Listening to music, little did I realise when I nodded off on the bus to Bijapur. A call from an unknown number woke me up but I was feeling too drowsy to answer. When the person called for a third time, I figured that I should answer. “Hello, I’m Shyamala from Spurthi Mahila Mandal,” came…
How it began at Spurthi Mahila Mandal
It all started in the year 1981 when Ms. Shyamala Vardarajan, the founder of Spurthi Mahila Mandal (SMM) relocated to Bijapur from Chennai after marriage. With a Masters in Botany, she joined The Aided College in Bijapur as a professor. Shyamala was an active volunteer back in Chennai, always ready to get involved with social…