Bangaru Adigalar

Bangaru Adigalar
His Holiness ArulThiru Bangaru Adigalar
Born	Bangaru Adigalar March 3, 1941 (1941-03-03) (age 70) Melmaruvathur, Tamil Nadu, India

Bangaru Adigalar is an Indian spiritual guru^[1]; he is the President of Adiparasakthi Charitable Medical Educational and Charitable Trust^[2]^[3], which runs a free hospital, a number of local colleges^[3] and other local services in Tamil Nadu, India.

1 Biography
2 Activities
3 ACMEC
4 References
5 External Links

Biography

Bangaru Adigalar was born as the eldest son on 3 March 1941 in the small village of Melmaruvathur,92 km from Chennai, Tamil Nadu to Thiru. Gopala Naicker and Tmt. Meenakshi Ammal.

Adigalar started his schooling in Chotthupakkam and continued high school at Acharapakkam. After high school he joined the teachers' training at Chengalpattu Government teacher training school. After his training he took up a drill master's job at Acharapakkam school.

In 1968, on September 4, Tmt. Lakshmi, the ninth daughter of Sri. Venkatachala Naicker and Srimathi Vishalakshi of Uthiramerur, was married to Bangaru Adigalar. They have two sons(G.B.Anbalagan and G.B.Senthil kumar) and two daughters.

Activities

The following are some of the activities being carried out at the behest of Bangaru Adigalar

Educational Institutions from primary to post graduation in all branches of learning, paving the way for a full-fledged University.

Promotion of modern scientific farming methods; proposed Agricultural Research Center at Isur.

Employment provided to the rural community.

Social activities unifying all religions, races and cultures under one roof for the upliftment of society.

Liberating women from the clutches of traditional protocols and involving them in spiritual and social activities.

Threatening by using mafia gangs

ACMEC

Bangaru Adigalar founded the Adiparasakthi Charitable Medical Educational and Charitable Trust (ACMEC) in 1978. The charitable trust funds a free hospital as well as a number of colleges (including a medical college^[3]) and other charitable services in the Tamil Nadu region.^[2]

The Adhiparasakthi Charitable Trust as a whole in its broadest perspective dedicates itself to the welfare of society at large by imparting Educational, Medical, Cultural and Social Services under the guidance and directives of His Holiness Arulthiru Adigalar.

Charitable Activities

  * building homes for the poor
  * relief to victims of natural calamities
  * renovating dilapidated temples
  * distributing food, clothing and books to the poor
  * giving crutches and other aids to the handicapped
  * providing water for lepers housing colonies
  * assisting poor farmers and artisans with implements
  * homes for the aged and orphanage for the children
  * helping the widows and destitute
  * conducting free marriages for the poor
  * performing last rites in ceremonial manner for the poor

References

^ http://www.newstodaynet.com/newsindex.php?id=21985%20&%20section=26, News Today, Chitra Pournami in Goddess Amman temple, Fri, 30 Apr, 2010, Retrieved March 7, 2011.
^ ^a ^b http://www.theowanne.com/resources/charitiesWeSupport.php, Theowanne mouthpieces, Charitable Organizations we Support, The Adhiparasakthi Charitable Medical, Educational and Cultural Trust, Retrieved March 7, 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c http://www.deccanherald.com/content/78908/raids-delay-tn-college-admission.html, Deccan Herald, Raids delay TN college admission, Chennai, July 3, 2010, Retrieved March 7, 2011.

External Links

The Adhiparasakthi Trust website

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Name	Adigalar, Bangaru
Alternative names	AMMA ( Mother) Firmly call by the Devotees.
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Date of birth	March 3, 1941
Place of birth	Melmaruvathur, Tamil Nadu, India
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