Speaker/Awardee : Ms. Sharadha Devi, Founder
Partner, Naatrangal
Children’s Home
Date : 25th
Nov. 2015 (Wednesday)
Time : 2.15 PM to 4.00 PM
Venue : Sarojini Naidu Gallery, SJT 6th Floor
Brief profile of the awardee and her firm
Sharadha Devi, a Senior Manager in Indian Bank,
started ‘Naatrangal’, a home for orphan and destitute children in 2007. The
home is run with the help of donations from friends and
well-wishers.
Sharadha’s vision is to raise her wards as
responsible citizens, who would live with self-respect and dignity.
The children study at nearby government schools or
colleges. They have a regular study time in the evenings. Volunteers visit the
home to take classes on weekends and some children are
even sent for private tuition.
In the last eight years, Naatrangal has looked
after more than 100 children. Every year about 7-8 children leave the home
after their education.
Two past inmates got engineering degrees and five
others diplomas. Ten children completed ITI (Industrial Training Institute)
courses and they work as automobile mechanics, electricians, or fitters.
About VIT Business School & The Weekend Leader Association
VITBS in association with ‘The Weekend Leader’ has been organising ‘The Weekend Leader Guest Lecture series’ under the two banners – ‘ Amazing Entrepreneurs’ and ‘Unsung Heroes’. The’Amazing entrepreneurs’ has had some of the best guests, who have risen from grass roots to make a mark in business world. This series has exposed the students to a lot of business ideas, struggles and successes of entrepreneurs. The ‘unsung Hero’ series has had people from different walks of life, who are dedicated to a social cause. Their speeches and their lives have brought in a few sparks of social sensitivity in our students. Both the programs are well received by the students and faculty members.