Contents

FOREWORD FROM THE DISTRICT PRESIDENT ...... 3

SRI SATHYA SAI SEVA ORGANISATIONS – AN INTRODUCTION ...... 4

WINGS OF THE ORGANISATIONS ...... 5

ADMINISTRATION OF THE ORGANISATION...... 5

THE 9 POINT CODE OF CONDUCT AND 10 PRINCIPLES ...... 6

SRI SATHYA SAI SEVA ORGANISATIONS, South District ...... 7

BRIEF HISTORY ...... 7

DIVINE VISIT ...... 8

OVERVIEW ...... 9

SAI CENTRES ...... 9

ACTIVITIES ...... 20

OFFICE BEARERS ...... 23

SPECIFIC SERVICE PROJECTS OR INITIATIVES ...... 24

IMPORTANT EVENTS OR CONFERENCES ...... 31 GLIMPSES OF ACTIVITIES ...... 45 FOREWORD FROM DISTRICT PRESIDENT

Om Sri Sairam

My Hearty Salutations to the Lotus Feet of our Beloved Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba.

Jai Sairam. N. Shankaranarayanan, District President, Kanchipuram South District, Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organizations (), , India SRI SATHYA SAI SEVA ORGANISATIONS – AN INTRODUCTION

The Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organisations, founded by Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba in the year 1965, is a service organisation with a spiritual core and base to benefit all mankind irrespective of religion, caste, creed or sect. The Organisation serves as a platform for its members to undertake service and other activities motivated by an urge for one's own transformation with the aim of realising one's inherent divinity. Without any distinction of religion, nationality, race, socio- economic status, either for those who work in the Organisation or for those who are served by it, the Organisation transcends all barriers leading humanity towards the ideal of 'Fatherhood of God and Brotherhood of Man'. The concept of fees or membership subscription is alien to the Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organisations, for there cannot be any fee or subscription for one's journey towards his own self. The organisation functions through its primary units called as Samithis and Bhajan Mandalis of which individuals - from different strata of society, different ethnic groups pursuing different religions and faiths -are members bound by the dictum of “Love all, Serve All” and pursue their own sadhana towards self-transformation following the path of selfless service to humanity. At no point is an individual asked to follow a certain religion or rituals. On the contrary each is inspired to follow his own faith so as to ensure that a Hindi becomes a better Hindu, a Muslim becomes a better Muslim, a Christian becomes a better Christian and so on. In fact, this spiritual basis inspires everyone to pursue his own religion better by putting into practice Love and Selflessness. That is why the Organisation features in its emblem the symbols of the major religions of the world.

The Organisations named after Me are not to be used for publicising My Name, or creating a new cult around My worship….They must render seva (service) to the helpless, the sick, the distressed, the illiterate and the needy. Their seva (selfless service) should not be exhibitionistic; it must seek no reward, not even gratitude or thanks from the recipients. Seva is sadhana (spiritual exercise), not a pastime of the rich and well placed. You must have the firm belief that the aim of this Organisation is to remove the obstacles that keep man away from God, that separate maanavathwa (Humanity) from Maadhavathwa (Divinity).. This Organisation must elevate the human into the Divine.”

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba

Sri Sathya Sai Baba

Spiritual Wing

NINE POINT CODE OF CONDUCT & TEN GUIDING PRINCIPLES Every member of the Organisation is expected to undertake Sadhana (spiritual discipline) as an integral part of his/her daily life by abiding by the following Nine Point Code of Conduct which has been bestowed by Baba for one’s spiritual and personal development. In addition, the ten principles that forms the core of guidance for all the members of the Organisation as ordained by Baba himself are also produced hereunder. The nine point code of conduct and the ten principles are fundamental to the spiritual development of the members of the Sai Organisations.

1. Daily meditation and prayer. 1. Treat as sacred the land in which you were born. Have patriotism to your nation - but do not 2. Devotional singing/prayer with members of criticise other nations or put others down. Not one’s family once a week. even in your thoughts or dreams should you 3. Participation in Bal Vikas programme by think of bringing grief to your country. children of the family conducted by the 2. Respect all religions equally. Organisation. 3. Recognise humanity as one family - treat 4. Attendance at least once a month at Bhajan or everyone as a family member - love all Nagar Sankeertan programme conducted by the Organisation. 4. Keep your house and surroundings clean - for this will promote hygiene and health. 5. Participation in community service and other programmes of the Organisation. 5. Practice charity - but do not encourage beggars by giving money. Provide food, clothing, shelter 6. Regular study of Sai literature. and help them on other ways (do not encourage 7. Speak softly and lovingly with everyone with laziness) whom he comes into contact. 6. Never give a bribe or take bribe - never give in 8. Not to indulge in talking ill of others especially in to corruption. their absence. 7. Curb envy and jealously; expand your vision 9. Putting into practice the principle of “Ceiling on and outlook, Treat all equally regardless of Desires” and utilise any savings thereby caste or creed. generated for the service of the mankind. 8. Be self-reliant. You may be wealthy and have servants to do your bidding, but service to security must be done by yourself. 9. Have and cultivate 'Love for God and fear of sin'. 10. Never go against the laws of the land; follow these diligently both in word and in spirit. Be an exemplary citizen.

SRI SATHYA SAI SEVA ORGANISATIONS- KANCHI SOUTH DISTRICT Kanchipuram South District BRIEF HISTORY

With the Divine Blessings of our Beloved Swami, our District - “Kanchipuram South”, was formed on 8th February 2009, from “Kanchipuram” District, which was a single district comprising of many Samithies in north and south part of Kanchipuram. Formerly was formed from integration of District Samithites and other centers towards the greater part of then. Kanchipuram South was blessed with many devoted District Presidents who dedication shaped our district from the scratch to an actively growing district, with multifarious activities, initiatives, accolades to the deserving people then and there. By efforts of Shri.Ramakrishnan, former District President of Kanchipuram, many Samithies were formed from North end to South end, which are functioning till date with active participation in Parthi Seva. Focus was given equally to Seva, Spiritual and Educational wings of our organization such that general public can get to know it and become a member of our district to render their service. Shri.Varadhan, former District President of Kanchipuram, developed many Samithies and strengthened them to perform various Spiritual and Seva activities in different new ways. He tenure saw many newly formed Samithies performing Bal Vikas programmes, Study Circles, Free Eye Camps, Medical Camps, etc., only to name a few. We also participated in a pilot programme which was designed in such a way that a group of Sevadals stay in the village for a week and live together with their people and render service along with inspirational spiritual activities like Bhajans, Villupaattu, and other programmes. Shri.Vijayakumar, former District President of Kanchipuram South, focussed on imporving the betterment of Samithies and Bhajana Mandalies to expand our organization. We approached taking counselling courses to college students (almost all colleges) in our area. We started Disaster Management Camps in our District which were performed in many colleges in our surrounding and many students and general public benefited from it. Various Sapthagams were conducted which attracted more number of crowds in many places in our district. These programmes were held in a large scale and was a platform to collaborate with general public. Current District President, Shri.N.Shankaranarayanan, upgraded two Bhajan Mandalies into Samithies ( and ), opened new Bhajana Mandalies and encouraged wide seva activities across all Samithies of the District with a focus on improving Bal Vikas centres. Few Balvikas centres were also opened in this financial year of the report. Disaster Management Training and Vocational Skill Training are also actively conducted at various schools and at adopted Villages with cluster of Samithies. We see our district develop by focusing on all three wings of our oganisation, and involving general public to part in them. This was the key to our growth as a District. We have a varied list of activities undertaken in our District which are mentioned below with necessary pictures.

BHAGAWAN’S DIVINE VISIT TO KANCHI SOUTH DISTRICT

Our Beloved Swami blessed us with His Divine presence at two places in the year 1983. @ 1) He Blessed our Mannivakkam area, on 20th January 1983, by starting the Very First Village Adoption Programme. i. Mannivakkam is famous for its Shiva temple “Manneeswarar”, which was visited by Swami in person. Swami was received with Poorna Kumbham, and blessed all the people (thousands) gathered there with His Divine Discourse in a grand decorated stage. ii. He also blessed the Free Hospital Seva there and laid foundation for a Free Hospital building iii. Swami visited the Bal Vikas classed conducted there and blessed the students.

