Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Creating Values - Individual Morality


GNK has been involved in the process of cultivating individual morality in the society. All social evils like poverty, corruption and war mongering nature of affluent people traces their cause to the loss of individual morality. Whatever may be the economic development of a society, when it losses it's moral, it is in brink of a collapse. Our society is in the trancient phase of development witnessing much social inequilities thereby corruption and crime. The need of the moment is uphelding individual morality. GNK is proud of being an expert in this aspect as it is doing the same for the past 30 odd years. Come let's join hands in this brave experiment and make a difference.

Monday, March 24, 2008

Contact Us

ADDRESS:
G. BALASUBRAMANIAN
38/8 , KALASANDHI KATTALAI STREET,
KUMBAKONAM,
TAMIL NADU,
INDIA.
612001.


 
PHONE NUMBER :  91 - 9952793520
                                     91 - 9443874450
EMAIL ID: gnk.kumbakonam@gmail.com


30 years of existence for a non profit organization involved in free education needs your complete support now. GNK aspires to extend it's existing building and it's area of activities. Come let’s participate in this noble cause. Please contact us if you have the resource to further this ambitious cause or if you have the need to benefit from this organisation. With your cooperation The light of literacy can shine even more brighter.

Informal Schooling

GNK organises informal schooling right from elementary stage to the X and XII level. The target groups include working people who cannot afford formal schooling due to their economic and social conditions. The classes are organised in morning and evening hours so as not to affect their work. School students who failed in the board exams are also inducted under this programme.

At present 50 students are studying under this program. The course involve no fees and teachers are working on voluntary basis. GNK has adopted its innovative educational model of “Volunteer Service - No Fee - Education to All” to serve its motto of "Economy should not be a stumbling block in education". Over the 30 years of our existence more than thousand people have benefited through this service.

Illakkiya Vattam (Literary Circle)

Illakkiya vattam is a GNK initiative to provide a platform for students and intellectuals to exchange their ideas especially in Tamil Literature. The literary gathering is organised every month in GNK premises on a particular topic with the lecture by an expert. Various dignitaries have delivered their lectures through this platform. 'Art Analyst ' Mr. Denuga has taken keen interest in this programme and is the moving spirit behind this initiative.

Some of the dignitaries made Illakkiya Vattam proud include:

writer Prabhanjan
writer S. Ramakrishnan
Mr. Aadal arasu
Sthapathy Vidhyasankar
Professor Marx
Professors of Tamil and English faculty in Kumbakonam colleges
and Many other dignitaries.

National Language Centre


Integration of India through Hindi is one of the dearest programme of Gandhiji and GNK is proud of working for that cause. GNK through this programme teaches Hindi to about 250 students annually through the curriculum of Dakshin Bharath Hindhi Prachar Sabha. Over the 30 years of our service GNK has created hundreds of graduates in Hindi and has imparted Hindi knowledge to thousands of young generation. For this programme also GNK has adopted its innovative educational model of "Volunteer Service - No Fee - Education to All" .

Tracing the footprints

The Birth :
It was one bright summer day of June 1975. A few enthusiastic youths of Kumbakonam thought of the plight of poor students who did not get through in their school final exams studies. Thus was born Gandhiadigal Narpanik Kazhagam.
A Peep into the Principles:
The idea was to provide free coaching to students who are unsuccessful in school final exams and who could not afford private coaching for their second attempt. The guiding principle is Economy should not be a stumbling block in Education .
Getting Ambitious:
The classes with 20 students and 5 teachers went so well that coaching for students unsuccessful in P.U.C. Exams was also started. As the whole team was fired by Gandhian Philosophy, Hindi was thought of as the thread that could tie the Nation together and thus Hindi classes went on stream. Kumbakonam with significant population of weavers needed a place where the unfortunate weavers who were forced to discontinue studies for economic reasons can continue them at their convenience. Adult education classes during the night were started in 1979 and the response was tremendous as numerous students got through in Eighth & Tenth standard public exams.
The Tenth Birthday :
In 1985 it was one of the proud moments. The institution completed 10 years of existence which was indeed a major milestone . It made it happen for an organization which drew its strength and faculty from bright students of Hindi classes who after completion try to repay the support to run all the programmes without hindrance free of cost.
Getting stronger :
In 1995 with all support of alumni, students & philanthropists, an own place to house Kazhagam was purchased. Also the organization became registered as per statutes.
An Appeal :
30 years of existence for a non profit organization involved in free education needs your complete support now. GNK aspires to extend it's existing building and it's area of activities. Come let’s participate in this noble cause. With your cooperation The light of literacy can shine even more brighter.

About Us


We are an organisation driven by GANDHIAN philosophy involved in providing free education since 1975. We have around 500 students and 25 volunteer-teachers who handle all classes without taking a single pie. Our financial sources are voluntary contributions from students, alumni and other generous noble souls. We give utmost importance to discipline and being guided by Gandhian principles, We hope to light a lamp of literacy, which though small, drives away darkness of ignorance.