Pappa Vidyaakar
- January 10, 2024
- Celebrity
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Pappa Vidyaakar |
| Date Of Birth | Apr 16, 1953(1953-04-16) |
| Age | 71 |
| Birthplace | Tamil Nadu |
| Country | India |
| Horoscope | Aries |
Pappa Vidyaakar Biography
| Name | Pappa Vidyaakar |
| Birthday | Apr 16 |
| Birth Year | 1953 |
| Place Of Birth | Tamil Nadu |
| Birth Country | India |
| Birth Sign | Aries |
Pappa Vidyaakar is one of the most popular and richest Celebrity who was born on April 16, 1953 in Tamil Nadu, India.
At the beginning of the 1980s Vidyaakar moved to NSK Nagar, a poor area in
Chennai, to start a volunteering collaboration with a local charity. By living
among the people he was trying to help he soon raised popularity in the area.
Many people started to address him for help and assistance.
In 1983 a rickshaw puller came to him with an abandoned child found in a
cinema hall after a show. Vidyaakar tried in vain to find a solution for him,
but nobody was able to help; determined to take care of the poor victim, he
fostered him. Following this example, he used his own house to shelter more
children and few days later registered Udavum Karangal (Helping Hands, in
Tamil language).
Soon many people started spontaneously to support his project, allowing him to
hire other social workers and expand the area of interest of the charity to
elders, mentally challenged and education.
In the 1990s a new headquarters was built in the outskirts town of
Thiruverkadu and in 1997 a public, free of charge school by Udavum Karangal
started operating in the same area. Recently a new branch has started in
Coimbatore and Udavum Karangal is now a NGO fostering over 2,000 between
students, elders and mentally challenged and giving work to over 120 people.
Thanks to the life-changing impact they had in the area and the relief work
produced following the 2004 tsunami event which struck Chennai, both Pappa
Vidyaakar and Udavum Karangal received in the last decades several
international and Indian awards
1. International award for most outstanding voluntary organisation in India –
Matsushita, Japan, 1992
2. Maschio Humanitarian Award – Mumbai, 1996
3. Certificate Of Honour – The Madras School of Social Works, 1996
4. Award for best institution – Government of Tamil Nadu, 2002
5. Recognition for Outstanding Services – City of Philadelphia, 2003
6. Congratulatory letter – Mayor of Seattle, 2003
7. Award for best social worker – Government of Tamil Nadu, 2004
8. Citation for services provided for tsunami victimes – Denver Sister
Cities, 2005
9. Rotary International Award – Chennai, 2007
10. Indira Gandhi Award – New Delhi, 2008
11. Kannada Rajotsava Award – Karnataka, 2012
12. Rising personality of the century – Penguin Publications
13. Award of excellence – Loud Thinking Forum
14. Citation Honouring Udavum Karangal – Governor of Pennsylvania
Pappa Vidyaakar Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Celebrity |
| House | Living in own house. |
Pappa Vidyaakar is one of the richest from India. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Pappa Vidyaakar 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
“Pappa” Vidyaakar (Born Steven Vidyaakar, Mangalore, 16 April 1953) is an Indian humanitarian worker. He is mostly known to be the founder of Udavum Karangal, a NGO based in Chennai, India
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Facts & Trivia
Pascal Ranked on the list of most popular Celebrity. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in India. Pappa Vidyaakar celebrates birthday on April 16 of every year.