@ Guduvanchery 2) Swami visited our Guduvanchery village (Nandivaram) which is located on the GST National Highway Road, in 1983. a) Swami blessed our former District President, Shri.Ramakrishnan in the stage by materialising a ring, as shown in the picture. b) Swami presided over the Bhajans conducted and blessed the large gathering which comprised of people from all over Chennai and Kanchipuram Districts.

OVERVIEW Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organisations is functional in Kanchipuram South with members from various cross sections of society and different faiths. With around 19 Samithies and 21 Bhajan Mandalis, the Organisation serves as a platform for its members to undertake spiritual practices through its various wings such as spiritual, education and service for their own betterment. The thrust is on self-transformation for it is only individual transformation that would ultimately lead to global transformation. The following tables give an overview of the Organisation in Kanchipuram South

Statistical Overview as on 31st March 2019

Units Numbers Number of members

Samithis 19 1308 Bhajan Mandalis 17 30 Total 36 1338

No. of Sevadals  Gents 452

 Ladies 596

No. of Youth  Gents 298

 Ladies 416

Adopted Slums/Villages Numbers Number of Beneficiaries

Slums/ Villages Adopted 2 25 Women Adopted Under SSSVIP (, Karasangal) Total

Adopted Schools under Sri Sathya Sai Numbers Number of Students Vidya Jyoti

Schools 1 136 (70 Boys and 66 Girls)

SAI CENTRES We have Sai Centres in many places in our district, as listed below. All our Sai Centers are performing regular activities like Bhajan, Nagarasankeethanam, Narayana Seva every month. On special occasions, Bal Vikas Culturals, Competitions, Parenting, Counselling to students appearing to exams, Sai Kit distribution, and many more. For a glimpse of the list, please visit the Activities section.

1) Chengalpattu Samithi Convenor : B. J. Purushothaman Contact : 9444683957 Timings : Thursday | 5 PM - 7 PM Sunday | 5 PM - 7 PM Address : Sri Sathya Sai Community Centre, 1/3, Municipal Colony, Anumanthaputheri, Chengalpattu - 603302 Regular Activities: 1) Eye Camp is conducted every Month with over 30 beneficiaries per month on average. 2) Vocational Training Camp is conducted every Month. 3) Samithi Bhajans on all Thursdays and Sundays of all weeks. 4) Cell Bhajans on every Saturday of the week in members house. 5) Narayana Seva once in a month. 2) Collectorate Samithi Convenor : M. Ramesh Contact : 9443418009 Timings : Thursday | 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM 1st Sunday | 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM Every 19th | 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM Full Moon Day | 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM Address : Ellapa Nagar Park, 2nd Street, Collectorate Kanchipuram, Kanchipuram-631501 Regular Activities: 1) Samithi Bhajans on all Thursdays and Sundays of all weeks. 2) Cell Bhajans on every Tuesday of the week in members house. 3) Narayana Seva once in a month on 1st Sunday 4) Temple cleaning once in a quarter. 5) Sai Protein distribution once in three months, with 55 beneficiaries on average.

3) Guduvanchery Samithi Convenor : V. Subburaman Contact : 9445940328 Timings : Thursday | 5:30 PM - 7 PM Sunday | 5 AM - 6:30 AM | 5:30 PM - 7 PM Address : Sri Sathya Sai Community Centre, Pillaiyar Koil Street, Viswanathapuram, Guduvanchery - 603202 Regular Activities: 1) Samithi Bhajans on all Thursdays and Sundays of all weeks. 2) Cell Bhajans on every Saturday of the week in members house. 3) Narayana Seva once in a month.

4) Indira Nagar Samithi Convenor : G. Balakumar Contact : 9952990222 Timings : Sunday | 5 AM - 6 AM | 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM Address : Sri Saraswathi Vinayagar Mandir, Indira Nagar East, , Chennai-600073 Regular Activities: 1) Samithi Bhajans on all Sundays of all weeks. 2) Cell Bhajans on every Thursday of the week in members house. 3) Narayana Seva on every 3rd Sunday of the month @Kaspapuram village with more than 60 beneficiaries. 4) Nagarasankeerthan on Festival days 5) Pallakku Seva on Swami Birthday Celebration. 6) Navarathri Bhajan in members’ house on all 9 days.

5) Irumbuliyur Samithi Convenor : P. Narayanan Contact : 9840088577 Timings : All days| 5 AM - 7 AM | 5 PM - 7 PM Address : No.3, Sairam Street, Old GST Road, East , Chennai-600059 Regular Activities: 1) Samithi Bhajans on all Saturdays of all weeks. 2) Cell Bhajans on every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of the week in members house. 3) Temple Bhajan on every Thursday evening. 4) Narayana Seva once in a month on every 2nd Saturday - over 50 beneficiaries. 6) KS Madambakkam TTC Samithi Convenor : Rajesh Contact : 9094156320 Timings : Sunday | 5 AM - 6 AM | 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM Address : No.28, Kamakoti Nagar, Madambakkam-603202 Regular Activities: 1) Samithi Bhajans on all Sundays of all weeks. 2) Cell Bhajans on every Thursday of the week in members house. 3) Narayana Seva once in a month on Sunday. 7) Little Kancheepuram Samithi Convenor : Nagarajan Contact : 9444131925 Timings : Sunday | 5 AM - 6 AM | 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM Address : Sai Sakthi Furniture, No.179, Venkatesan Nagar, (near Mohana Mahal Tirumana mandapam), Little Kanchipuram-631502

Regular Activities: 1) Samithi Bhajans on all Sundays of all weeks. 2) Cell Bhajans on Thursday of the week in members house. 3) Narayana Seva once in a month on Sunday. 8) Big Kancheepuram Samithi Convenor : A. Senthilvel Contact : 9445779497 Timings : Sunday | 5 AM - 6 AM | 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM Address : Pandurangar kovil, Sethupettai Street, Main Kanchipuram-631502 Regular Activities: 1) Samithi Bhajans on all Sundays of all weeks. 2) Cell Bhajans on every Thursday of the week in members house. 3) Narayana Seva once in a month on Sunday. 9) Mannivakkam Samithi Convenor : M. Kodhandaraman Contact : 9382297277 Timings : Sunday | 5 AM - 6 AM | 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM Address : Sri Sathya Sai Free Medical centre Kulakkarai street, Mannivakkam-600048 Regular Activities: 1) Samithi Bhajans on all Sundays of all weeks. 2) Narayana Seva once in a month on Sunday. 3) Eye Camp is conducted once in a month. 10) Maraimalai Nagar Samithi Convenor : J. Balasubramanian Contact : 9840752561 Timings : Sunday | 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM Address : 4/32, Kuntalakesi Street, NH-3, Maraimalai Nagar-603209

Regular Activities: 1) Samithi Bhajans on all Sundays of all weeks.

2) Narayana Seva once in a month on Dark Moon Day around 20 packets of food per month.

