{"id":7,"date":"2023-08-14T07:44:16","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T07:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thandalam.net\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2026-09-01T06:54:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T06:54:13","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thandalam.net\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:1.15rem;line-height:1.7\"><strong>Dharaneeswarar Educational Trust<\/strong> was founded in February 2002 by a group of highly dedicated professionals with high integrity and an earnest urge to encourage and implement the building of a strong India by providing opportunities to underprivileged and disadvantaged people in rural areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Trust is dedicated to bringing societal progress through widespread quality education and the preservation of our rich cultural and spiritual heritage \u2014 the bedrock of our great civilization. The Trust implements these ideals through an <strong>Integrated Rural Development Program<\/strong> centered in and around <strong>Thandalam Village<\/strong>, located approximately 40 km north of Chennai in Thiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our Genesis &#038; Growth<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thandalam village is the holy birthplace that gave us our revered saint, <strong>His Holiness Pujya Shankaracharya Sri Shankara Vijayendra Saraswathi Shankaracharya Swamigal<\/strong>, Acharya of Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam. The school was established and continues to function under the benign blessings of His Holiness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Starting in a modest temporary shed in 2003, the school has grown into a full-fledged educational institution with all necessary government recognitions. To support continuous expansion, the Trust has procured 5 acres of land to develop a comprehensive campus offering modern classrooms, science labs, library facilities, and athletic grounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Primary Objectives of the Trust<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Education \u2014 Sankara Matriculation School<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Affordable Quality Education:<\/strong> Enrolling children whose families cannot afford high fee structures of commercial schools.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Empowerment of the Girl Child:<\/strong> Encouraging and retaining girl children in school, providing a secure local educational environment.<\/li>\n<li><strong>English Medium Excellence:<\/strong> Equipping rural students with strong English communication, digital literacy, and modern academic skills.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Local Teacher Empowerment:<\/strong> Providing teaching and leadership opportunities to educated young men and women from local villages.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Character &#038; Personality Development:<\/strong> Imparting moral instruction, physical fitness, sports, arts, and cultural pride.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Integrated Rural Development<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Empowering rural women and youth through skill development, technical training, and self-help initiatives to foster economic self-reliance and community prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Community Health Care<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prioritizing preventive health and wellness through free eye care camps, health check-ups, and nutrition awareness for families across Thandalam and adjoining rural clusters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dharaneeswarar Educational Trust was founded in February 2002 by a group of highly dedicated professionals with high integrity and an &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thandalam.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thandalam.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thandalam.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thandalam.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thandalam.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/thandalam.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":456,"href":"https:\/\/thandalam.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions\/456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thandalam.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}