About us

Mr.Sekar Viswanathan, the managing trustee, was on a visit to the cancer ward at the hospital when he saw that the levels of sanitation were not ideal for patients going through treatment. He felt the need to improve the cleanliness and hygiene levels since a patient’s immunity during treatment is at an all time low. This he felt could lead to delayed recovery or in some cases may complicate recovery. Hence, he started Viswajayam foundation so that he could carry out such a duty in an organised manner.

Now, Viswajayam foundation extends its charitable services from solely housekeeping and sanitation to also rendering educational and other charitable services such as food and water distribution, small entrepreneur support, medical treatment support and so on.

TRUSTEES

Sekar viswnathan

founder & managing trustee

Having been in the pharmaceutical trading industry for 35 years, Sekar Viswanathan, on a visit to the Government Royapettah Hospital Cancer Block, stumbled upon the need for better sanitation to enable quicker recovery of cancer patients susceptible to secondary infections due to low immunity. Born in a middle-class family, the impetus to serve humanity was intrinsic to him, and Viswajayam Foundation was born on 10th July 2013 in memory of his parents, Shri. Viswanathan and Smt. Jayalakshmi.

mala sekar

founder trustee

As a forbearing and passionate Kindergarten teacher, Mala’s forte has always been in reaching out to people and being the altruistic/compassionate person that she is. Sekar’s idea thrilled Mala, and they soon became partners in this humanitarian venture. Apart from supporting Sekar in administration from the back-end, Mala also contributes by actively participating in all of the trust’s activities. She believes that ‘Service to man is service to god’.

Ramakrishnan c

Trustee

Ramakrishnan, or Ramky as he is fondly called, has had over three decades of experience in the banking sector. He voluntarily retired from the Royal Bank of Scotland and joined Viswajayam’s Board of Trustees in 2017. The expertise he acquired while working with CSR teams made him passionate about community service. When he is not busy partaking in the trust’s activities, he enjoys teaching spoken English and Career Counsels to students and teachers. He is currently also the President of the resident’s federation in Adyar, FEDARA.

Venkatesh b

trustee

Venkatesh joined Viswajayam’s Board of Trustees in 2017, fulfilling his long desire to be directly involved in charitable activities. This drive to serve people arose from when he was elected the National Secretary of University wing of YMCA, when he travelled extensively and encouraged the youth to take part in social services. He also received his Masters in Social Work from the Madras School of Social Work. Despite his hectic schedule as a Senior Manager, he makes it a point to connect and contribute to serve the down-trodden.

Advisory board

Ram Kishore

Committee Member

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Krishna

Committee Member

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Rajan Antras

Committee Member

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Krishnana

Committee Member

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Committee members

Asha

Committee Member

Asha is a mother, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and much more. She runs a successful boutique specializing in ethically sourced materials. If she isn’t travelling across villages searching for local weaver communities, she is engaged in philanthropic work. She partners with various people to tackle social issues and often takes it upon herself to arrange funds for such causes. She also likes to work with underprivileged children; her latest initiative being free tuitions for children in her locality.