3) Amrutha Kalam once in a month, 2 boxes of Provisions to 2 deserved needy people. 11) Parvathy Nagar Samithi Convenor : N. Rathinakumar Contact : 9710426184 Timings : All days | 6:30 AM - 8:30 AM | 5:45 PM - 8 PM Address : Sri Sathya Sai Community Centre, No.3, Selliamman Kovil Street, Old -600063 Regular Activities: 1) Samithi Bhajans on all days of all weeks at 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM 2) Sahasranama Archana on all Thursdays on all weeks. 3) Narayana Seva once in a month on third Sunday for around 150 beneficiaries. 4) Second Aarathi on all days in the evening. 5) SSSVJ Coaching classes on all Sundays @8 AM - 10 AM. 6) Tailoring courses for parents on thrice a week (Monday, Wednesday, Friday) - @11 AM to 1PM. 7) Amrutha Kalasam distribution on every fourth Sunday @Serapananchery (Rice, Dhall, Sugar) for 27 families. 8) Vallakkottai Murugan Temple Seva - 5 times per year a) English New year b) Tamil New year c) Adhi Krithigai d) Panguni Uththiram e) Skandha Sashti f) Every 25th December 12) Perungalathur Samithi Convenor : S. Meenakshi Sundaram Contact : 9282412927 Timings : All Days | 6 AM - 8 AM | 5:30 PM - 9:00 PM Address : Sri Sathya Sai Community Centre, No.4, Sanjay Gandhi Street, New Perungalathur-600063 Regular Activities: 1) Samithi Bhajans on all Sundays of all weeks. 2) Cell Bhajans on every Thursday of the week in members house. 3) Narayana Seva once in a month on Sunday. 4) Nagarasankeerthan on Festival days, 5) Nagarasankeerthanam on all 30 days of Margazhi month. 6) Lalitha Sahasranama Parayanam on all Fridays in the month of Thai and Aadi. 7) Abhishegam to Shirdi Baba statue in the Samithi on all Thursdays and Sundays. 8) Bal Vikas Bhajan on every month 1st Sunday. Around 30 children participate. 9) Sai Protein distribution every month to the following places. a) Leprosy Rehabilitation Centre @ - average 180 patients / month b) ART Centre @Chengalpattu Governemtn Hospital - average 40 patients / month c) ART Centre @ TB Hospital - average 40 patients / month d) Gnanodhaya School @Venkatapuram - 182 students (Stationery items are also distributed n this centre) 13) Poondy Bazaar Samithi Convenor : Balasubramanium Contact : 9884906040 Timings : All Days| 6 AM - 8 AM | 4:30 PM - 7:30 PM Address : Sai Chandran, 21, Agasthiyar Street, , Tambaram, Chennai-600059 Regular Activities: 1) Samithi Bhajans on all Sundays of all weeks. 2) Cell Bhajans on every Thursday of the week in members house. 3) Nagarasankeerthanam on all Thursdays of the week 4) Temple Bhajans on Saturdays in the month. 5) Narayana Seva once in a month on Sunday. 6) Yearly Sai Kit distribution to Leprosy patients - around 20 Sai Kits 7) Sri Rudram Chanting @Devotees house on festive occasions. 8) Pallaku Seva is performed for Ganesh Chaturthi and Swami Birthday Celebrations. 9) Narayana Seva and Ladoo distribution in 3 Old Age Homes every year a) Madambakkam b) Nanmangalam Homes 10) Vibhuthi Prasadham distribution to patients in Hindu Mission Hospital, to any religion, for quick recovery - monthly - over 130 patients benefited 11) Nagarasankeerthanam on all days during Margzhi festival season 12) Veda training on Sundays in a month. 14) Tambaram Samithi Convenor : Nagesh Rao Contact : 9884906040 Timings : Sunday | 5 AM - 6 AM | 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM Address : Sai Chandran, 21, Agasthiyar Street, East Tambaram, Tambaram, Chennai-600059 Regular Activities: 1) Samithi Bhajans on all Wednesdays @Sri Sathya Sai Mandir Krishna Nagar, of all weeks. 2) Cell Bhajans on every Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday - members house. 3) Narayana Seva once in a month on Sunday - 100 beneficiaries / month. 4) Tailoring classes are conducted on every Wednesday and Thursday every week. a) 110 classes are conducted benefiting around 30 families 5) Every month 19th Bhajan is conducted @Mannivakkam Handicap Home. 6) Eye camp is conducted every on 2nd Wednesday of every month. i. A minimum of 6 persons are selected every month, 7) Medical Camps are conducted on every 3rd Friday a) A minimum of 160 patients are benefited / month b) Dr, Sheshagiri Rao is conducting medical camps at Tambaram ,Mannivakkam 8) Sai Protein packets are distributed to patients at Medical camps - minimum of 10 packets 9) Narayana Seva is provided in every Medical Camp in every week. 10) Nagarasankeerthanam on every Thursday and Sunday on every week. Bhajana Mandali Sno Convenor Contact Address Details Thilagar Street, Tambaram 1 Anand Nagar B K Mohan 9941170329 Sanatorium, Chennai - 600059. Sai Gardens Arambakkam Village (adopted by SSSSO), 2 Arambakkam B K Mohan 9941170329 Serpancheri Panchayat (near ), Chennai - 601301. Reddiar street, 3 Athur Babu 9444005880 Athur, - 603101. OLD NO - 48, NEW NO - 15, KARPAGAMBAL NAGAR, 4 Karpagambal Nagar D Kannan 9444849063 1st CROSS STREET, NANDIVARAM, - 603202. 650/4, Janakpuri Nagar, 5 Kolappakkam Shekar 9962804544 Kolappakkam, Chennai - 600127. No.31, Varadaraja Nagar, 6 Mahalingam Nagar Udayakumar 9940918467 Mahalinga Nagar, Little Kanchipuram - 631502. Big Street, Opposite to Vallalar Temple, 7 Naikkanpet Chandrasekar 9942877593 Naikkanpet, Little Kanchipuram - 631502. Kovil Street, 8 Adhikesasvan Nellikuppam, Guduvanchery - 603202. No.51, Thondaimaan nagar, 9 Orikkai Arulanandham 9381090753 Orikkai, Little Kanchipuram - 631502. Ramar Temple, No.5, Battai Street, 10 Sevilimedu Ramachandran 9443110096 Sevilimedu, Kanchipuram - 631502. Bhajanai Koil Street, Sogandi Village and Post, 11 Sogandi Somasundaram 7305532288 Ponvilaindhakalathur, Thiruparankundram Taluk, Kanchipuram - 603405. No.8, Thangaraja Nagar Main Road, 12 Thangaraj Nagar L R Vaidhyanathan 9884423173 New Perungalathur, Chennai - 600063. MGR Street, (near Saibaba kovil), 13 Thiruveedipallam Shatrugnan 9842652234 Thiruveedipallam, Little Kanchipuram - 631502. 7th Street, Venkatesapuram, 14 Narayanan 9940563385 Vandalur, Chennai - 600048. 3/1, Varadanar Street, 15 Vedhachala Nagar Nadan 9524597242 Chengalpattu - 603001. Lakshmi Digital Studio, 16 Deenadayalan 9994621130 Raja Street, Walajabad, Litlle - 631605. No.29/37, 8th Street, Krishna Nagar, 17 Krishna Nagar D Muthukrishnan 9840973489 Tambaram West, Chennai 600045. No. 10, IInd Street, Judge Colony, 18 Judge Colony G Sriramulu 9840536091 Tambaram Sanatorium, Chennai - 600047.

ACTIVITIES The members of the Organisation are involved Samithis for the transformation of the members and in various activities on regular basis which for the benefit of the society include visits to primarily includes Spiritual Study Circles, leprosy, correctional and old age homes, medical Community Bhajan, Nagrsankirtan through the camps in villages, Narayan-seva, free coaching spiritual wing; Bal-Vikas and Parenting classes, vocational training for employability programmes through the Education Wing and enhancement of the villagers, sanitation at public various service activities through the service wing. functions, fairs, and public urinal cleaning. Importance is given to regular service activities as The following table broadly categories the only through constant involvement in good work different activities that are undertaken in all the 19 can self-transformation be achieved. Service districts of the State activities which are regularly undertaken at

Overview of activities undertaken across all the Districts

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 Study Circles for Adults  Community Bhajan and Youth Centers

Nagar Sankirtan

 Conference/Retreats Spiritual  Sadhana Camps

 Bal Vikas Classes based  Parents’ Awareness on human values programs on Parenting Parenting Workshops Bal-Vikas and Guru

 training  Educational

 Free Coaching and  Medical Centers  National Narayan Seva Tuition Centers Medical Camps Programme  Computer Training villages in Visit to Leprosy Villages, Spoken English  Eye Camps  Correctional Homes, Adult Education Orphanages, Hospital,

 Literacy programs  Blood Grouping Camps

  Blood Donation Camps

Service  

 Dental Treatment Camps Disabled/ Old Age Homes  Veterinary Camps  Narayan Seva  Service Camps

 Vocational Training Centers

 Employability enhancement programmes for village youth

 Sanitation at different government run hospitals, fairs, and public places including public urinals

 Disaster Management Awareness programmes in Schools/Colleges and other institutions A summary account of regular activities that are undertaken on monthly/weekly basis across the Districts is given in the following table.

