Bharathanjali is the brain child of Mr. K.V.Krishnan, a simple and dedicated village person from Kerala, the south west coast of India , with a wonderful vision to improve the quality of life of the poor and down-trodden of a small rural area in North Kerala. Mr Krishnan (fondly called Krishnettan by the villagers) has an inspirational dream of organizing a self-reliant village named ‘Bharathanjali’. Its aim is to improve the standards of living of its 981 or so inhabitants by educating them to increase their awareness of the importance of the land around them and also to attain a healthy way of living by injecting a feeling of mutual help and co-operation. Being a disciple of Mahatma Gandhi, Krishnettan has organized the whole thing in the lines suggested by the father of our nation giving emphasis to rural and cottage industries. These few lines are to promote his vision and to make it known to a wider spectrum of people from around the globe by sending it to a selected group of people using the internet. Bharathanjali is in a place called ‘Chelapram’ which is part of Kakkodi Panchayath  (means village or village council) in Kozhikode district, Kerala state in India... more

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