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A timeline of key milestones and achievements that mark our path of growth and dedication to social change.

2021

Financial help, education & medical help to people belonging to the economically weaker section also were affected by the pandemic. ‘Magic life of Dr. EKT Sivakumar’ video was released during the function by Honourable Justice Thiru. S. Jagadeesan.

2020

Financial help was given to people affected by COVID-19 and students whose education was affected by the pandemic. Medical help and support to covid impacted persons & family.

2019

‘Scientist of a social mission’ a biography book on Dr. EKT Sivakumar was released by VGP group chairman Dr. V G Santhosam and distributed educational grants and welfare schemes to numerous students.

2018

Valarum Ariviyal Kalanjiyam- Part 2 book was released by Thiru. Dr. C Rangarajan, Former Governor, Reserve Bank of India. He also distributed educational grants and welfare schemes to numerous students. Relief fund & materials were sent to Kerala.

2017

ESR foundation launched by Thiru. S. Lakshmanan, Managing Director, Tecton Group of Companies, UAE. Financial help for visually challenged and sewing machines for physically challenged women were given.

2016

Sewing machines for physically challenged women were distributed by ISRO scientist Thiru. Dr. Mylswamy Annadurai, chief guest of the ESRO’s annual event.

2015

His Excellency Thiru. Dr. K. Rosaiah, the Governor of Tamil Nadu, participated in ESRO’s annual event for the second time. During the Chennai flood, relief material for people displaced was given by Honourable Justice Thiru. S. Jagadeesan and Thiru. AV Radhakrishnan.

2014

His Excellency Thiru. Dr. K. Rosaiah, the Governor of Tamil Nadu, inaugurated ESRO’s event. He distributed wheelchairs to physically challenged people and educational scholarships to poor and meritorious students.

2013

Celebrated Dr. EKT Sivakumar’s 25 years of social service. Educational grants and scholarships to poor and meritorious students are given by Honorable Justice Thiru. M Karpaga Vinayagam, former Chief Justice of Jharkhand.

2012

Valarum Ariviyal Kalanjiyam- Part 1 book was released by Thiru. R Nataraj, TNPSC chairman. Various relief measures, educational scholarships for students and women were given.

2011

Valarum Ariviyal’s website was launched by Honourable Thiru. Dr. Mayil Vahanan Natarajan, Former Vice-Chancellor, Dr. MGR Medical University. Lions’ Club & ESRO distributed welfare measures and educational aids.

2010

The first copy of ‘Valarum Ariviyal’, India’s first Tamil science magazine was released by present Honourable Supreme Court Justice Thiru. V. Ramasubramanian. School bags, educational and self-support machines for the physically challenged were distributed.

2009

The honorable Supreme Court Justice Thiru. P Sathasivam presented education aid materials to students. Honorable former High Court Justice S. Jagadeesan released the book ‘Mamanidar Mylswamy Annadurai’.

2008

Educational welfare measures were done. Tamil scholars were honored by the Former VC of Tamil University, Tanjore Thiru. Dr. Avvai Natarajan.

2007

The birth of ESRO on October 2nd started with an aim to help needy people with education and basic needs. Child and women empowerment in rural areas. A book published on global warming written by Dr. EKT Sivakumar was released by honorable Supreme Court Justice P Sathasivam.