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Agaram Foundation

அகரம் அறக்கட்டளை

Formation 25 September 2006; 15 years ago

Purpose Financial assistance and education to the poor

Headquarters Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Owner Suriya, Karthi

Key people Sivakumar

Website agaram.in

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]

Contents

 1Activities
 2Project Vidhai
 3Mentorship Program
 4Partners
 5References

Activities[edit]
Surya (top) started the foundation on 25 September 2006. His brother, Karthi (centre) is co-owner. Surya's
father, Sivakumar (bottom), is the key people of this foundation. [clarify]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
Several educational (engineering and medical) institutes and patrons support the
foundation to work towards its goals[14][15]

References[edit]
1. ^ "Agaram Foundation - Home Page". Retrieved 5 July 2015.
2. ^ Saravanan, T. (4 November 2015).  "The other side of Suriya".  The
Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 April  2020.
3. ^ Jump up to:a b Subramanian, Anupama (7 July 2014).  "Suriya announces
new training center for underprivileged". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved  15
July 2019.
4. ^ 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.
5. ^ "Suriya, Karthi donate Rs 10 lakh for Uttarakhand victims - NDTV
Movies (July 01, 2013)". Retrieved  5 July  2015.
6. ^ "South Indian superstar Suriya donates his house to Agaram
foundation".  The Youth. 18 July 2017. Retrieved  22 April 2020.
 7. ^ "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.
8. ^ Arockiaraj, D. Vincent.  "Jyothika: Actor Suriya's Agaram Foundation
donates 25 lakh to Thanjavur hospital | Chennai News - Times of
India". The Times of India.
9. ^ K., Janani.  "Jyotika donates Rs 25 lakh to Tanjore government
hospital". India Today.
10. ^ 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.
11. ^ Subramanian, Archana (27 June 2011).  "Changing lives - The Hindu
(June 27, 2011)".  The Hindu. Retrieved  5 July  2015.
12. ^ "Agaram Foundation - Mentorship Program". Archived from  the
original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
13. ^ Subramanian, Anupama (8 January 2020).  "Suriya gets teary-eyed at
Agaram event". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
14. ^ "Agaram Foundation - Our Partners". Archived from the original  on 5
July 2015. Retrieved  5 July  2015.
15. ^ Srikanth, R. (3 March 2014). "Helping students rise above poverty,
achieve success - The Hindu (March 3, 2014)".  The Hindu. Retrieved  5
July 2015.
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