To empower and create opportunities for rural communities to realise their full potential and become contributing members of society.
To empower and create opportunities for rural communities to realise their full potential and become contributing members of society.
To realise this vision through sustainable and integrated community development initiatives which includes a space for value-based education and cultural validation with a focus on the village of Manjakkudi and its environs.
Son of an agricultural worker and a homemaker, Pragadeshwar hails from Manakalayampattai, a village located 8 kilometers from Manjakkudi. He has completed his schooling at Swami Dayananda Matric Higher Secondary School, Manjakkudi and is now pursuing his graduation in Bank Management from Swami Dayananda College of Arts and Science, Manjakkudi. He dreams of working in a bank after finishing his degree.
• To create a space for value-based education and cultural validation with a focus on the village of Manjakkudi and its environs.
• Towards developing a self reliant and economically independent community
• To empower through education and employment
To cultivate and promote heritage rice and to sensitize farmers on green farming
Initially conceptualized as a project to provide value-based education to the people of Manjakkudi to help them get better economic opportunities, SDET has expanded its work and endeavours. Facilitating and providing sustainable rural development right from the grass-root level to spread the importance of self reliance.
Udayakumar had started working while in school as his family’s economic situation was dire. After school, he bought flowers from the wholesale market and cycled around the village to sell them. Though he has a Masters in Philosophy in commerce, he decided against pursuing a corporate career and stayed back as the economic transformation of the village had already started.
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Swami Dayananda Matric Higher Secondary School
Semmangudi Higher Secondary School, Sembangudi
Swami Dayananda Study Centre, Manjakkudi
Swami Dayananda Study Centre, Manjakkudi
Sri Varadaraja Perumal Temple, Kodavasal
Meditation Centre, Manjakkudi
Swami Dayananda Vedapatashala, Manjakkudi
Manjakkudi
Tiruvarur District, 612 610
Tamil Nadu