Fwd: R.E.A.C.H. (Rural Education And Conservation of Heritage) Foundation

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R.E.A.C.H. (Rural Education And Conservation of Heritage) Foundation

 

 

>R.E.A.C.H. Foundation is founded by Dr. T. Satyamurthy,

>Superintending Archaeologist and Former Director of Archaeology

>Kerala is a leading Archaeologist and had made many land mark

>findings in India. Along with him, the following members join hands

>as board members:

>

Mr.S.Hariharan, Leading Auditor in Chennai city,

Mr. V.Sekar fondly called as Sivapathasekaran in temple reconstruction groups,

Mr.P.N. Subramanian who is an entrepreneur and a leading SAP

management consultant in the IT sector,

Mr. Sundhar Bharadhwaj who owns his own construction company, but

also an accomplished history lover with an M.Phil in history coming on his way

and

The temple_cleaners , founded by Mr.Rajan Ganesh and hisgroup

members.

 

The aim of REACH Foundation is toPreserve and conserve the built up heritage -

Remains of India

>mostly in rural area with the participation of the villagers and

>stake holders of the heritage sites and buildings.

>Educate rural mass about making temples reach its pristine glory and

>restart all temple centric social activities. Thus, a regular

>percentage of money earned from the SHGs (self help group) started

>by REACH to be utilized for renovation works of the Foundation.

>To educate the mass about the importance of preserving old

>historical monuments and scriptures

>To teach youth how to decipher interpret and carry out research on

>kalvettus (Inscriptions) and ancient scriptures,

>To aid economically weak scholars, Traditional Artists, Pundits and

>artisans to improvise their living conditions and hence their art.

>To encourage the use of traditional building materials

>and extend

>helping hand in developing indigenous methodology and conduct

>research to develop advanced technology

>To make a Forum for corporate and philanthropists to contribute to

>the reconstruction of ruined heritage buildings.

>To generate employment in rural area adjoining the heritage sites by

>conducting theme- tours to unknown tourist spots, with the help of

>trained guides

>To train rural educated youths as Tourist Guides.

>

>All history and heritage lovers, enthusiasts who want their culture

>to be preserved can contribute to this great idea in following ways:

>

>Identify and intimate us through emails, mails or phone about the

>temples and other heritage Buildings which are in ruins.

>Photographs, geographical location with road maps would be ideal.

>This would help us in creating a database.

>Generate interest in like minded

>youth and develop groups who can

>volunteer in our cleaning and reconstruction activities.

>Inform us about any other group you know similar to this, their work

>and contact details. We would be glad to publicize their work too

>through our forum and website.

>Spare some regular amount every month for this cause

>Write and make all friends, philanthropists and wealthy living in

>foreign shores to know about REACH and make them also share our

>project costs and build up awareness about Indian cultural sites to

>their foreign counterparts

>Encourage theme tourism and help friends visit Tamilnadu with a new

>perspective through REACH Foundation.

>

>Dear Indians, it is our duty to retain the lost glorious past and

>the symbols of our history. There are thousands of temples and

>heritage sites lying in ruins, waiting to unfold the real history to

>

>this modern world. Once lost, it can't be retrieved. It is time for

>us to join hands with R.E.A.C.H. Foundation of conserve our heritage.

>

>Please help us spread the message. Next time when someone pass

>across a ruined temple, request them to pass the message to us.

 

 

>We are contactable at:

>REACH Foundation

>26/43, Janakiraman Street,

>West Mambalam, Chennai 600 033. India

>Tel: call on 91-9444441181 or 91-9840762326

>email: reach.foundation.india or

>Please Visit http://templesrevival.blogspot.com and

>http://reachhistory.blogspot.com for the latest updates on our

>activity

 

 

 

 

 

 

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