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Several Vedic Pundits and scholars in the country today are engaged in this mission. Almost all of them studied the vedas in one of the many patashalas either started or supported by Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam. Through Veda Rakshana Nidhi Trust, the Mahaswami ensured that the rigor and high standards in teaching and learning the vedas were maintained. In many cases the students were honored and given their final certificates in His benign presence. Thus was his commitment to this mission. He also realised the compulsions of modern society and increasing numbers of people would move to vocational education to improve employability. He therefore suggested that those who are meant to learn the Vedas may at least help in preserving, protecting and promoting the Vedas. Sri Kanchi Mahaswami Vidya Mandir is a creation to fulfill his dreams. Here is an institution that is seeking to preserve, protect and promote the Vedas in the 21st century, by offering a unique education system. This can only be done through your munificent support financially and in as many other ways as possible. To support and encourage a child learning the sacred Vedas, you also have a simple yet effective option: making online contributions. Choose amongst the various options to make your donation. The various donation schemes currently available : A dollar a day Varshika Veda Vidyarthi Artha Sahaya Yojana (VVVASY) Niranthara Veda Vidyarthi Artha Sahaya Yojana (NVVASY) Our Pidi Arisi Scheme (Annadhanam) Donation towards feeding for a session / day.
A DOLLAR A DAY
FUND A STUDENT
NVVASY
ORU PIDI ARISI SCHEME
DONATION TOWARDS FEEDING
OFFLINE DONATION
(Annadhanam of Rs. 18000/- per annum)
Sri Kanchi Mahaswami Vidya Mandir is a unique experiment in seamlessly fusing vedic education with mainstream learning. The success of our efforts in providing dual education is too well known. Ever since inception in 2011, we have been incurring huge deficits in running the Vidya Mandir and sustaining its activities at optimum level. The cumulative deficit of the Trust till 31.3.2019 is Rs. 13.15 crores. We have been able to maintain our activities thanks to the generous support from well-wishers and those devoted to the Sage of Kanchi and follow the path that he has shown to us during his life sojourn. We are confident that we shall recoup this deficit in the near future.
One of the major expenditure in running the Ved Pathshala is the lodging and boarding expenses for the Vidyarthis. The cost of providing high quality wholesome food to about 220 Vidyarthis is very high. Nutritious and a balanced food has a positive effect on the students to pursue the highly demanding dual education. We had formulated an Annadhanam scheme on the lines of Mahaswami’s Pidi Arisi Thittam to support providing Bhojan to the Vidyarthis. An annual contribution of Rs. 18000/- was deemed adequate to recover the annual cost of food services to a Vidyarthi. Several of you have responded generously to the scheme and yet the gap is widening thanks to the cost of provisions and labour charges for cooking soaring steeply during the year. We are pleased to inform you that ever since we started sending the students for the CBSE examination for both 10th and 12th standard, we have registered 100% results in each year. There can be no better testimony to the success of our functioning in providing dual education.
The purpose of this communication that is sent alongwith the invitation for the inauguration of the permanent exhibition of the Mahaswami of Kanchi on 21st January 2020 is to request those of you who have still not subscribed to the scheme to contribute according to your mite and put in a good word to your friends and contacts to also support the Annadhanam Scheme. The form for subscribing to Annadhanam is enclosed.
The expenditure incurred by the Bhojanashala during the last six months between June 2019 to November 2019 is as below :
Bhojanalaya Expenses – June 2019 to November 2019
S.No.
Particulars
June'19
July'19
Aug'19
Sep'19
Oct'19
Nov'19
Total
1
Provision
2,22,625
2,36,333
2,73,827
2,77,555
2,64,134
2,78,027
15,52,501
2
Gas
39,953
56,963
6,892
55,493
49,967
64,481
2,73,748
3
Milk
90,720
93,702
91,844
90,678
69,926
90,300
5,27,170
4
Vegetables
99,734
70,115
71,110
1,25,865
90,147
1,19,907
5,76,878
5
Rice
55,750
86,900
1,08,990
87,730
13,290
99,470
4,52,130
6
Biscuits
-
23,604
27,248
30,621
1,12,094
A
5,08,782
5,67,617
5,52,663
6,64,569
5,18,084
6,82,806
34,94,521
Cooking Contractor charges
2,75,000
3,00,000
16,75,000
B
7,83,782
8,42,617
8,27,663
9,39,569
7,93,084
9,82,806
51,69,521
The annual expenditure for the Bhojanshala is thus around Rs. 1.10 crores. Our bank details for remittance is
Your continued support will help preserve the ancient vedic culture. May the benign blessings of the Sage of Kanchi and the Jagadguru Sankaracharya of the venerated Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam ever be on you and your family.