Educating, Empowering and Lighting Liveshttps://www.deepam.in/https://www.deepam.in/2026/04/5-years-of-deepam-venkatachalam-kalyani-scholarship.htmlhttps://www.deepam.in/2026/04/5-years-of-deepam-venkatachalam-kalyani-scholarship.htmlIn October 2021, a long term active volunteer at Deepam – Venkat, came up with the idea of supporting deserving college students through a scholarship. Over the last 5 years, Venkat has always ensured the scholarship is funded, right at the start of the new financial year. The scholarship paid the college fee for a …Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:24:34 GMThttps://www.deepam.in/2026/04/deepam-venkatachalam-kalyani-scholarship-2025-26.htmlhttps://www.deepam.in/2026/04/deepam-venkatachalam-kalyani-scholarship-2025-26.htmlDeepam Venkatachalam-Kalyani Scholarship for the year 2025-26 is awarded to Priyadarshini & this is her story. Priyadarshini currently studies 2nd year B Com at a college* in Chennai. When she got in touch with Deepam in her 2nd year – her situation was fragile. Her dad passed away when she was 7 years (after abandoing …Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:15:42 GMThttps://www.deepam.in/2024/08/volunteer-feedback-ssn-college-student.htmlhttps://www.deepam.in/2024/08/volunteer-feedback-ssn-college-student.htmlThe Joy of Service: A gist of my journey as a volunteer in Deepam NGO In our busy lives, finding real satisfaction can be tough. My time volunteering at Punitha Joseph School in Nungambakkam with Deepam NGO has shown me just how fulfilling and transformative helping others can be. What started as a college …Thu, 29 Aug 2024 15:06:48 GMThttps://www.deepam.in/2024/02/annual-report-2022-23.htmlhttps://www.deepam.in/2024/02/annual-report-2022-23.htmlWe’re happy to present Deepam’s annual report for the academic year 2022-23. We regret the delay in publishing the same. As always, we have presented key highlights of the year, new additions, and way forward for the next year. This, we believe will offer you a good summary of Deepam’s work during the year. Please …Sun, 11 Feb 2024 06:53:55 GMThttps://www.deepam.in/2023/07/priya-speaks-proudly-of-deepam-scholarship.htmlhttps://www.deepam.in/2023/07/priya-speaks-proudly-of-deepam-scholarship.htmlPriyadarshini Prakash, an economically disadvantaged student, has yet again benefited from the DEEPAM Venkatachalam-Kalyani (VK) Scholarship that has helped a bright student pursue her college education. Witness Priyadarshini, who’s in her third year engineering speak about how Deepam has been at the forefront of helping her with not only financial aid, but also with professional …Sun, 30 Jul 2023 14:47:57 GMThttps://www.deepam.in/2023/01/deepam-annual-report-2021-22.htmlhttps://www.deepam.in/2023/01/deepam-annual-report-2021-22.htmlSun, 08 Jan 2023 13:59:32 GMThttps://www.deepam.in/2023/01/deepam-venkatachalam-kalyani-scholarship-2021-22.htmlhttps://www.deepam.in/2023/01/deepam-venkatachalam-kalyani-scholarship-2021-22.htmlFor the year 2022, the scholarship has been awarded to Priyadarshini Prakash – Priya has been a brilliant student and has scored over 95% in both her class 10 & class 12. Her college education fee is supported in part through this scholarship. We are proud to further Priya’s college education through this. DEEPAM Venkatachalam-Kalyani (VK) Scholarship was …Wed, 04 Jan 2023 15:11:36 GMThttps://www.deepam.in/2021/10/deepam-venkatachalam-kalyani-scholarship.htmlhttps://www.deepam.in/2021/10/deepam-venkatachalam-kalyani-scholarship.htmlDEEPAM Scholarships was launched formally in early 2021, to provide financial support & guidance to less-priveleged students. This support can be utilised for college education (mostly) and also for school education. Today, Deepam Scholarships team is excited to announce a new collaboration program – a scholarship program that can be instituted by any donor – …Mon, 18 Oct 2021 00:01:57 GMThttps://www.deepam.in/2021/01/scholarships-in-2020.htmlhttps://www.deepam.in/2021/01/scholarships-in-2020.htmlEvery child deserves education – The basic requirement