Mr. Siva (underprivileged & physically challenged) Lalgudi lives with his family in a minimal income earned by selling papads, snacks, agarbathis, cotton sarees, etc in and around Lalgudi using his tricycle/three-wheeled scooter provided by Tamil Nadu Government. He has a son (Mr. Murugan) and a daughter (Miss. Ramya); both studied in the local government school. His son is very intellectual, intelligent and scored high marks in his higher secondary public exams. Mr. Siva’s dream was to graduate his son (Mr. Murugan) as an Engineer from a renowned college but his financial status was a big barrier. He approached Meahlvanam Trust to fulfill his wish. With Meahlvanam Trust’s involvement, complete support and guidance, Murugan joined Kongu Engineering College, Erode, Tamil Nadu. During the four academic years (2016 to 2020), Meahlvanam Trust managed to pay of his academic fees and also connected Mr. Siva to donators who could financially support Murugan’s education, food and hostel expenses. Every year fees including hostel fees and food was paid till he completed his Engineering graduation. And with the help of Brother Edwin Arokiadoss (Principal, DonBosco High School, Lalgudi), we contacted Mother Teresa’s Foundation, Thanjavur. Thanks to Mother Teresa’s Foundation which partly supported Murugan by providing Scholarship amount Rs. 25000/- cheque every year till he completed the engineering course and made Mr. Siva’s dream come true.
