Our mission
To remove the barriers (poverty, disability, circumstance) that keep children from learning, and to place education firmly within their reach.
About the Trust
Founded on a simple belief.
That every child, whatever their circumstances, deserves the chance to learn, and that education is the kindest, most lasting gift we can give.
Our story
Who we are
The Vedic Educational and Charitable Trust
We are a registered charitable trust working at the meeting point of education and compassion.
Our work grew from a single conviction: that no child should be denied learning for want of money, sight or support. Today that conviction takes three forms: direct educational aid to children in need, schools that give the young a joyful start, and honours that celebrate the teachers who make it all possible.
Everything we do is guided by transparency, dignity and the belief that a good education can change the entire course of a life.
Our vision
A society where every child learns with dignity, and where the teachers who guide them are honoured for the futures they build.
Our values
Compassion, transparency and respect. Every child is treated with care, and every gift is used honestly and well.
Founder
A word from our founder
Dr. Sindu Srekumar
Founder, The Vedic Educational and Charitable Trust
"A teacher touches a life forever. When we lift a child toward learning, we change not just their story, but the story of everyone they will one day touch."
Under her guidance, the Trust supports blind and needy children, nurtures schools, and honours outstanding educators through the Shrimati Sarada Memorial Awards, instituted in loving memory of Mrs. U.P. Sarada.
In loving memory
Remembering Mrs. U.P. Sarada
The light that shaped us.
Mrs. U.P. Sarada, a late Trustee of the Trust, was its quiet strength and its guiding spirit.
A woman of remarkable resolve and steady leadership, she shaped the life, the values and the vision of our founder, Dr. Sindu Srekumar, and through her, the very heart of this Trust. Her conviction that a good education can lift and dignify any child still lights our way.
The Shrimati Sarada Memorial Awards are instituted in her loving memory, so that the strength, integrity and leadership she embodied live on in the teachers who shape young lives.
About the Shrimati Sarada Memorial Awards
In short
Three ways we serve
Charitable aid
Books, fees, uniforms and braille materials for blind and needy children. Our work →
Our schools
KIMS (Kudos Indian Montessori Shikshalaya), Selaiyur, and Kudos Play School, Rajakilpakkam. Our schools →
Shrimati Sarada Awards
Honouring exemplary teachers and principals every year. The awards →
Walk with us
Help us light the path to learning.
Your support reaches children who need it most, directly, honestly and with lasting effect.