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TEDxSRM - Muralidharan - About Sevalaya

3,300 views · Published 29 November 2010 · 16:08 · Indexed 21 September 2026

Channel: TEDx Talks · 2010 · Nonprofits & Activism

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Mr. Muralidharan is the founder of an organisation named Sevalaya. Sevalaya is a charitable organization. It runs a destitute children's Home in the village of Kasuva about 42 kms west of Chennai, a coastal metropolis in South India. It is also engaged in activities for the welfare of the poor and the deprived. Sevalaya runs a free unaided school (recognized by the State Government of TamilNadu) for the children at the destitute home and the surrounding villages; a free medical center; a free craft center; a free library; a goshala to shelter & dry and milk yielding cows; and, an old age home for destitute senior citizens. Sevalaya renders its services without any distinction of caste, creed, religion, language, gender, etc. The children in the destitute children's home and the school are brought up in an atmosphere free from such prejudices. They are imparted good value systems, particularly the teachings of Gandhi, Bharathi and Vivekananda who are the inspirers for the organization.

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