: Man Spends 20 Years Fulfilling Late Wifes Dream of Helping Students in Need #IndiaNEWS #Andhra Pradesh For over 20 years, hundreds of students have been able to complete their education, get access

Man Spends 20 Years Fulfilling Late Wifes Dream of Helping Students in Need #IndiaNEWS #Andhra Pradesh
For over 20 years, hundreds of students have been able to complete their education, get access to nutritional food, and have their travel expenses covered while competing in sports competitions. These students are now in the police department, are independent professionals, and even national level players, all thanks to 73-year-old Indira Prasad and his late wife Lalitha Devi.
“I met my wife, Lalitha Devi, at the government junior college, when the state commissioned our services in 1975,??? he says, adding, “Despite belonging to different castes, we married in 1978, and became lecturers in the college. We were later promoted to the government degree college. ???
Indira, a retired professor of a government degree college in Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh, has been using his late wife’s monthly pension, which he receives as a nominee, to help the students in need for two decades now. He worked as a physical director before retiring in 2006.
Both he and Lalitha worked together to provide for the welfare of these students. “We both pursued social science for our postgraduate studies, and always wanted to positively contribute to society. Finding these students, who were in need of support, gave us that opportunity,??? he recalls.
A heart full of empathy
Indira helping the needy at one of the distribution camps.
“While interacting with students, we realised many of them did not have access to nutritious food or money to cover their expenses. Some were orphans. As a lecturer in physical education, we decided to help them by providing eggs, milk, and bananas, or any other nutritional foods they needed, to encourage them into sports,??? Indira says.
He felt that if the students were not helped at the right time, they would drop out of the education system, or be unable to harness their full potential and become successful sports players. He goes on to share that he was deeply saddened by the plight of these students who came from poor financial backgrounds.
Lalitha was an active part of the endeavour. She stepped in to help pay the exam and tuition fees of the students. In fact, her work moved beyond the confines of the institute as well. She also conducted free eye check-ups and held medical camps for the needy.
“We both held the belief that the society is our temple, and humanity our religion,??? Indira says, adding that both he and his wife derived deep satisfaction from knowing they were helping make a difference. “The response we received from those we helped only motivated us further,??? he says.
The couple also identified orphan girls studying in the college and paid their fees. They funded these students using their own salaries.

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