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The Team

Mr. B. Sankar Mahadevan

Founder of Udhavum Ullangal

Occupation: Bank Employee, Indian Bank (Nandanam Branch)
Age: 53 years
      
Mr. Mahadevan has an inner drive to help people in need. In 2000, he started Udhavum Ullangal as a result of this drive, and it is because of this drive that he devotes an increasing amount of his time to the organisation, aiming to make it his primary occupation in the near future.

Experience

  • Mr. Mahadevan is a key figure at Udhavum Ullangal, playing a central role in planning, coordinating, and executing projects
  • He is a trustee of CIOSA (Confederation of Indian Organisations for Service and Advocacy)
  • He is a trustee of the Federation of Tamil Nadu Handicapped Association Trust
  • He is a community member (and regular donor) of the Association of Voluntary Blood Donors
  • He is a project committee member of the Indian Red Cross Society
  • In association with the Indian Red Cross Society, he actively participated in the collection of relief materials during disasters like the Orissa cyclone (1999) and the Gujarat earthquake (2001)

Contact information
Mobile: +91-94441-94743;  +91-95661-26060

Mr. R. Santhanam

Trustee

Occupation: 25 years as a Draughting Officer in the Public Works Department, Govt. of Tamil Nadu
Age: 52 yrs

Mr. Santhanam helped with the 1998 Ananda Deepavali celebrations and was so inspired by the selfless service to the society that he joined Udhavum Ullangal when it started in 2000.  He has been a trustee ever since and a part of the core team.  

Experience

  • In 2004, he was a part of 11 programmes on environmental awareness in various rural areas of Tamil Nadu in collaboration with CPR Foundation (C. P. Ramaswamy Foundation), Alwarpet.
  • He donates blood often, helping to save lives.
  • He regularly visits an old aged home in Nanmangalam and an orphanage home in Koilambakkam. He has a special concern for both orphaned children and the elderly, and has observed that in many ways the needs of both groups are similar.
  • His vision is that “the government should adopt the orphaned children and elderly and bring all of them under one roof, create a connection between the generations and take care of them in a homely atmosphere.” 

J. Premalatha

Trustee

Occupation: Social Worker in the Madras Voluntary Blood Bureau since 1991
Age: 39 yrs

Ms. Premalatha has always wanted to serve. She is able to do this as part of her job - motivating and mobilizing donors for voluntary blood donation; but it was at the 1998 Anandha Deepavali celebrations that she realized that there was great potential to serve the downtrodden. As a result, she joined Udhavum Ullangal as a trustee when it was formed in 2000. 

S. V. G. Subramaniam

Trustee

Occupation: In-charge, Eye Bank at Sankara Nethralaya
Age: 39 years    

From his college days Mr. Subramaniam has been involved in the noble cause of blood donation. Now, as part of his job, he is actively involved in organizing blood donation camps and emergency blood donors for patients in different hospitals.

As with the other trustees, joining Udhavum Ullangal was a result of being inspired by the 1998 Anandha Deepavali.
 

Mr. M. Ramesh Kumar

Trustee

Occupation: Sr. Vice President (Founder) – eNoah iSolution India Pvt. Ltd.
Age: 48 years
      
Mr. Ramesh is associated with Udhavum Ullangal since 2002. He has been discharging his corporate social responsibility through  Udhavum Ullangal while working with Ford Motor Company.

Experience

  • He is a Finance professional with strong experience in working in corporates like Ford & Unilever
  • Key responsibilities at Udhavum Ullangal include:
    • Raising funds for Udhavum Ullangal through corporates
    • Support in identifying and getting volunteers from Corporate for projects
    • Ensure strong governance and controls are established
    • Provide support as volunteer to some of the projects

Contact information
Mobile: +91-98409-92037