Introduction:

Vaastu Foundation was registered as a Non Profit Public Charitable Trust on 3rd Day of July 2000 at Chennai  for helping the needy section of the Society with help in the form of Educational Assistance; Medical Assistance; Promoting Vedic Culture & Vaastu and other Occult Sciences;  Upgrade the quality of Living; Assistance for performing Marriages (by providing basic necessities) Assistance to Destitute Women and conduct free Eye / Blood / Health Camps etc.  The other activities also being pursued by the VAASTU Foundation are as per the Trust Deed.  

The trust is registered under section 12AA of the Income Tax Act, 1961 with Registration No.182/2000-01 and approved under Section 80G of the Income Tax Act, 1961 initially vide Director of Income Tax (Exemptions) Order DIT(E) No.2(162)/2000-01 dated 11.09.2000.The approval under 80G section has been renewed and extended from 1.04.2004 to 31.03.2006 vide Director of income tax(Exemptions) Order DIT(E) No.2(162)/2000-01 dated 19.12.03.  

Mr K Venkatesan, BE, M. Tech is the Chairman and Managing Trustee of VAASTU Foundation.  Mr.Venkatesan is a Gold Medalist in both Under Graduate and Post Graduate levels and is an Alumni of Anna University Chennai.  Mr K Venkatesan is a Young Dynamic Engineer by Profession - specialising in Robotics and Computer Image Vision and has extensively travelled across the Globe - (to places such as USA / Germany / Japan / UK / South East & Far East Asia) and was the recepient of the Best Student Award by the Alumni Association and was also the recipient of FIE Award for Excellence.  Mr Venkatesan has authored two books for IIT Madras in Robotic & Computer Vision Technology and have also had a lot of his papers published in all leading  Journals (specialising in Hi Tech Areas).

Mr Venkatesan is more known for his Charitable outlook and derives immense pleasure in being of use to Society at large and in particular to the needy.  This characteristic has led to the formation of the VAASTU Foundation and through this Charitable Trust - he has already commenced doing a lot of Social Services to the Society - especially to the poor and down trodden.  

It is stated with Pride here that Mr K Venkatesan's Services have been well recognized and appreciated by Organisations such as Lions International by giving appropriate titles in various forums.

VAASTU Foundation would like to place on record its deep sense of appreciation to  Mr.K.Venkatesan for giving life to this Organisation and thru it to many needy people.

Chairman's Message:

"A Man can be fortunate in many ways - but there is nothing that makes
 him more fortunate than the opportunity he has of serving others"

When we serve our Family we are not conscious of how we help it - we must learn to help people who are not our kin - other families , our Village or Home town, our Nation, indeed all Man kind.

I would like to recall the golden Words of Kanchi Paramacharya that:-

"We must regard any day on which we fail to do service to others as a
 day of impurity - by serving our fellow Men - we Serve the Lord"

NADAMADA  - K- KOYIL NAMBAR  -  K - KONRIYAL

PADAMADA  - K - KOYIL BHAGAVARKADAME

Which Means Serving People is Worshipping the God by Tirumular in Tirumandiram.In other words,Science,spiritualism and service are only three sides of the same coin if we are allowed to use such an expression.Service only makes us appreciate the unity in creation and the love for fellow human beings.our lives should be an unending story of realisation of this truth.No wonder our sages said in the Sastras, paropakarartham idam sareeram, which means this body is to serve others only.Let this be the motto and goal of our life.

In the Fourth Year of the Vaastu Foundation emphasis has been for Providing Educational Assistance / Annadhanam for Poor and Donations to other Charitable Organisations for similar causes.  Moving forward it is the Endeavour of the Trust to get fully entrenched in various activities such as:

1. Promoting Education & Training
2. Provide Marrige Assistance to Poor and Needy
3. Scholarships for deserving
4. Promote Free Eye / Blood / Health Camps
5. To Establish Old Age Homes
6. To promote / contribute for Women Welfare Activities
7. To Strive for a Casteless and Classless Socitey
8. To Carry out Relief Work for victims of National Calamities
9. To Promote Research Activities in Vedic & Occult Sciences
10. To Provide Consultancy & Guidance for the Public at large for Improving their Quality of Life.To conduct vaastu research and provide Vaastu guidance to public at large to provide in turn high quality of living.