An account of regular activities undertaken across the District

Total Number Activities Total Number of Participants

Devotional Singing

No. of. Community Bhajan Centers 8 111

794 12794 No. of. Bhajans Held

Seven Household Bhajan 0 0

No. Of Cluster 4

Spiritual No. of Houses 55 0

No. of Bhajans Held 716 4889

Nagar Sankirtan 296 4362

Study Circles 1 18

Conference/Retreats Sadhana Camps 2 253

Total Number Activities Total Number Of Students Bal Vikas Centres

Urban 162 1499

Rural 2 13

School 28 1101

Total (i + ii + iii) 192 2613 ucational

Ed Bal Vikas Gurus 120

Service Camps: to:Visit Camps Camps Medical Veterinary Camps Narayan Homes Disabled Old Age/ Hospital Orphanages Correctional Homes Leprosy Village Vocational Training Service Camps C Blood Grouping Eye Camps amps amps

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Seva wareness

Activity

Total Number Total 24 84 4 0 5 0 0 3 0 5 1 1

ofBeneficiaries Total Number Total 605 Animals 16488 360 + 1170 2360 25 + 180 200 0 0 0 0

Centers

0 0 Free Coaching

Centers

3 3480 Medical Centers

0 0 Sanitation (Public

Urinals)

1 25 + Dental Treatment Camps

12 27 Families National Narayan Seva

1 54 Blood Donation Camps

OFFICE BEARERS

Name of the Office Bearer Designation Tenure Shri. G. Varadhan District President Kanchipuram Combined (North and South) - till February 2009 Shri. N. Shankaranarayanan District President September 2015 to Till Date Shri. G. Vijayakumar District President February 2009 to September 2015 Shri. Kodhandaraman Service Coordinator - Gents February 2009 to February 2012 Shri. Balaji Service Coordinator - Gents March 2012 to September 2015 Shri. Swaminathan Service Coordinator - Gents October 2015 to July 2019 Shri. Narayanan Service Coordinator - Gents August 2019 to Till Date Shri. Gunasekaran Spiritual Coordinator - Gents February 2009 to Shri. Venkataraman Spiritual Coordinator - Gents Shri. Balaji Narasimhan Bhajan Coordinator - Gents September 2009 to August 2011 Shri. Murali Bhajan Coordinator - Gents September 2011 to April 2013 Shri. Shankaranarayanan Bhajan Coordinator - Gents Shri. Balaji Narasimhan Bhajan Coordinator - Gents Shri. Ramakrishnan Bhajan Coordinator - Gents May 2016 To February 2019 Shri. Neelakandan Bhajan Coordiantor - Gents February 2019 to Till Date Shri. B. K. Mohan SSSVIP Coordinator - Gents February 2009 to Till Date Shri. Jayaraj SRP Coordinator - Gents February 2009 to September 2015 Shri. Narayanan SRP Coordinator - Gents October 2015 to July 2019 Shri. Swaminathan SRP Coordinator - Gents August 2019 to Till Date Shri. Gunasekaran Medical Coordinator - Gents February 2009 to Till Date Shri. Rathinakumar Youth Coordinator - Gents February 2009 to February 2014 Shri. Balaji Youth Coordinator - Gents March 2014 to September 2015 Shri. Murali Youth Coordinator - Gents September 2015 to July 2019 Shri. Rathinakumar Youth Coordinator - Gents August 2019 to Till Date Shri. Jayaraj PS Coordinator - Gents Shri. Ravi Mohan Rao PS Coordinator - Gents Shri. Vijayaraghavan Veda Coordinator - Gents January 2017 to December 2019 Shri. Jaidev Balaji Veda Coordinator - Gents January 2019 to Till Date Shri. Sekar Disaster Management September 2015 to August Coordinator - Gents 2018 Shri. Thyagarajan Diasater Management September 2018 to Till Date Coordinator - Gents Shri. M. S. Saairaam IT Coordinator September 2015 to Till Date

Name of the Office Bearer Designation Tenure Shrimathi. Valli Roja Spiritual Coordinator February 2009 to September 2015 Shrimathi. Meenakshi Spiritual Coordinator September 2015 to January 2019 Shrimathi. Kamakshi Spiritual Coordinator January 2019 to Till Date Shrimathi. Rajalakshmi Education Coordinator February 2009 to August 2018 Shrimathi. Meenakshi Education Coordinator August 2018 to Till Date Shrimathi. Vasumathi Service Coordinator February 2009 to Till Date Shrimathi. Sathya Bama Youth Coordinator February 2009 to Till Date Shrimathi. Kamakshi IT Coordinator September 2017 to December 2018 Shrimathi.Sai Gayathri IT Coordinator January 2018 to Till Date

SPECIFIC SERVICE PROJECTS OR INITIATIVES

Medical Centres

We have medical camps conduced at two places regularly in our district.

1. Arambakkam - on every Third Friday 2. Karasangal - on every Third Sunday

Activities Performed Starting from registration of patients, we do Blood Pressure check, Glucose count check, Pediatrics, Gynaecology and other tests. We also refer to Hospitals for needy patients to undergo surgery and support in post operation care.

Quantitative report of the Mobile Hospital Medical Camps conducted

Disaster Management

We have a dedicated team for Disaster Management who have taken classes in many places in our district tight from the inception of the team. We have performed Disaster Management Training camps in Kanchipuram, Poondy Bazaar, Indira Nagar, Chengalpattu and in many other places. First-aid classes are taken for parents of Bal Vikas students.

Sri Sathya Sai Vidya Jyoti Program Our District adopted a Government school located at Old Perungalathur, near Tambaram, for conducting Vidhya Jyothi activities. Details of the location, student strength, sevadals are listed below. School Name : Government Higher Secondary School, Old Perungalathur, Tambaram.

No. Of Students: Standard - 6 A - 20 Boys and 15 Girls Standard - 6 B - 20 Boys and 11 Girls Standard - 7 A - 7 Boys and 21 Girls Standard - 7 B - 23 Boys and 19 Girls Total : 70 Boys and 66 Girls Class Timings: On all Thursdays 3 PM to 4 PM Activities: Various activities are conducted in the school with a dedicated team for SSS Vidhya Jyothi. Planning is undertaken for every activity well in advance and coordination with the Head of the school is very commendable. We get support from the Head of the School for conducting many such activities listed below. Teacher from the school along with the students, cooperate well with our organization. We also conduct events during special occasion, like Festivals, National Holidays, etc. Child-centric Activities: 1) Silent Sitting, 2) Moral Class, 3) Likitha Japam, 4) Kolam Competition, 5) Classroom cleaning and decoration, 6) Theme based Drawings made by students, 7) National Essay Competition, 8) Number Games, 9) Arts and Crafts, 10) Greeting card making, 11) Quiz competitions, 12) Encouraging students with Prize distributions. 13) Honouring the students in NMMS examination,

Medical Attention to students: 1) Weight Monitoring Teachers -centric Activities: 1) Medical camps for teachers, 2) Bone Densitometry test for teachers

IMPORTANT EVENTS OR CONFERENCES

Inaguration of new Bhajana Mandali at Kayarambedu

Inaguration of new Bhajana Mandali at Arambakkam

Mr. Rathnakar from SSSSO, Puttaparthi, inagurated the new Bhajan Mandali @Arambakkam on 14th April 2018 at Kulwant Hall, Prashanthi Nilayam. With the Divine Blessings of our Beloved Swami, success continued as for the first time 8 Mahilas and 5 Gents did Prasanthi Seva in the May month of 2018. Youth Conference

Date : 24-June-2018

Day : Sunday

Time : 08:30 AM to 04:30 PM

Venue : Sitadevi Garodia Hindu Vidhyalaya,

No.2, Kalamegam Street,

Tambaram East,

Chennai - 600059

Participation

National Office Bearers:

Gents

1. Shri.N.Ramani, National Vice President, SSSSO (India), and Convenor, SSS Trust, Tamil Nadu.

2. Shri.K.M.Rao, National RVTC Coordinator, SSSSO (India) State Office Bearers:

Gents

1. Shri.Vijayakrishnan, State Youth Leader

2. Shri.V.Ramakrishna, State RVTC Coordinator

3. Shri.Vijayakumar, State Books and Publications Coordinator

4. Shri.A.Gunasekaran, State Medical Activity Coordinator

5. Shri.Prasanna, State SSSVJ Coordinator

Kanchipuram South District Office Bearers attended this Sadhana Camp and Blood donation drive which was conducted in parallel.

Guest Speaker:

1. Dr.M.Gopal, Senior Professor -

Mechanical Engineering, SRM University

Participation in Youth Sadhan Camp:

No. Of Office bearers : 14

No. Of Gents : 66

No. Of Mahilas : 79

About the Programme:

This is a Sadhana Camp conducted exclusively for Youth of all the Samithies and also for all office bearers of our district. This camp aims at rejuvenating the practice of first 3 points of 9 Point Code of Conduct laid down by our Beloved Bhagawan Baba for each and every member of the organization. This was a platform for youth brothers and sisters to compere and present PPT slides on 9 Point Code of Conduct. Many other youths also got opportunity to speak in this big event for the first time making it memorable for them.

