Srinivasan N, Sriram Visvanathan and Srinivas Padmanabharao formed the Tranquil Charitable Foundation (TCF) and adopted the Gubbalala Higher Primary School in Bengaluru. Over the past 15 years, the school strength has more than tripled, alumni are pursuing engineering, medicine and doctorates today.
A wayside fruit vendor in rural Karnataka sold oranges for 10 years to build a village school — meet Harekala Hajabba, who won the Padma Shri For his extraordinary effort
"We cannot be silent spectators. We need to make this a better place for the next generation. And, education is one of the best ways to make a genuine difference.”
"Things that we take for granted are often the most crucial. A desk, chair or a blackboard might sound to be the most basic requirement in a school and yet there are hundreds of schools in rural India that are devoid of them. This was our attempt to break that bubble and bring forth a sustainable solution."
Language, culture and history act as a pillar of psychological support and encourage us to take pride in our country; Indian classics and epics are one way to reinforce this in our children.