Kanuru Varalakshmi Rao
FounderFounder of Swami Sivananda Memorial Institute (SSMI)
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Kanuru Varalakshmi Rao is the founder of Swami Sivananda Memorial Institute (SSMI) (1964)[1], an Indian non-profit working on women & children, education and livelihood from New Delhi.
Swami Sivananda Memorial Institute (SSMI)
Swami Sivananda Memorial Institute of Fine Arts and Crafts was established in 1964 by Smt K Varalakshmi Rao on a four-acre campus in Punjabi Bagh East, Delhi. It is a secular, non-religious, non-political institute working to help underprivileged women, youth and children realise their potential through education, health, nutrition, textiles and livelihood programmes. SSMI runs a Balwadi and primary and secondary schools as part of its programming.
Swami Sivananda Memorial Institute (SSMI) reports the following, on its own site:
- provides free eye care and treatment to over 12,000 patients annually, in collaboration with AIIMS Delhi and Vision For All, Switzerland
- runs a free school for 1,000 students
- Organisations
- 1
- Based in
- New Delhi
- Founded
- 1964
- Press
- 3
References
- [1] “SSMI was founded by Kanuru Varalakshmi Rao.” — Swami Sivananda Memorial Institute (SSMI). Source
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