Padala Charitable Trust (PCT)
Educational Scholarships for Poor & Community  Development

• God has always been planning things for me
  
  Naga Naresh Karutura has just passed out of IIT Madras in Computer Science and has joined Google in Bangalore.  What is so special about this 21 year old?

   

  Naresh is special. His parents are illiterate. He has no legs and moves around in his powered wheel chair. (In fact, when I could not locate his lab, he told me over the mobile phone, 'I will come and pick you up'. And in no time, he was there to guide me) Read More

   

• Caring for the Uncared (You will be amazed at this)
  
  N Krishnan left left 5-star job to feed the mentally ill. He feeds 400 mentally ill people on the streets of Madurai three times a day, every day, all 365 days of the year.
  
  The 28-year-old has been doing this for seven years via a charity called the Akshaya Trust.  Read More

• The Inspiring rags-to-riches tale of Sarathbabu
  
  He was inspired by his mother who once sold idlis on the pavements of Chennai, to educate him and his siblings. It was a dream come true, when Infosys co-founder N R Narayana Murthy lit the traditional lamp and inaugurated Sarathbabu's enterprise. Read More

• Helping Poor Indians Crack toughest test (IIT)

  Anand Kumar, a Maths teacher in Bihar, India, gives a whole new meaning to the term, Poor helping the Poor. Read More

• A winner is NOT one who NEVER FAILS, but one who NEVER QUITS!

  "Failure is the pillar of success! Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win."
  "Never Be Discouraged"
  Everything is okay in the end. If it's not okay, then it's not the end. Read More

   

• Power of Positive Talk
  I remember my dad teaching me the power of language at a very young age. Not only did my dad understand that specific words affect our mental pictures, but he understood words are a powerful programming factor in lifelong success. Read More

• Gopal Lal of Bhilwara
  Gopal, with a monthly salary of Rs. 2,500, provides shelter and care to over 50 neglected old women in Bhilwara. Read More

• Fish with Shark inside the Tank
  The Japanese have always loved fresh fish. But the water  close to Japan has not held many fish for decades. So to  feed the Japanese population, fishing boats got bigger and went farther than ever.. Read More

• Pray for Peace
  For what reason are we in favour of Peace? May all beings in the world be fortunate and be happy. Read More

• Devadosses: Believe in your Dreams and in Yourself

  They live life in loving detail. Sunsets, a special dish, an old tune, an unexpected guest, a sudden breeze -- when these things come by, they are There. When you embrace life you come alive to the beauty of the present. That's what these two have done. Read More

  
  

"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give"
                                                                            - Winston Churchill