The trust has been constituted by Dr.V.Ramakrishnan for the memory of his beloved wife Mrs.Vijayalakshmi. He is the Founder Trustee & contributor and the trust is managed by five board members. Read more
The vision of the founder trustee, Managing Trustee and other trust members is to carry on the trust activities forever.
The purpose and aim of the formation of the trust is to fulfill the dreams of Mrs.Vijayalakshmi who always cared and helped deserving poor children to pursue their education.
Since the inception of the trust on April 2017, 452 poor and deserving students, selected from 28 various institutions, have been extended financial assistance to the tune of Rs.37,75,565 (INR Thirty seven lakhs seventy five thousand five hundred and sixty five only) till December 2019 to pay their tuition fees and pursue their education continuously.
In addition, an amount of Rs 74,000/- paid for a free medical clinic run by Kammavar association through Dr.Narayanaswamy, Peelamedu, Coimbatore.
It also has been decided by the trust members to extend and enlarge the scope to assist needier and deserving students in future based on the interest accruals on the deposit and financial capacity of the trust..
During the year 2020, 217 deserving students benefited from 33 Schools.
From the inception of the trust till 31st December 2020, an amount of Rs 44,87,850 (INR Forty four lakh eighty seven thousand eight hundred and fifty only ) has been distributed for deserving students as education aid from the trust.
From inspection of the trust till end December 2020, Rs 44,87,850 distributed for deserving students for school education
For the academic year, 212 students from 24 schools have been covered
From January 21 to march 21, Rs 406100 has been distributed
Dr.V.Ramakrishnan founder trustee of Vijayalakshmi Ramakrishnan Charitable trust has authored a book titled “World Wonders Ancient Civilizations & Engineering Marvels“. He shared his travel experience of more than 73 countries.
He tried to instill in the minds of students to have a positive dream, even though it is considered impossible and unattainable and work towards achieving the dream with dedication and devotion.
The book was released on 21 August, 2021 by Dr.E.Balagurusamy, Ex-Vice chancellor, Anna university and former member union public service commission In a well attended colorful function held at Coimbatore.
He dedicated his book to dreamers who dream big seemingly impossible and unattainable dreams.
The complimentary copies will be distributed to the libraries of Schools, Colleges, Universities and interested readers.
The highlight of the activities is the construction of a beautiful two storey office building with the most modern architectural features. It is named as “VIJAYA RAMA ABODE”
A display titled as the “Founder’s Story” is arranged in the ground floor of the building.
The objective of the display (exhibition) is to “inspire the visitors, particularly the younger generation, to have ambitious goals, and incredible dreams and to work hard with dedication to achieve their goals and dreams with self-reliance without seeking favours or using unethical means such as nepotism, bribery and false recommendations.
A brief biography of two extraordinary individuals with different backgrounds and different goals and ambitions and how they have obtained the highest possible achievements in their chosen fields by following the same philosophy for success, namely devoted hard work.
On behalf of Dr. V. Ramakrishnan, Mr. R. Balakrishnan, Co- Ordinator, handed over the cheque during their Annual General Body Meeting. The amount would be deposited in a Bank as Corpus Fund and occurred interest will be utilized to meet out the expenses incurred to conduct the Endowment Lecture Every Year. Trust will bear the expenses of the next meeting to be conducted this year. This news item was published in “THE COVAI MAIL”, an English weekly on 14.11.2023