Welcome address by District President Welcome address was given by Shri.Sankaranarayanan, DP - Kanchipuram South. He introduced our National Vice President, State Youth Cooridnator, State RVTC Coordinator and Shri.Krishnamoorthy, Alumnus of SSSIHL, and all other dignitaries to all the new youth members present at the camp.

Keynote address by Shri.N.Ramani, National Vice President Shri.N.Ramani, addressed the youth and new comers by introducing the Sai avatar by explaining other religions’ history and the formation of Sri Sathya Sai Organization. He insisted that every member of this organization is also an office bearer. He also explained on surrender to our lord and its importance. Along with that constant practice of Love All and Server All, which has to be followed for life time, will surely save us in the last moments.

Address to the youth by Shri.Vijayakrishnan, State Youth Coordinator

Shri.Vijayakrishnan, addressed the youth on importance of good thoughts and deeds and also its consistency to maintain the same. Practice of this will surely make us dear to our lord. He explained his experiences with Swami in Trayee Sessions, which includes, giving our dirty mind to the Dhothi(Swami) and keep it clean. He frequently explained that we have the grace of God with us always. But we have to invoke it by constant practice of any Sadhana laid out by our Swami. He also explained with an analogy of Mobile phone, saying as we charge our phone daily and look after the messages in social communicators, similarly we have to charge our mind spiritually and constantly look for Swami inside us and communicate with Him.

Rural Vocational Training (RVTC) by Shri.K.M.Rao and Shri.Ramakrishna

Shri.K.M.Rao and Shri.Ramakrishna, elaborated on the inception of RVTC concept and its presence of training centers all over India. Importance of RVTC was explained. This programme aims at imparting the knowledge of the following skills and practice. 1. Plumbing

2. Electrical installation at home

3. Machine dismandling and assembling

This programme is 80% practical sessions and 20% theory sessions.

He also listed various facilities in Tamil Nadu and insisted many youths to make use of this opportunity to enroll the school and college dropouts for their bright and better career.

RVTC on Automobile Engineering, by Prof.M.Gopal, SRM University Prof.Gopal, gave a short speech on his rich career spanning more than 20 years. He served as HOD in Mechanical Engineering in SRM college and now serves as a Director even after retirement age. He continues to inspire many young mechanical engineers to kick start their career in specializing certain key areas. He wanted to collaborate with our Seva organization to impart skills the students which the industry requires. He also laid out a plan on integrating with Industry giants on placement and training.

Framework he proposed have three participants and they are listed below. 1. Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organization 2. SRM University 3. Industry He is giving training to deserved youth in automobile engineering at SRM laboratory free of cost. He also insisted the importance in specialization in particular fields and start a career in that field of your choice, for a Successful career. Presentation on 9 Point Code of Conduct Allotment of Codes to Samithies

S. No. Code of Conduct Samithies In-charge

1 Daily meditation and prayer. Japam - Poondy Bazaar

Dhyanam - Kanchipuram 2 Devotional singing/prayer with family members Perungalathur once per week.

3 Participation in Sai Spiritual Education by Tambaram children of the family - Balavikas

Daily meditation and prayer. Importance of Silent sitting, Japam, Meditation, its purpose were described in detail. Swami’s method on concentration, contemplation and meditation were described. Practical illustration on concentration on a flower was demonstrated. Also a practical illustration of singing with tune of a “Rama Naama”, was demonstrated.

Importance of Veda Chanting Veda Chanting and its benefits were explained by our District Veda Coordinator Shri.Vijayaraghavan. Importance of Veda chanting style along with understanding its meaning is explained. Various ways of learning Veda is also explained.

Devotional singing/prayer with family members once per week ✓ Importance of Bhajan in relation with Japam ✓ Swami’s first bhajan and its importance ✓ Various types of Sankeerthanam and importance of “Sai Bhajan” ✓ Family members’ involvement in Bhajan and benefits derived ✓ Good vibrations derived with observation it

Participation in Sai Spiritual Education by children of the family - Balavikas ➢ Origin of Balavikas, its inception, its way of practice ➢ Importance laid on it by Swami ➢ Various methodologies involved in Balavikas (activites, play, stories, individual Sadhana, etc.,) ➢ Importance of Human values ➢ Five teaching techniques ➢ Role of a Balavikas Guru ➢ Various ways to improve the students’ strength of Balavikas centers.

Speech by Ms.Santhanalakshmi, Alumus of SSSIHL Anantapur Ms.Santhanalakshmi alumnus of Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning from Anantapur campus addressed the youth members present there to follow the guidelines laid out by our Swami. Point on “You do My work, I will do your work”, was explained to the youth present at the venue.

Speech by Shri.Krishnamurthy, Alumus of SSSIHL Prashnathi Nilayam Shri.Krishnamurthy delivered a lively speech on his experiences with Swami to all the youth members present at the venue. His speech was a mixture of narration of his own experience, hardship travel in his life, his achievement and interactions with Swami, and also on the way we should conduct ourselves in the world. He jovially narrated his team’s experience in staging a audio visual drama at the Divine presence few years back. He also included that we should have faith in Swami at any time and be a good sevadal in this organization. He said that, be it a rich stone favoured by rich families, or a nornal stone which is found everywhere, we have to be a good and great stone which is chiseled and developed by our Balvikas gurus of this organization.

Green Initiative -> “Avoiding Plastics” Also to follow what we preach, no plastic cups and plates were used in the programme for any purpose. Instead Stainless steel cups and plates with plantain leaves were used for serving. Gunny bags were used instead of plastic bags for removing wastes. To avoid plastic folders for invitations, thick cards were used.

Vote of Thanks Shri.A.T.Murali, our District Youth Leader (Gents), summarized briefly on this programme and its importance. Also he mentioned about the speakers today and asked the youth present there, to maintain the same vigor acquired today to do Seva in our organization. He thanked Bhagawan for making this a grand success. Sadhana sheet was distributed to all the members present at the venue to use on a daily basis and report the same in the next meeting. He also listed the next steps of this youth meeting, mentioning the months of followup meetings for the next 6 points in the 9 Point Code of Conduct, laid out by our Beloved Swami.

Next Steps Discussion and plan was also drafted to conduct this program for next quarter of this year, as provided below.

Month Activities September Practise of 4th, 5th, 6th point of code of conduct December Practise of 7th, 8th, 9th point of code of conduct

Spiritual Diary Distribution to all participants of the camp, to note-down their watch on thoughts, words and deeds.

Bal Vikas Alumni Meet

Date : 10th - February-2019

Day : Sunday

Time : 2 PM to 6 PM

Venue : Poondy Bazaar Samithi

Title : District Balavikas Alumni and Youth Meet

Participation:

No. Of Balavikas Alumni : 17

No. Of Convocation Students : 11

No. Of Youth - Gents : 44

No. Of Youth - Mahilas : 32 Office Bearers presided:

• State Medical Activity Coordinator, Shri.A.Gunasekaran,

• District President of Villupuram and ThiruAnnamalai, Shri.Saravanan

• District President of Kanchipuram South Shri.N.Shankaranarayanan

• All District Office Bearers of Kanchipuram South

Invitation & Poster:

Purpose of the Programme:

The objective of this meet was to first and foremost, provide proper guidance, leadership skills, team spirit, inspiration and motivation on the diverse types of activities that could be taken by Sai youth and to give the Diploma certificate for the pass-out Balvikas Group-3 students who got convocation at Prashanthi Nilayam on January 2018. It was a platform to appreciate Yeoman Service renderers of our District which is really an encouragement for all the youth and elders gathered. To guide and motivate pass-out students on how to face the world outside and to shine as students of Swami in their real life. To impart the value of Prashanthi Seva to all youth members and make them to participate in it every year. Time-line description of Activities:

The programme started with Flag hoisting in the morning. 02:00 PM : Omkaram and Lighting the Lamp Programme started with Omkaram and Lighting the lamp of Love by District Office Bearers of Kanchipuram South district.

