Nadu
OwnerSuriya
Karthi
Key people
Sivakumar
Websiteagaram.in

Activities

Sivakumar, father of Suriya and Karthi, used to provide financial assistance to students from rural areas through his Sivakumar Educational Trust from 1979.[2]

In 2013, the foundation donated ₹1 million for the Uttarakhand disaster relief fund.[3] In July 2017, Suriya and his family donated one of their family homes to the foundation.[4] Suriya announced in 2018 that his team at Agaram Foundation had planned to renovate 400 government schools across Tamil Nadu.[5] In 2020, the foundation provided funds to Tanjore government hospital to purchase medical equipment and beds during the COVID-19 pandemic.[6][7] Agaram Foundation has provided scholarships for higher education to students from Sri Lanka, who lived in refugee camps located in Tamil Nadu.[2][8]

Project Vidhai

The foundation initiated a project named "Vidhai" (transl. Seed) to support the college education of underprivileged, meritorious, and socio-economically struggling students living in different parts of Tamil Nadu.[9][10]

Mentorship program

In 2020, the Agaram Foundation launched two books, Vidhyasam Thaan Azhagu (transl. Beauty lies in variance) and Ulagam Pirandhadhu Namakkaga (transl. The world originated for us) at a function. It provides a mentorship program called "Vazhikatigal" (transl. Torchbearers) for school children living in the remotest parts of Tamil Nadu.[11]

References
  1. Saravanan, T. (4 November 2015). "The other side of Suriya". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  2. Subramanian, Anupama (7 July 2014). "Suriya announces new training center for underprivileged". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  3. "Suriya, Karthi donate Rs 10 lakh for Uttarakhand victims - NDTV Movies (July 01, 2013)". Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  4. "South Indian superstar Suriya donates his house to Agaram foundation". The Youth. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  5. "Actor Suriya plans to renovate, maintain 400 government school toilets across TN". The news minute. Archived from the original on 24 January 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  6. Arockiaraj, D. Vincent. "Jyothika: Actor Suriya's Agaram Foundation donates 25 lahks to Thanjavur hospital | Chennai News - Times of India". The Times of India.
  7. K., Janani. "Jyotika donates Rs 25 lakh to Tanjore government hospital". India Today.
  8. ""Education the only hope for so many children" - TAMIL NADU - The Hindu (July 7, 2010)". The Hindu. 7 July 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  9. 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.
  10. Subramanian, Archana (27 June 2011). "Changing lives - The Hindu (June 27, 2011)". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  11. Subramanian, Anupama (8 January 2020). "Suriya gets teary-eyed at Agaram event". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
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