Ashok Mahindru through Mahindru
Charitable Trust is taking forward various social intiatives started by
his father Late Mr. Y. P. Mahindru, among them is Vedic Kanya High
School that is spreading light of education in girls from
underpriviledged class through modern technologies and ancient vedic
knowledge. Under the leadership and guidence of Mr. Ashok Mahindru, at
Vedic Kanya High School students from underpriveledged families get
education through a innovative amalgamation of Modern IT technology and
our ancient Vedic knowledge.
Girl Students studding with dell Smart Class software using laptops and teacher teaching using projectors
Our focus is not only academic brilliance but also moral values and
vedic teachings says Ashok Mahindru. “Vedic Kanya’s teachers visit the
area to aware the localities about the school and education. This school
is uplifting the community by educating the future generation and
explaining the importance of it to their parents.” adds Mr. Ashok
Mahindru.
Underlining the modern technologies used in the school Mr. Ashok
Mahindru says, “Indian American Foundation has helped the students to
come across documentary making. The management of the school encourages
such students by allowing them to create their own stories and
converting them into a documentary. From the beginning till the end, the
concept is handled by the student themselves. The school is not behind
in using new technologies in education. Dell has gifted the school Smart
Class’s software and provided teacher training for the same.”
Mr. Ashok Mahindru lays importance of our age old cultural heritage to the students of vedic kanya school |
Shalu Gupta, who got free education from the school with scholarship, is
a Chartered accountant now. “I am greatly indebted to the school and
wish them many more success stories in future."
Instilling our cultural value system and knowledge in our ancient vedas under the guidence of Mr. Ashok Mahindru |
“The need of the hour is to encourage
such organizations and volunteer groups who are already working for
woman empowerment and encourage more such organization to come up for
the cause. My father YP Mahindru was founder member of Vedic Kanya and I
along with my father are totally committed to the cause. We are keen to
help such organizations with all kind of support” says Ashok Mahindru.