02:05 PM : Veda Chanting by Con Call Veda Learners Veda chanting was performed by the Balavikas Alumni and Youth members of our District. Chanters were learning Veda via Con-call classes conducted by Shri.Vijayaraghavan, in three batches. Ghana-Paatam Medha Suktham, Sri Rudram were also chanted.

02:25 PM : Bhajan by District Bhajan Team District Bhajan Team performed a vibrant bhajan for 20 minutes. The team consisted of Balavikas Alumni who got trained formally in singing and musical instruments.

03:00 PM : Procession by Certificate recipients A process was held with Group-3 Certificate receiving students participating in it along with office bearers holding the Sarva Dharma symbol flag. The team entered the Bhajan Hall with salutations to Bhagawan.

03:10 PM : Welcome speech by District President of Kanchipuram South Shri.N.Shankaranarayanan, DP of Kanchipuram South, welcomed all the dignitaries of the event, namely Shri.A.Gunasekaran, State Medical Activity Coordinator, Shri.Saravanan, DP of Villupuram and ThiruAnnamalai districts, all district office bearers, Balavikas Gurus, Balavikas students and other youth members present. He motivated the Balavikas students to engage themselves in any of the three wings of our (Seva, Educational, Spiritual) organization. That will be the Guru Dakshina of every Balavikas Alumni which they will be giving to their gurus. 03:30 PM : Group-3 Diploma Certificate Distribution Certificates were distributed to the Group-3 Diploma students, by Shri.Saravanan, DP of Villupuram and ThiruAnnamalai districts, Shri.A.Gunasekaran, State Medical Activity Coordinator, Mrs.Saravanan, DP of Villupuram, Mrs.Dr.Vishalakshi, Kanchipuram South. All the diploma students were gifted with the following items. a Colorful Medal with Balavikas Log imprinted on it, Group-3 Diploma Certificate, New Year Swami Calendar- 2019, and a laminated photo listing the Nine Point Code of Conduct (in English and Tamil) laid out by Swami for us to follow.

03:45 PM : Honoring Yeoman Service renderers of Kanchipuram South District Members of Kanchipuram South district, who were actively participating in various wings of the organization, involved with dedication in multiple Seva activities, performing Selfless Seva to general public, were all honored by Shri.N.Shankaranarayanan, DP of Kanchipuram South, Shri.Saravanan, DP of Villupuram and ThiruAnnamalai districts, Shri.A.Gunasekaran, State Medical Activity Coordinator, Mrs.Saravanan, DP of Villupuram, Mrs.Dr.Vishalakshi, Kanchipuram South, encouraging and motivating them to continue their Seva for the upliftment of the district and also to the society at large. Recipients of the above mentioned award were honored and gifted with the below items. a) A Memento, imprinted with logo of our organization and an appreciation text b) New Year Swami Calendar- 2019, c) Photo of Swami d) A pack of Arulamudham books, which consisted compilation of various discourses of Swami at various occasions

Appointment of New District Bhajan Leader Shri.P.R.Neelakantan, Alumni of Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, was appointed as the new District Bhajan leader of Kanchipuram South District. He is a member of Prashanthi Bhajan group, a Harmonium player and an excellent Flutist, performed many events in presence of our Beloved Bhagawan in Prashanthi Nilayam, and he is continuing the same, in addition to his contribution to Radio Sai Global Harmony special programs.

04:00 PM : Speech by Shri.Saravanan, District President of Villupuram and ThiruAnnamali districts Shri.Saravanan, DP of Villupuram, delivered his speech to the all the members present, centering on the importance of Prashanthi Seva by quoting numerous practical experiences from his own life. He insisted the importance in doing Prashanthi Seva and more importantly expanding the Seva opportunity to general public along with the members of this organization. He wanted the members of the district to share the value of Prashanthi Seva with other people whom they face in day-to-day situations and make them join in doing Prashanthi Seva at least once in a year in any batch. His speech also covered the value of embracing other religious people with our organization for doing better service to the society. He quoted the example of Christian Missionary members participating in Bhajans organized by our organization in Villupuram District. This showed the unity of religions which our Bhagawan was insisting. He concluded his speech by expanding the acronym JOY as stated by Bhagawan. J - Jesus First O - Others Next Y - You Last

04:30 PM : Speech by Shrimathi.Rajalakshmi, Former DEC of Kanchipuram South district Former DEC touched many important points for the Balavikas Students in a jovial manner with potent messages. She wanted everyone to follow the ideals learned and practised in the past Balavikas student years in outside world. She also wanted the students to have a direct connection with Swami, with an example of having His Name on their tongue and doing Namasmara like a rope to tie Swami to them permanently. She also insisted to not fall prey for the modern technology and use it as wisely as possible only to the betterment of the individual and to the society at large. Her speech was an amalgamation of points from Arul Amudham voulmes which were the words of Bhagawan. 05:10 PM : Speech by Dr.Visalakshi, Kanchipuram South District Dr.Visalakshi, addressed the students citing her personal life experiences and the importance of Summer Course held at SSSIHL campuses every year. She wanted the students to have full faith in Swami for all the activities in which they are involved in day-to-day life.

She wanted the boy and girls to follow highest discipline in undertaking any activity in the outside world. She wanted our students to stand exemplary in duty, devotion and discipline at all times.

05:40 PM : Vote of Thanks by Shri.A.T.Murali (DYL- Gents), Mangala Arathi and Prasadham Distribution Our District Youth leader summarized the program agenda and gave a vote of thanks to all the organizers, Samithi members, Narayana Seva Sevadals, Dignitaries, students and the Youth members present. He insisted the gathering to provide continuous support as usual in going forward in the mission of our Beloved Bhagawan.

This year Balavikas Alumni meet and Youth meet came to conclusion in a grand manner. Prayers to our Beloved Bhagawan for this successful grand event which included many initiatives, accolades, etc., and to make us perform better more and more up to His satisfaction.

Date : 25-December-2018 Day : Tuesday Time : 8:00 AM to 1:30 PM Venue : Annadhaana Koodam, Vallakkottai Subramanyaswamy Temple, (near ), Tamil Nadu - 602105 Participation: No. Of Gents : 63 No. Of Mahilas : 36 No. Of Balavikas Students : 4

Activities performed:  Main Hall Floor cleaning and Bhajan  Two Store rooms cleaning, rearrangement, dusting spider web, cleaning fans.  Cooking store room cleaning,  Deity premises cleaning in the Koodam  Vegetable cutting for Narayana Seva  Dining Table cleaning and washing the Annadhaana Koodam floor  Floor and windows wiping  Cleaning the Cob Web in many places  Cleaning the outer veranda of the Koodam and clearing many plastics and other unwanted items (Water bottles, papers, covers, etc.,)  Trimming and cleaning the outside grass roots in the back side of the Koodam, with the assistance of the trust people  Cleaning and wiping the Silver ornaments and Silver Kavacham of Murugan, Valli, Deivaanai and Pillaiyar  Cleaning the Bhojan Hall and Serving Lunch in the Annadhaana Koodam

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Date : 22-July-2018

Day : Sunday

Time : 09:00 AM to 12:30 PM

Venue : Poondy Bazar Samithi,

No.21, Agasthiyar Street,

Tambaram East,

Chennai,

Tamil Nadu - 600059

Description:

Vrathakalpa Pooja and Thiruvilakku Pooja were conducted exclusively for Mahilas of all the Samithies and also for all Mahila office bearers of our district. Vrathakalpa Pooja means a holy rituals of worship (Pooja) in a prescribed procedures.

Sri Sathya Sai Vrathakalpa Pooja was written by Shrimati.Pedda Bottu. Thiruvilakku Pooja was peformed by our district Mahilas by chanting Sri Lalitha Sahasra Naamam.

