S.C.G.R. Higher Secondary School provides education access to ~700 children from low income families in Amaravathipudur, India (7 km from Karaikudi in Tamil Nadu). Affectionately referred to as “Gurukulam”, the school was founded as a charitable institution in 1931 based on Gandhian values which it still follows to this day. It is an institution knows for its discipline and has produced several prominent alumni including Kaviarasu Kannadasan, eminent tamil philosopher and poet.
The institution is one of only a few that couple quality education with affordable hostel facilities for the rural poor it services. Over the past decade, the school’s management has started rejuvenating this historical institution and positioning it to meets the needs of a modern education, including upgrades to its 70 year old physical infrastructure.
