What started with four people today has a strong team of 10 members. Mikul says, “Everything fell into place; it was almost like this is how it was all meant to be.”
It was Nehru who described India as a bundle of contradictions. On the one hand, our cities are witnessing a rapid growth in the number of slimming and fitness centres, while in rural India, approximately 3,000 children die because of malnutrition every day.
The students initially started to donate numerous supplies to various collection points in Kerala but soon came together to create something innovative.
Salaipudur and its surrounding areas still suffer from the social malaise of caste discrimination. But Periyapandiyan had donated a 15 cent parcel of land, worth Rs 8 lakh, to set up a primary school for children in the village, who are predominantly Dalit.