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Date(s) : 30-March-2018 & 31-March-2018 Day(s) : Friday & Saturday Time : 08:30 AM to 05:00 PM on both days Venue : Sai Gardens Arambakkam Village, Serpancheri Panchayat (near Padappai), Chennai - 601301 Objective: To teach and develop various skills in arts and crafts for women, in our adopted villages, to uplift their self-employment. Organized with : SAFERWE Foundation, Bangalore. SSSVIP Adopted Villages: Arambakkam Karasangal Participation: Alumni from SSSIHMS Ananthapur Campus : 12 Trainees from SAFERWE Foundation, Bangalore : 2 No. Of Beneficiaries in adopted village : 25 Mahilas (19 - Arambakkam, 6 - Karasangal)

About the Programme: This programme is a workshop on imparting and training the skills in crafting various materials, for women in our SSSVIP adopted villages viz., Arambakkam and Karasangal. Programme had both theory and practical sessions from morning till evening of two days. Skills Imparted: Trainees from SAFERWE Foundation - Bangalore, taught various skills to the participated women in the village. Listed below are the items taught to be developed individually. 1. How to make Waste Basket (Dust-bin) with newspaper. 2. How to make colorful Caps from newspaper. 3. How to make Reception Bags made out of color chart papers. 4. How to create Sweet Box with laminated sheet and make it water proof. 5. How to make Ornaments from color beads a) Necklace, b) Earring, and c) Bracelet Method of training: All the participants were split into 5 groups. Each group consisted 5 members. Paper crafts and Ornamental crafts training took place simultaneously with dedicated trainers. Since paper craft training took place in parallel with Ornament crafts, we were able to cover many varieties in a short time. Groups were swapped after each training for the other one. This enabled equal importance to all groups and coverage of all the skills to all the groups on the same day.

Below collage are some snapshots of the training and the resultant product.

(Display of Ornaments created by one of the group)

Follow-up Steps Taken: 1. Convened all 25 participants every weekend (Sunday) and practice the learned skill, in presence of experienced trainers and recorded video tutorials. 2. Educational Coordinator from Tambaram Samthi - Shrimati.Gayathri, to monitor them in weekend practices. 3. Shrimati.Ilakiya from Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organization, , will guide them in weekend practices. 4. Months of vigorous training were provided exclusively for the above mentioned skill. 5. Placed orders of various crafted items, for general purpose use in Sundaram and other vantage places. 6. Participated Mahilas are benefited by gaining handful income (Rs.2000/-) from this training.

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Date : 23-June-2018 Day : Saturday Time : 08:00 AM to 01:30 PM Venue : Sai Gardens Arambakkam Village (adopted by SSSSO), Serpancheri Panchayat (near Padappai),

Chennai - 601301

Beneficiaries:

S. No. Animals benefited Count 1 Cow 200 2 Goat 180

3 Hen 120

4 Calf 50 5 Buffalo 50 6 Dog 5

About the Programme: This is a Veterinary Camp, organized for the welfare of animals in the area of our Sri Sathya Sai Village Integrated Programme (SSSVIP) adopted village, Arambakkam. The camp started @8 AM, after the breakfast, with 3 Omkarams.Since the cattle were at different places in the village, the team of doctors and assistants planned to reach them area wise and provide the treatment. Three teams were formed to accomplish this task. The above team was supported by Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organization members. Arambakkam village incharge Mr. Ranganathan, was with both the teams, coordinating the camp. Doctor gave injections and medicines to the required cattle. The village people of Arambakkam provided full support to conduct the camp successfully. They have arranged Butter Milk, and Tea in some places to encourage and support the team to do their work at the camp.

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Date(s) : 19-May-2018 Day(s) : Saturday Time : 09:00 AM to 11:30 AM Venue : Pavalavannam Temple premises, Melkathirpur, Big Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu - 631502 Objective: To clean the temple kulam which spans around an area of more than 3000 sq.ft. About the Programme: This is a Sadhana camp comprising the activity of cleaning the kulam in Pavalavannam Perumal Temple situated in Main Kanchipuram. This activity was undertaken by Main Kanchipuram Samithi. Around an area of more than 3000 sq.ft, two sides of the kulam were cleaned by our sevadals. Clearing all the unwanted grass in the steps of the kulam and cleaning the surface for better reach of public, were done. Balavikas Students, Gurus, and other sevadals actively participated in this two and a half hours activity and it was concluded by around 11:30 AM.

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Date : 24-June-2018 Day : Sunday Time : 08:30 AM to 04:30 PM Venue : Sitadevi Garodia Hindu Vidhyalaya Matriculation Higher Secondary School, No.2, Kalamegam Street, Tambaram East, Chennai – 600059

1) Shri.Vijayakumar, State Books and Publications Coordinator 2) Shri.A.Gunasekaran, State Medical Activity Coordinator

District Offices Bearers of Kanchipuram South participated

No. Of Blood donors : 54 Blood Donation Partner: Tamil Nadu State AIDS Control Society & Tamil Nadu State Blood Transfusion Council About the programme Officials from “Tamil Nadu State AIDS Control Society & Tamil Nadu State Blood Transfusion Council” came and setup the facilities supportive for donating blood at the first floor of the school entrance building. Before this the rooms and benches were well arranged by our Sevadals conducive for donation of blood. This camp was well organized by providing a well laid out bed with pillow facility, resting bench which is used by donors to relax after donation. Mango juice and cookies were provided to all the donors, right after their donation.

All donors went through filling up the registration form in ground floor and arrived at first floor for checkup. The doctor duly checked-up every donor, his blood pressure, pulse rate and for any other disorders. The sample of blood was tested at the entrance by another official, ensuring if the donor was eligible to donate his blood. Later the donors are called for donation in the order of registration, and setup the process of blood donation smoothly. Volunteers and officials together worked out well that, they attend personally to each donor and ensure they are safe from.

Blood samples were collected in short time and they are preserved duly in a container. After donation, the donors were asked to relax in the bed for few minutes and then sit on the bench with provided health drink.

Totally 54 donors happily donated their blood. A certificate of appreciation was issued but he institute for all the donors. Later the donated blood were taken to the respective hospital, for use of the very needy patients. Shri.Gunasekaran, State Medical Activity Coordinator, addressed the members present there, on the noble gesture of the council members and their efforts to collect blood from our sevadals. Later the council members were all honored by our State BPT Coordinator by presenting a token of love to all the officials present. ------Baby Dresses Distribution Tambram Samithi members distributed around 54 sets of Baby Dresses in Government Hospital @Chrompet on the occasion of Guru Poornima Celebration.

This year, November 2018, we celebrated the divine Birthday of our Beloved Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba in a very grand manner. The celebration was a week long, with participation from all groups of people in the society, in a collaborative way with various activities such as Maha Narayana Seva, Vastradhaanam, Hospital visits, Sai Kit distribution, and many more. S. No. Special activities conducted Beneficiaries

Ganapathi Homam, Navagraha Homam & Sudharshana Homam 1 Samithi members and general public @Perungalathur Samithi Premises, @Poondy Bazaar Samithi Premises

Abishegam to shirdi baba @ Samithi 2 premises & Sri Rudram Chanting, Samithi members and general public 108-times Sai Gayatri Chanting

Maha Narayana Seva distributed @ Paranur 3 180 - Patients Benefitted Leprosy Rehabilitation Centre

4 Narayana Seva @Kaspapuram 125 - Village People

Narayana Seva @Oldage Home - VGP 5 25 Elders Srinivasa Nagar

Bhajans and Narayanaseva was conducted.

Narayanaseva & ladoo distribution at 3 old 6 age homes (Madambakkam, Nanmangalam) Around 100 to 120 old age people had Swami meal Prasadam and enjoyed Bhajans

7 Narayana Seva @Chengalpattu 630 Beneficiaries

Bhajans and Narayanaseva was conducted.

