"If your plan is for one year, plant rice. If
your plan is for ten years, plant trees. If your plan is for one hundred years,
educate children." —
Confucius
Human Development Program
A gurukul is a type of school in India, residential in nature, with shishyas (students) living in proximity to the guru (Teacher). In a gurukul, shishyas reside together as equals, irrespective of their social standing, learn from the guru and help the guru in his day-to-day life, including the carrying out of mundane chores such as washing clothes, cooking, etc.
Education
AKOHAM aims at providing free education to the children in the nearby village and other poor families. The focus will be to provide basic education and vocational training for the kids with provision of Mid Day Meals. The school further aims at conducting environmental projects in villages, working at local health clinics and assisting at major healthcare projects.
The main objective of The Gurukul is to provide:
To establish,
construct, maintain, run, develop, improve, extent grant, donate for and to aid
in the establishment, maintenance, improvement and extension of schools and
other educational institutions including Vocational Training Centers, research
centers and Audio/Video education centers and Hostels for students pursuing
their studies.
To institute studentship, scholarships, stipends, medals,
prizes, etc., to help and encourage deserving students, and to provide monetary
aid to students, scholars and teachers for pursuing their education.
To organize, conduct and assist in the organizing and
conducting of Lectures, Seminars, Workshops and Symposia on arts, science,
agriculture, commerce and Leadership and other subjects of general and academic
interest to people
