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Uplifting Bright Minds
Vadlamudi Kotaiah Chowdary Charities Tenali was established by Sri Vadlamudi Kotaiah Choudary garu on 14.3.1966 through a WILL registered in Tenali Sub-Registrar Office and came into existence after 1981.
Sri Vadlamudi Kotaiah Chowdary garu was an advocate by profession, a leading lawyer and one of the respected citizens of Tenali. During Independence movement when Pandit Jawarlal Nehru visited Tenali in 1936, Sri Kotaiah Chowdary garu provided Hospitality to him in his house. It was also said that he served Tenali as a member of Tenali Municipality. He was the President of Sudarsana Colony Land Co-Operative Society, one of the Community Farming Societies formed in early 1950s with the support of the then Co-Operative Minister Sri Kalluri Chandramouli of the combined state of Andhra Madras Government under "Grow More Food" scheme of Government of India.
He was born in 1896 in a farmer's family in Moparru. His school education was in Trumella High School, obtained his Bachelor degree from Andhra Christian College, Guntur, law degree from a college in Kolkota. He decided to stay in Tenali practicing law for the service of the people.
Message from the Trustees
"You are the creator of your own destiny" said Swami VivekanandaSri Vadlamudi Kotaiah Chowday garu believed this and determined to make his own destiny. During his college days, he faced adverse financial conditions, but never lost his sight. He believed that that education with moral and ethical values is necessary to overcome the poverty and reach greater heights in the society. With moral and financial support of his brothers combined with his self determination to succeed, he completed his education successfully.
He wanted to give back to the society some thing what he got from it. This was the driving force in him to create a Trust and offer the fruits of education to those deprived by adverse financial conditions. We are grateful to him to the noble deed of establishing a Trust with such a generosity and foresight. His mission will be well served if the students, who received the financial assistance from the Trust, cultivate the virtues like integrity, truthfulness, hard wok, self-confidence, philanthropic attitude and humility but courage to do things which are good at large to the Society.
It is a great privilege to the Trustees too to get associated with the Trust, one of the Trustees(Dr. Vadlamudi Govardhana Rao) was also the beneficiary of the generosity of Kotaiah Chowday garu during his studies. We all join together to augment the resources of the Trust to help more number of needy students year after year not only financially, but also provide career guidance. We set our target of supporting about 100 students, if not more by 2025 as compared to about 80 students in the year 2022. We hope you would agree and extend your whole-hearted support to this noble cause set out by Sri Vadlamudi Kotaiah Chowday garu.
All the students who received the financial assistance from the Trust took an oath that they shall contribute to the Trust after they gainfully employed and settled comfortably in their life. We are glad to inform that the past students have been contributing after they settled comfortably. We firmly believe that their contribution would increase many fold in future. The Board of Trustees appreciates their gratitude to the Trust and their support to this social cause. We remember Sri Vadlamudi Kotaiah Chowdary garu forever and express our gratitude to him, by serving the people as serving GOD.
Objectives
- To help/ assist financially needy and academically meritorious students by providing scholarships to all sections of people in the society and provide career guidance.
- To carry out charitable activities leading to promoting and developing education, sports, fine arts, yoga, community development , welfare among all sections of people.
- To carry out any other activity of charitable nature for the development of the society.