Our Family:
At Sristi, we are all a big family where each individual is respected, valued and given an oppurtunity to live a dignified life.
Our Core Team:
Mr. Muthu is taking care of our entire Sristi Special School since its birth. With 25+ years of vast experience working with the disabled community, he is the best at his job. His core strength lies in curriculum planning for Sristi School, being a behavior therapist for the community members, a mentor to many members who are often seen spending hours speaking and expressing their emotions to Muthu at our designated room. His calm demeanor is magnetic! His humble nature is undeniably his best trait.
Mr. Shekar is traveling with our community since 2015. He holds a mountain of dedication and an ocean of passion for the growth of our community. His quality skills in farm management as well as in farm training are slowly & successfully making Sristi into a self-sustaining village. He is using his knowledge of farming and helping us grow crops that are most suitable for our land thus helping us to self-suffice. His positive energy and enthusiastic nature always spread positive vibes among Sristi Village.
In Tamil, we lovingly call him ‘Thatha’ which is synonymous with Grandfather. The chief farmer of our land, someone who knows the soil like the one who created it, joined Sristi from one of the neighboring villages carrying with him his vast knowledge about the traditional South Indian agricultural techniques. You will constantly find him on the field or working with our community members & volunteers, teaching them the skills. He has also been very instrumental in helping Sristi keep close contact with the locals from the neighboring villages and we have ourselves witnessed the transformation of our land.
One of the first few members to join, when Sristi was in its conception time, Thatha has one of the most interesting tales of how he joined our Sristi village, like a miracle in disguise. We would like to keep that story to tell you in person when you visit us.
Salara Miss is a committed person who takes care of the entire community the same way she takes care of her own child. Every action from Salara Miss showers love and care on our community members, which acts like a catalyst to train our members and helps them turn into independent individuals. Her experience in positive behavior modification, Counseling, Independent living training, Sristi Community Management is a gifted resource to our community.
Sigavathi is one of our expert farm trainers who holds four decades of farming experience. Sigavathi exchanges all her holistic knowledge upon farming with our community members. Her connectedness towards our wide range of farming activities and community growth enriches our community’s vibe and joy.
Viruthaammal is our expert farm trainer who holds years of experience in a wide range of farming techniques. Her commitment to her roles and responsibilities has generated a positive impact on our community’s growth and wellness.
Anitha Miss is an experienced special educator and Independent living trainer in our community who holds a passion for the empowerment of our community members. She exhibits all her creativity and love towards our community members aiming to improve their quality of life. Her work just doesn’t stop in educating our members, she takes it to the next level by involving herself in the hygiene of the members, making sure they are clean, whether they are having food on time or not, etc. She helps them brush, take bath, make sure their place is clean, etc. This is what makes her special. We absolutely adore her!
Lakshmi belongs to our cooking team. She is a key person who takes care of our community’s health by cooking and serving delicious food. Her ability to cook for the fleet of community members showcases her love and care that she holds for us. Her smile is enchanting, giving hope to the members that they are having the safest food possible.
Ms. Kalaivanai is our chief cook who takes care of our entire cooking activity in our community. Food for Festivals, Special Events, Guest visits, Community gathering, and Offical programs are prepared in our community kitchen under the leadership of Ms. Kalaivanai. She cares for every one of us like her own children. She makes sure everyone eats, sometimes feeds us with her own hands. She is the last one to have food; that itself makes her special.
Ms. Lakshmi Karthik is our Joint Director who takes care of the pulse of the community. She acts as a support system for the entire fleet of staff and also a mentor. Her sense of accountability and visionary thinking has lead the Sristi community into its bright side. The way she took up the leadership role and transformed Sristi into an organisation where everything is accountable is inspiring. She takes care of all our community members as her own. She understands them, always looking for ways to make their lives better. She is loved, respected, and adored by all of us.
Mr. Elumalai is our expert farm trainer who is responsible for planning and executing the farm activities. Farm growth and community growth go hand in hand where Elumalai’s contribution is vital. Training community members is one of his favorite passions in Sristi Village community. From teaching the right way to use the tools to teaching how to do very basic things in farming, he is helping our members become better at farming. Farming is in his blood and soul!
Muthu is our Dairy farm in-charge who is curious to work with animals living in the Dairy farm. His ability to craft ideas and plan for the development of the dairy farm is strong and generates a healthy dairy production. On the other side, he also teaches us the art of living together with cows. If you get to witness the way he calls the cows by their names, the way he caresses them, your eyes may get wet. He loves them with his everything, making him the best man to do this job.
Mr. Ebin Navis takes care of internal operations, regulating overall activities of the community, at the same time exploring ways to generate scientific evidence in order to replicate Sristi Community Model. His experience in working with people involved in social change from a very young age and also the exposure he got by staying at various places during his growing up years has been an asset to Sristi’s Community. He can become a child with our members, at the same time cat act maturely when needed making him handle things in an effective manner.
Mr. Anand is a long-term community member living as a live role model for the Sristi village community. His dedication, hard work, and passion for the growth of the community are firm and never-ending. Recently, he got married to Ms. Sivagami who also became our community members. Both are just made for each other and are taking care of our community in an effective manner. The way he became a paid staff member from being a community member is a story of hope and inspiration.
Mr. Karthik is the Founder and Director of Sristi Foundation. His magnificent vision helps everyone in the community to achieve holistic growth in terms of both personal and professional space. Read more about him here.
Mr. Antony is one of our chief cooks holding experience of more than 40 years in the arena of cooking. His planning ability as well as execution is helping our community grow into a healthier one. His talent in cooking is a gift for our community members who get to experience amazing food. He is also very friendly with the members, making him one of the favourites of some of our members.
Our Family in numbers:
For Cows Use cow symbol, for dogs use dog symbol, for hens/cock use hens symbol, for team use a human with a cap symbol, for community members use human symbol, etc. Make it editable
Community Members – 32
School students – 30
Team – 16
Cows – 13
Dogs – 3
Hens/Cocks – 3
Duck- 5
Rabbit – 10
Cats – 5
Volunteers – 3