Laddu Distribution to School Students and 8 Children at homes @Parvathy Nagar Around 100 to 120 old age people had Swami meal prasadam and enjoyed bhajans

Mat(paai) distributed @ Paranur Leprosy 9 180 - Patients Benefited Rehabilitation Centre 20-Kgs Bag to 180 Patients Sai Protein distributed @ Paranur Leprosy 10 Rehabilitation Centre (They will take Sai protein as per doctors advise)

Note Books distributed @ Gnanodhya 11 160 - Students School (Venkatapuram)

Laddu prasadam distributed @ Gnanodhya 12 160 - Students School (Venkatapuram)

Nilavembu powder distributed @ 13 160 - Students Gnanodhya School (Venkatapuram)

Sai Protein distributed @ Govt Hospital ART 14 40 - Patients Centre (Chengalpet)

Sai Protein distributed to (TB hospital 15 Sanatorium) ART centre patients 40 - Patients @ Samithi premises

4- Bedsheets were distributed to the Vastradhaanam for the needy peoples 16 needy at night in - (Perungalathur (Bedsheets) railway station)

Ekadasa Rudra Parayanam held @ Samithi 17 5 - Members Participated premises

All members of samithi, bhajana mandalis & Balvikas parents were Balvikas Cultural Programmes held @ 18 eagerly participated Samithi premises then General public also. (Around - 225 peoples) A Special speech by special guest All members of samithi, bhajana Ms.Vasumathi ( Alumna of Sri Sathya Sai mandalis & Balvikas parents were Institute 19 eagerly participated of Higher Learning ANANTAPUR Campus & then General public also. (Around - 225 Vice Principal of Vishwa Vidhyalaya School peoples) VANDALUR)

A Special speech by special guest Ms.Mala All members of samithi, bhajana ( Alumna of Sri Sathya Sai Institute mandalis & Balvikas parents were 20 of Higher Learning ANANTAPUR Campus & eagerly participated Principal of Vishwa Vidhyalaya School then General public also. (Around - 225 VANDALUR) peoples)

21 Blanket Distribution 25

22 Sai Kit distribution to Leprosy patients 20 Sai Kit for patients

Around 130 patients received Swami Vibhuthi Prasadam Distribution to patients 23 vibhuthi prasadam. Samithi members at Hindu Mission Hospital prayed for their quick recovery

Rally with bhajans in the surrounding Samithi areas with Swami Photos with 24 Pallaku Seva divine messages and Vibhuthi distribution

Sahasranama Aarchanai - Performed in Samithi premises and 25 More than 1, 50, 000 counts members' houses

Vallakotai Subramanya Swami Temple Serving Food for the Devotees 26 Service prepared by Annadhanam Trust

27 Sathya sai Virathakalpa Pooja Samithi members and general public.

Tailoring Course Tailoring courses are conducted at Parvathy Nagar Samithi premises for Sri Sathya Sai Vidhya Jyothi students’ parents from Guru Poornima Day. We have around 11 beneficiaries who are actively attending the classes conducted by one Samithi Bal Vikas Guru.

Previously Tailoring machines were inagurated by our District Educational Coordinator Shrimathi.Meenakshi Shankaranarayanan, @Pavathy Nagar Samithi premises on Ganesh Chaturthi.

Aradhana Day Celebration All Samithies celebrated Aradhana Day with devotion by expressing them in one month long serving the fellow men with care. E.g., Perungalathur Samithi members celebrated it with Narayana Seva to 100 people and Vastradhanam to 21 people.

They also distributed Sai Protein to ART centre in Chengalapttu and Government TB Hospital @Tambram Sanatorium

On another occasion on 8th of July 2018, Perungalathur Samithi distributed the following items to Paranur Leprasy rehabilitation centre patients. A) 1 Box Gauze pads, B) Micropore Plaster.

Pallakku Seva We conduct Pallaku Seva on Ganesh Chaturthi and our Beloved Swami’s Birthday Celebrations.

Visit to Old Age Homes Members of Indira Nagar Samithi visit Old Age Home and conduct Narayana Seva to the inmates of the Home. We also celebrate special occasions in the Home along with them.

Balvikas Cultural Programmes Bal Vikas Cultural Programmes are conducted at various occasions such as 1) Eswaramma Day Celebration 2) Swami Birthday Celebration 3) Special Occasions - Functions

Parenting A Parenting programme for Bal Vikas parents is conducted on Eswaramma Day every year. Many Samithies actively take part in that. Few screen clippings are provided below.

Sadhana Camp @Rajagopala Swamy Temple @Manimangalam A Sadhana Camp was conducted at Rajagopala Swamy temple located at Manimangalam village. Many sevadals of different age actively took part in the Seva.

Inaguration of New Bal Vikas Centres New Bal Vikas Centres were started and are performing at the below Samithies in this year. 1) Parvathy Nagar - (Group 1 - 12 students, Group 3 - 2 students) 2) Indira Nagar - (Group 1 - 15 students and 1 Guru) 3) Poondy Bazaar - (Group 1 - Taken by Bal Vikas Alumni @East Tambaram)

Butter Milk Distribution On every Sri Rama Navami, all Samithies in our District do Butter Milk distribution Seva to a very large number of people in and around the following points in their area. 1) Auto Stands 2) Bus Stops 3) Schools Along with this Seva, we also perform Ramayana Story telling by Bal Vikas children and Musical Offerings on Lord Rama.

District Bhajan Team - @Sundaram and Bhajan Vikas Our District Bhajan team is performing Sai Bhajan regularly at Sundaram temple (Residence of our Beloved Bhagawan), on the below days, 1) Third Saturday of every Month 2) Fifth Saturday of every Month Our team consists of 15 singers with various talents in vocal and percussion. We also regularly conduct Bhajan Vikas to Bal Vikas students and train them to include in our Bhajan Team. Practice sessions are conducted once in a month on 2nd Sunday. We also performed Nagarasankeerthanam on 5th Sundays in 4 Samithies in our district. Our Bhajan team also visited Swami’s residence @ this year and performed there on account of Punaruddharana of the building. We also conduct Bhajan Workshops in our district for the betterment of our district members and to induct new singers to train them effectively in all dimensions of singing. Below is the screen clipping which was taken when we had a musical session with Sri.Sriram Parthasarathy and his team.

Veda learning via Audio Conference Call Our district took a innovative step in teaching Veda to interested learners in any area with the support of a basic feature phone by conferencing with many people at the same time.

Shri. Vijayaraghavan, former District Veda Coordinator, started this initiative and this is continuing successfully till date with more members joining. This has resulted in dramatic increase of Veda Chanters in our district including students and elders. Veda session are taught in batches as mentioned below. 1) Morning | 6:15 AM to 6:45 AM 2) Night | 8 PM to 9:30 PM Sri Rudram, Navagraha Mantram, Neela Suktham, and many such Sukthams are taught parallely to different groups of learners daily.

Sai Kit Distribution @Leprosy Hospital @Tambaram Sanatorium Poondy Bazaar Samithi members distributed 20 Sai Kits to the patients in the Leprosy hospital near sanatorium. The kit contained Swami Prasadam like Swami photo, Vibhuthi prasadam along with that Tooth paste, Brush, Bathing Soap, Shampoo, Washing soap, Biscuits, horlicks, Boost, oil, Apple

Dental Screening Camp @Arambakkam (SSSVIP adopted village) Venue : Arambakkam Government School. Beneficiaries : 32 Students

Eye Check-up Camp @Arambakkam (SSSVIP adopted village)

Venue : Arambakkam Sai Gardens. Beneficiaries : 139 patients Eye Glass : 117 patients received eye glasses.

SERVICE ROSTER FOR - DECEMBER - 2018

Sundaram Service

Date Day Samithies Incharge

04-Dec-18 Tuesday Indira Nagar 07-Dec-18 Friday

11-Dec-18 Tuesday Perungalathur 14-Dec-18 Friday

18-Dec-18 Tuesday Guduvanchery 21-Dec-18 Friday

25-Dec-18 Tuesday Chengalpattu 28-Dec-18 Friday

Omandurar Super Speciality Hospital Service

Date Day Samithies Incharge

07-Dec-18 Friday Chengalpattu

14-Dec-18 Friday Maraimalai Nagar & Madambakkam

21-Dec-18 Friday Poondy Bazaar

28-Dec-18 Friday Indira Nagar

Guindy Temple Key Holder Service Sundaram Seva Kanchipuram South From Date To Date Samithies Incharge district does Sundaram Seva twice a week. 10-Dec-18 16-Dec-18 Poondy Bazaar 1) Tuesdays of every week 17-Dec-18 23-Dec-18 Parvathi Nagar 2) Fridays of every week 24-Dec-18 30-Dec-18 Tambaram 6 Gents Sevadals are 31-Dec-18 06-Jan-19 Parvathi Nagar attending the weeks seva @Sundaram on all weeks of the year. We have a roster to provide opportunity to all Samithies in our district.

Guindy Temple Key Holder Seva We participate in this Seva on alternate months of the year. We do Key-holder duty Seva @Guindy temple which includes opening and closing of the temple, maintaining records on count of people visit, serving in Narayana Seva, Crowd control and other activities. We do this Seva for 6 months in a year (alternate months) with every Samithi allotted for the entire week. This way four Samithies participate in this Seva for a month and the other Samithies get chances in subsequent months as per the rotational support chart.

Omandurar Hospital Seva Our district participates in this Seva on Fridays of every week. Two sevadals from our district do this Seva and this follows the rotational support chart we have in our district which provides this Seva opportunity to all Samithies.