Sevalaya’s X STD students secured 100% results for the fifth successive year. 53 students appeared for the X board exams in 2006-2007 and secured 100% results. Mahakavi Bharathiyar Higher Secondary School run by Sevalaya charitable trust provides free education to Orphans, destitute and economically weak rural students. The trust does not charge any fees from these students. In addition, uniforms, books and notebooks are also provided free of cost.
K.Chitra secured the first place scoring 461/500. P.Amul with 435/500 got the second place and the third place is secured by M.Gomathi who scored 425/500.
The first three rank holders of Sevalaya are first generation learners coming from economically backward families. K.Chitra who secured the 1st position is a raised at Sevalaya’s Mother Theresa Home for girls since the past 10 years. She lost her father at a tender age and her mother works as a daily wage earner at construction sites. P.Amul’s parents are agricultural labourers who admitted their daughter at Sevalaya in her 10th year as they were not in a position to bring her up and educate her. M.Gomathi’s father is an agricultural labourer. These students have been very systematic and painstaking in their efforts throughout the year. They took extra efforts to solve question papers and clarify even the smallest of doubts.
Sevalaya takes all round efforts to help students prepare for the exams by providing boarding and lodging facilities for all the day scholars from November. The students could therefore concentrate fully on academics and additional help was provided by the availability of teachers round the clock to clear any doubts. These consistent efforts have gone a long way in ensuring continuous good results.
Sevalaya trust which is functioning since the past 19 years at Kasuva a hamlet 40 kilometers west of Chennai near Thiruninravur follows the principles of Mahatma Gandhi, Mahakavi Bharathiyar and Swami Vivekananda in its functioning. The trust which started its service activities with 5 students has today flowered into an organization which offers services in various sectors.
The trust runs Swami Vivekananda boys home and Mother Teresa home for girls which houses nearby 160 orphans and destitute children. Mahakavi Bharathiyar Higher secondary school provides free education to students of the home and nearby 1000 children belonging to 15 villages in and around Kasuva. Importance is given not only to academics but training in sports, craft, teaching and practice of principles of Bharathiyar, Gandhi and Vivekananda, tours to various places(Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore, Trivandrum, Hyderabad etc) is also a part of the curriculum Ramakrishna home for aged houses nearby 60 elders who have no one to support them in their twilight years. Vivekananda Library with nearby 12500 books provides free access to a wide variety of books to the villagers living nearby. Vinobaji cow shelter houses dry cows and the Kasthuribai craft centre provides free tailoring training to ladies living in the village. All these services are provided free of cost without making any distinction of caste and religion.
Further Mahakavi Bharathiyar Higher secondary school which has been securing 100% results in 10th board since the past 5 years has got appreciation certificate for the same from the Hon. Minister of Education Government of Tamilnadu and from our esteemed President Hon. A.P.J.Abdulkalam. Yet another achievement was the Innovative education award, awarded by TCS education world in 2006. It is significant that Sevalaya emerged a winner among 25000 schools from all over India
All these achievements have been possible due to the team efforts of the Sevalaya Management, Staff and students.
