Arisi in Various Hues
Started in 2012, the Swami Dayananda Farms cultivates and promotes native rice consumption. Did you know that even 70 years back, over 1 lakh heritage rice varieties were sown and consumed across regions in India. At the Swami Dayananda Farms, over 276 rice varieties are currently being cultivated. Over 10 acres of farm land is […]
The Power of Alternative Healing
For over 7 years now, homemaker Ms. R. Ramadevi has been consulting with the primary doctor at the Swami Dayananda Ayurveda Clinic, Kodavasal, for gout fingers in both her hands. “The initial diagnosis revealed high uric acid content in the blood. But now with diet changes and regular medication, the pain is manageable,” she shares. […]
Dayavanam: The Plant Kingdom at Manjakkudi
Manjakkudi is home to a variety of flora and some very attractive fauna. The idea of having a micro forest in the sprawling educational campus at Manjakkudi was to instill the importance of afforestation and to make the overall environment healthy and free from pollutants. Dayavanam is a forest garden created by Swami Dayananda Educational […]
As Good As It Gets: Fresh, Pure and Wholesome Milk
Its holy cow and no less in the Indian tradition. While bovines are deeply venerated in our culture, this project by SDET has provided the villagers a sustained means to livelihood. Started in 2012, the Swami Dayananda Goshala in Manjakkudi currently houses 75 cows. The main breed varieties include Tharparkar, Red Sindhi, Sahiwal, Rathi, Gir […]
Up, Up and Away: Reaching Out to the Stars and Beyond
Sri. Sivaramasudhan S is a proud alumnus of the Semmangudi Govt Aided Higher Secondary School, Sembangudi, Tamil Nadu. It is one of the educational projects under the Swami Dayananda Educational Trust (SDET) banner. At present, Sri. Sivaramasudan is serving as Scientist/Engineer ‘SE’ at U R Rao Satellite Centre (URSC), Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Bengaluru. His […]
From Down Under: The Vedas Thunder
It’s literally been a leap of faith for Sri. S Jankiraman. From Manjakkudi to now Melbourne, Sri. Janakiraman carries with him the soft power of our Vedas and ancient wisdom. As soon as he landed in Melbourne around four years back, Sri. Janakiraman not only got accustomed to his new surroundings almost immediately but also […]
Rites of Passage: From Serene Kodavasal to Singara Singapore
That everything happens on gun time at Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple, Singapore has left a deep impression on senior priest, Sri. Sridharan Sikkil. An alumnus of the Swami Dayananda Vedapatashala, Kodavasal, Sri. Sridharan came to work at the Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple, Singapore in 2024. “The chief priest at the temple here hailed from the […]