for gaining knowledge. Education is one of the fundamental supports that a child needs to become a productive adult. Many children don’t even get a chance at school education. Some don’t have the financial backing to go to college. It is Deepam’s vision to see every child …Sun, 03 Jan 2021 17:56:19 GMThttps://www.deepam.in/2020/12/deepam-covid19-student-relief-project-report.htmlhttps://www.deepam.in/2020/12/deepam-covid19-student-relief-project-report.htmlSun, 20 Dec 2020 14:19:33 GMThttps://www.deepam.in/2019/05/meet-the-light-sree-nandhini.htmlhttps://www.deepam.in/2019/05/meet-the-light-sree-nandhini.html‘’Great teachers emanate from knowledge, passion and compassion”– A.P.J Abdul Kalam Such is the passion of young Sree Nandhini, a dynamic volunteer from our Kalapatti center, Coimbatore. An MBA and a fashion designer, Sree Nandhini, is one of the group of young women who initiated the start of the 1st NGO Deepam center in Coimbatore. …Thu, 02 May 2019 09:30:22 GMThttps://www.deepam.in/2019/04/meet-the-light-series.htmlhttps://www.deepam.in/2019/04/meet-the-light-series.htmlMEET THE LIGHT   Rajagopalan R   “There are two ways of spreading light, – to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it”- Edith Wharton Rajagopalan R, fondly called as RR sir, is both the candle and the mirror to Deepam and its volunteers. A sprightly septuagenarian,  a doting grandfather, an enthusiastic volunteer and …Sun, 21 Apr 2019 08:54:07 GMThttps://www.deepam.in/2018/08/deepam-scholarship-program.htmlhttps://www.deepam.in/2018/08/deepam-scholarship-program.html“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world” – Nelson Mandela Acknowledging the importance of education in a child’s life, Deepam has been extending financial assistance to selected meritorious students every year since 2012, to meet their study-related expenses.The students are selected based on mark-sheets produced by them and …Sun, 19 Aug 2018 12:53:00 GMThttps://www.deepam.in/2018/07/deepam-annual-report-2017-18.htmlhttps://www.deepam.in/2018/07/deepam-annual-report-2017-18.htmlDeepam Annual Report 2017-18 by Deepam on ScribdSun, 22 Jul 2018 21:17:00 GMThttps://www.deepam.in/2018/06/school-teacher-award.htmlhttps://www.deepam.in/2018/06/school-teacher-award.htmlAt Deepam, we have some special people amongst us.  To volunteer for a few months is easy. To do that, for a year can be bit hard. To do that for 5 years takes a lot of motivation. To do that even beyond – thats like a ‘School-Teacher’. These volunteers show up every Saturday to …Thu, 14 Jun 2018 19:05:00 GMThttps://www.deepam.in/2017/10/interview-with-devi-nachiappan.htmlhttps://www.deepam.in/2017/10/interview-with-devi-nachiappan.htmlA happy picture of Devi with her center kids. Ms. Devi Nachiappan was a volunteer with Deepam for four years. She did her schooling at Vidya Mandir and then did her Undergrad in Economics at Stella Maris College. She is currently pursuing her MBA at ISB, Hyderabad. At Deepam, she won “The Outstanding Volunteer of …Tue, 17 Oct 2017 14:49:00 GMThttps://www.deepam.in/2017/09/deepam-annual-report-2016-2017.htmlhttps://www.deepam.in/2017/09/deepam-annual-report-2016-2017.htmlThu, 28 Sep 2017 16:08:00 GMThttps://www.deepam.in/2017/07/an-experience-that-exceeded-expectations-by-maduravalli.htmlhttps://www.deepam.in/2017/07/an-experience-that-exceeded-expectations-by-maduravalli.htmlWhen I came to Deepam today, I hit upon an exciting (for me J) idea and wanted to try it out. So, I made this crude picture and wanted to fill the slots with six words denoting places where we see many people. I was today handling the group that had Thirumalai, Venkatesh and Hariprasad …Wed, 19 Jul 2017 08:50:00 GMThttps://www.deepam.in/2015/02/deepam-half-yearly-newsletter-jul-dec-2014.htmlhttps://www.deepam.in/2015/02/deepam-half-yearly-newsletter-jul-dec-2014.htmlDeepam Half-yearly Newsletter Jan'15 v1Fri, 06 Feb 2015 16:34:00 GMThttps://www.deepam.in/2014/09/deepam-annual-report-2013-14.htmlhttps://www.deepam.in/2014/09/deepam-annual-report-2013-14.htmlTue, 16 Sep 2014 17:13:00 GMT