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The Soul

Appa

 Late Dr. M. Ponnuchamy

Our honorable Founder and Chairman, Arunodaya Educational and Charitable Trust, Late Dr. M. Ponnuchamy had over 40 years of experience in Education Department (From elementary education to higher secondary education) and 12 years of experience as Program Officer, National Service Scheme who was a recipient of many Awards and accolade from Government of Tamilnadu, India and abroad.

Our Founder, started his life as an orphan from his childhood, who strived very hard in the midst of unbearable hardships to achieve these accolades. As an emotional outcome, he had many long term social visions to endeavor.

Initially he started his social mission by running an English medium school and provided quality education to thousands of pupils in the remote underprivileged villages from Thiruvanmyiur to Mamallapuram.

He established this trust in the 1996 to satisfy and continue his zeal of educational, social, cultural and spiritual services, Our Chairman entirely devoted his life for the overall development of the deprived, marginalized and underprivileged section of the people.

Appreciating his profile, he has received many State, National & International Award for his untiring social service.

Vision

We are intended to serve the deprived rural communities with maximum concern, protection, rehabilitation support through modern and contemporary service, initiatives to improve their lives educationally, economically, socially, culturally and medically in large.

Mission

  • To provide maximum protection and care to the oppressed and marginalized sector of the society in different levels among the rural communities and aim to provide changes in their lifestyle.
  • To conceive and develop support parameters to bring sustainable development and change in the lives of the derived.
  • To endorse education and economic growth ability among rural communities for a better quality of future life.
  • To offer a maximum range of services and support to eradicate the social stigmatic influences from the lives of rural communities
  • To promote social initiatives between private and public sector stakeholders to make them more socially responsible.
  • To provide protection, counseling and economic support for various social causes.
  • To offer general relief and medical initiative for the rural communities in large to lead a healthy quality of life.

About Arunodaya

Arunodaya Educational and Charitable Trust was established in the year 1996 by the Founder Chairman, Visionary, Educationist and Social Philanthropist Dr. M. Ponnuchamy. His only principle through this trust is to serve the oppressed, depressed and marginalized sector of the people providing them quality education, shelter and a decent livelihood. Hence the Vision of the trust is Service our Motto.

Dr. M. Ponnuchamy was an humble person who was born in a small remote village called Kanniservaipatti in Theni district. At his early age unfortunately he lost his parents in pandemic disaster called Cholera. From then he was raised by his Sister and brother. He was a brilliant child getting high grades in his schooling which paved way for his higher education through scholarships.

He was a genuine and a fervent educationalist who have served in the Government Schools for more than 40 years in different capacities and got retired with a good name as a Headmaster.

Since he grew up in an helpless condition, he very well new the condition of the parentless children who needed to be given proper education and decent life. Therefore, he established this trust initially with his family members and later he included many well-wishers who have the similar notion of serving this society.

Through his able guidance and hard work the trust had served in imparting education by free tuition for the underprivileged and marginalized dalits. The trust also conducted several health and medical camps in and around Tamilnadu. The trust has a strong policy of serving the disable people and conducted camps and provided prosthetic limbs.

After his demise, his sons with great crave pushing forward to accomplish his vision and mission.

He was a great Educationist, Visionary, Philanthropist and a missionary who have changes lot of lives as shining stars. The trust will continue to create such kind of stars in the future endeavor.

Our Impact

We have organized free medical screening camps, awareness programs on drug abuse, illicit trafficking and protecting the environment.

Our work has made a positive impact on  children and adults among the poor, disadvantaged and tribal populations.

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Clean Water

Clean Water

Awareness

Awareness

Access to Education

Access to Education

Our Trustees

Our like-minded members in service – making the world a better place.
M.P. Prabhu

Chairman/Managing Trustee
Mr. M.P. PRABHU
HOD, Dept. of Visual Communication,
Hindustan College of Arts & Science – Chennai.

Amma

General Secretary
Mrs. J. Beryl Deva Evu,
Head Mistress (Retired)
Govt. High School, Vettuvankeni, Chennai.

Dhinakaran

Treasurer/Trustee
Mr. M.P. Dhinakaran,
GM – Operations at V2 Innovatives Pvt. Ltd.
Bengaluru, Karnataka.

Sinthiya

Trustee
Mrs. J. Darcus Deva Sinthiya,
Principal,
Nursing College, Pune

Fatima

Trustee
Mrs. P. Fatima Paul,
Social Worker, Madurai.

Rex

Trustee
Mr. A. Rex Mohan Kumar
Managing Director,
Kefa Technological Solutions, Chennai.