G.Prabhavathi, with a strong belief that the child is the right instrument to change the face of the society, gave up their secured government jobs in Women Development and Child Welfare Department. They took training in an international training institute run by Mr. Justen, the personal representative of Mariya Montessori to equip themselves as full fledged Montessori Teachers. When school for threes were unheard of, in 1965 they started a “House of children” in the name “Sri Venkateswara Bala Kuteer” with a single child on rolls. Hurdles like financial stringencies and inhibition towards a new system have been transformed into stepping stones to reach their goal – Education with
love towards the mother land
concern for the fellow being
respect for the human values so on and so forth
The Literary works of Dr.N.Manga Devi helped to motivate the children in this direction. Her effort in this field has been recognized at the state and national international levels. After the successful venture in academics, the providential meet with Mother Theressa, continuous financial and moral support from their beloved students and the inner urge to serve the needy resulted in the emergence of Chetana a Multipurpose Rural Project offering
security to the child
guidance to the young
solace to the old
Their contribution to the field of education and service to the needy brought them many awards and rewards at National and International level. To mention a few
The National Award for Child welfare from the President
The National Award Sarvottama Acharya from Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
National Award as Best Academician
National Award from NCERT for Children’s Literature. Mukya Adhyapak Siromani from the Association of the CBSE Schools
Katragadda Peace Award
Siromani Award from ATA, New York
Life Achievement Award in the field of Education from TANA, Chicago.