I now have pleasure in introducing the other Trustees of the VAASTU Foundation:

Board Of Trustees:

Mr K Venkatesan
Chairman & Managing Trustee

Mrs V Padma Lakshmi
Trustee

Activities:

1. Donation to TTD ( Thirumala Tirupathi Devasthanam) towards NITHYA ANNADHANA SCHEME CORPUS FUND held by Nithyaannadhana Trust of TTD in Feb 2004. This scheme ensures feeding of poor and needy all the time througout the year at Tirumala.

2. Additional Design and Development of a Fullfledged  Website with address       www.vaastufoundation.org to disseminate and promote the mission objectives and activities of the Trust to Donors and people across the Globe.

3. Contribution to Annadhanam Fund of Sri Ekambareswarar Swamy temple,Kancheepuram.

4. Direct Annadhanam for over 500 people were performed at the Trust on the following days: 08.11.03, 08.12.03, 07.01.04, 06.02.04, 13.02.04, 06.03.04.

5.Contribution to Annadhanam Fund of Sri Chandramouleeswarar Temple, Thiruvakkarai, Villupuram District, Tamil Nadu.

6. Direct Educational Assistance to Ms.S.Srividhya, D/o Mr.B.K.Sreenivasan, C-19/6, TNHB Quarters, Padi, Chennai:600050 and to Master S.Prakash S/o Mr.R.Selvaraj, 25/10 VOC Street, T.Nagar, Chennai:600017.

7. Direct Marriage Assistance was provided to Ms.Vanamalini alias Kamala D/o Sri P.K.Varadha Bhattar, New No.22, Kumarasamy Nagar, Villivakkam, Chennai:600049.

8. Performed Annanadhanam through Kshipra Prasada Ganapathy Trust on 22.08.03

9. Performed poor feeding on 2.10.2003 at Ramanashram, Tiruvannamalai

10. Performed Feast to all the Orphan inmates of Vishranthi Charitable Trust of Chennai:18 on 21.09.2003

11. Medical Assistance to Mr.S.Jayaraman No.78 Sivan Koil Street, Kodambakkam, Chennai:600024.erformed Annanadhanam through Sri Vijayaraghava Trust on 22.08.03

12. Provided Counselling and explained peace providing procedures and exercises to Mentally Depressed people at the office of the Foundation on New Year Day.

13. Contribution to ANNADHANAM SCHEME of Sri Devarajaswamy Temple, Kancheepuram.

14. Under Festival Financial Assistance for poor scheme, donation was given to Mr.Veerabhadran, 43, 11th Street, Thiru-Vi-Ka Street, MGR Nagar, Chennai:600078 and to Mr.Karunakaran of 6, 13th Street, Thiru-Vi-Ka Street, MGR Nagar, Chennai:600078.

15. Donation of high quality Shoes with 2 pairs of socks and sweets for about 160 Orphan students (BothBoys and girls ranging from 5yrs to 20yrs of age) of the Saradha Sakthi           Peetam, 72, Kamaraj Salai, Old Perungalathur, Chennai 600 063 at a function in January 2004 organised by the Foundation at the Orphanage Premises.

16. Donation of high quality Shoes with 2 pairs of socks and sweets for about 100 Orphan students (BothBoys and girls ranging from 4 months to 20yrs of age) of the Sri Seva Chakkra Orphanage, Sami Pillai Street, Choolai, Chennai at a function in January 2004 organised by the Foundation at the Orphanage Premises.

17. 25 Kgs. Rice Bag Distribution to 36 poor and needy families in February and March 2004.

18. Donation of High quality Pens under Educational assistance Scheme for 750 students of Valluvar Gurukkulam,Tambaram.

19. Lectures/Key note addresses by Mr.K.Venkatesan at various forums for general upliftment of downtrodden and advise for improving the quality of living.

Sources of Funding:

Responding to General and specific Appeals  the Trust received contributions from donors from Different walks of Life.  The Trust is continuing to receive such support and contributions from Corporates & Individuals believing in Philonthrophy as Donations to the Corpus Fund.

Acknowledgement:

VAASTU Foundation acknowledges with thanks the support and encouragement received from all quarters including Bankers; Donors; Other Charitable Institutions; Staff & others who have helped the trust to achieve its goals and for making progress in serving the mankind.