5. INTRODUCTION
• Born on 15th of May 1975 in Chennai.
• His vision was affected when he was
studying in 3rd STD.
• From 6th to 12th standard, he finished
his education at St.Louis School for the
Blind at Adyar, Chennai.
• He later completed a correspondence
course in English Literature and
graduated with a Bachelor Degree of
Arts.
• worked as a volunteer in a blind
welfare trust
• PCO booth during 2001-02 at LIBA
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Mr.C.Sundaresan
6. GNANADARSHAN SEVA FOUNDATION
Mr. Sundaresan is today not
just a guide, mentor and
philosopher for the residents
of Gnanadarshan Seva
Foundation but a role model
and source of inspiration.
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7. GNANADARSHAN SEVA FOUNDATION
Nearly 100 of its students have benefited
from the support provided by the
foundation and its volunteers and quite a
few of them have secured Government
jobs as well.
It was inaugurated by Mr. Garimala
Subramanian, a visually challenged
person, who is working in “The Hindu”.
From 2006, the foundation started a
program called ‘Life star’ to impart life
skills to visually challenged women.
The visually challenged women with the
objective of empowering them to secure a
self employment. Goodwill Foundation
of India was renamed in 2010 as
Gnanadarshan Seva Foundation for the
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8. Vision
To create awareness about visually challenged women and
create a society based on equality and solidarity
Gnanadarshan aims to take care of the basic needs of the
visually challenged women in today’s world by furthering
their educational aspirations and help them lead a life of
independence and dignity in the society.
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9. Mission
Gnanadarshan’s mission is to provide:
• Counseling for visually challenged women for education
and career prospects
• Education in vocational subjects to visually challenged
women
• Create awareness in society for upliftment and
equanimity for visually challenged women
• Food and shelter to visually challenged women from
economically weaker sections of the society
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10. The day to day expenses are like food and for
cleaning purpose etc.
Daily expenses of food cost RS 3000.
Cleaning purpose charges RS 100.
They are all comfortable with their basic
needs
People who are surrounded that place
offering them.
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11. EXPENSES OF THE
GNANADARSHAN SEVA
RUPEES AMOUNT
MATERIALS (EACH UNIT) NUMBERS (RS)
College Bag 300 30 9000.00
Sweets & Mixtures 80 30 2400.00
Talking Watch,
Walking Stick 200 30 6000.00
Lunch 80 30 2400.00
Tea & Snacks 15 30 450.00
Rent 20,000.00
TOTAL 40,250.00
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12. BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
There are 30 students
in that institute.
They celebrate each of
the students birthday .
They take four dress
for each students in a
year.
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13. SUMMER VACATION TRIP
They organize a trip once in
a year in the month of April or
may
Visit
places like
MGM,VGP,QUEENS LAND.
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14. SUPPORT FROM SRI SATHYA SAI
NIVAS
Chrismas celebration
New Year celebration
Distribution of bed sheets
Narayana Seva
Group Bhajans
Interactive games by Skills school students
Distribution of cakes and snacks
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15. PREVIOUS BATCH PROJECT FOR
VISUALLY CHALLENGED
WOMEN
o Previous batch students of sri sathya sai skills schools are done
project of the voice record of grammar (Tamil and English) .
oThis was asked by them for their easy reading purposes.
oAlso tailoring batch offered the clothes stitched by them.
oClothes were stitched for 30 students
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16. PHOTO GALLERY
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Visit of our Skills School Students on 1 January 2013
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17. PHOTO GALLERY
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Mr. Sundaresan interviewed by our Skills School Students
18. PHOTO GALLERY
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Mr. Sundaresan interviewed by our Skills School Students
20. Baba says,
love all serve all
Each beings in this world must be help to
each other .we must give respect to our parents
and elders. So, we will be blessed by baba.
Mr. C.SUNDARESAN founder of the
seva initially he struggled to start this home for
visually challenged for women, but now by the
blessing of the god he can run this home
successfully . Anybody wants to organize this
home contact to this website:
www.gnanadarshanfoundation.org
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