Agaram Foundation

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

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

Activities

Surya's father, actor Sivakumar provides financial assistance to the poor students from rural areas through his Sivakumar Education Trust from 1979.[2] Agaram foundation provides scholarships for higher education to the students from Sri Lanka as well, who live in refugee camps located in Tamil Nadu.[2][3] In 2013, the foundation has donated Rs 1,000,000 for the Uttarakhand disaster relief fund.[4] In July 2017, the actor and his family donated their family home to the foundation.[5] Actor Surya announced in 2018 that his team at the Agaram Foundation will execute to renovate and maintain 400 government schools across Tamil Nadu.[6]

In 2020, the foundation provided funds to Tanjore government hospital to purchase medical equipment and beds during the COVID-19 pandemic.[7][8]

Project Vidhai

It has initiated a project named 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.[9][10]

Mentorship program

It provides a mentorship program called "Vazhikatigal" for school children living in the remotest parts of Tamil Nadu. Recently the 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 the foundation, shared how she had been able to pursue her studies despite many hurdles.[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. ""Education the only hope for so many children" - TAMIL NADU - The Hindu (July 7, 2010)". The Hindu. 7 July 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  4. "Suriya, Karthi donate Rs 10 lakh for Uttarakhand victims - NDTV Movies (July 01, 2013)". Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  5. "South Indian superstar Suriya donates his house to Agaram foundation". The Youth. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  6. "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.
  7. Arockiaraj, D. Vincent. "Jyothika: Actor Suriya's Agaram Foundation donates 25 lahks to Thanjavur hospital | Chennai News - Times of India". The Times of India.
  8. K., Janani. "Jyotika donates Rs 25 lakh to Tanjore government hospital". India Today.
  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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