Mrs. Kavitha has been a Hope staff member for the past eight years. Her responsibility and dedication to the teaching profession are exemplary. She plays an essential role in shaping the future of students in Pattavarthy Hope Station in Kumbakonam. “I have loved the teaching profession from...
Coimbatore’s Hope Learning Station (HLS) is proud to have Menaka as a student. She emerges from a poor family. Her mother is a homemaker and her father, who works for daily wages, is still unable to repay the debt he had taken a few years back. Menaka is a bright, emerging young woman who...
Sucharitha, a member of the 7th class at one of Tripura Foundation’s Hope Learning Station in Coimbatore, is always seen beaming with a smile on her face. Her father works as a coolie, her mother is a housewife, and her one elder brother is studying in 9th grade. Sucharitha is soft-spoken by...
Ms. Selva Sundari has served as a Hope Learning Station staff person Hope staff member for the past eight years. Her responsibility and dedication are extraordinary. She says, “I love the teaching profession. The ultimate goal of teaching is to promote learning. For the most part, learning...
For the past three years, Kayalvizhi has been a Hope Learning Station (HLS) student from Class 9. She and her two siblings come from a humble family. Her father Velmurugan is a fisherman, while her mother, Dhana Backiyam, is a homemaker. Kayalvizhi’s HLS mentor recalls when Kayalvizhi first joined...
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Mr. Prasanth is a Hope Learning Station alumni who attended the program for four years as a student. Currently, he is pursuing studies in engineering and is a staff member at the Hope Learning Station in Coimbatore. According to Prasanth: “I feel being a teacher is a matter of being proud and at...
This International Women’s History Month, Tripura Foundation aims to improve the economic status of women, girls, and their families by providing educational training and skills development. With the new skills that they obtain, women and girls are able to get jobs and even better, establish their...
At 12 years of age, Kavipriya is a young and vibrant student of Class 7. Her mother is a homemaker and her father works in a local garment shop as a salesman, making just enough to feed the family. Two years ago due to unforeseen circumstances, Kavipriya’s father lost his job, and their lives...
On February 1, 2020, children in each of the Hope Learning Stations celebrated our Founder’s birthday with great cheer, happiness, and enthusiasm. The children developed beautiful handmade birthday cards for Dr. Pillai. In the spirit of hope, they planted tree saplings in their area in...
Timmy “Narada” Sarker is a spiritual seeker who stumbled into Dr. Pillai’s teachings in a time of great need, and it created many miracles in Narada’s life. Dr. Pillai’s blessings and empowerment enabled him to create beautiful devotional music, which he has shared with the...
The Pongal festival (also referred to as Thai Pongal) is a multi-day and annual agricultural celebration observed by the Tamil community. Pongal, a solar festival, honors farmers, community, and gift-giving. While the festival takes place from January 14 – 17, 2021, the children of...