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Ajantha Charitable Trust · Kelambakkam, OMR

Creating meaningful change, one life at a time.

A registered charitable trust on Chennai’s Old Mahabalipuram Road — rewarding curiosity, standing beside families, and keeping our door open to anyone who needs it.

Who we are

We believe meaningful change begins with people — not paperwork, not promises.

A smiling woman in a green sari standing in a sunlit field Women in bright saris sitting together in a circle on open grassland
Representative photography

Ajantha Charitable Trust is a registered charitable trust based in Kelambakkam, on Chennai’s Old Mahabalipuram Road. We are young, local and deliberately close to the ground.

Our first public initiative, Think · Answer · Win, turns curiosity into something people can hold in their hands — a cash prize for knowing the answer. It is a small idea with a simple belief behind it: knowledge deserves to be noticed, and encouragement should reach people directly.

As the trust grows, that same principle guides everything else we take on — practical help, delivered honestly, to people we can actually meet.

Formed
May 2023 — registered trust with its own PAN
Based in
Kelambakkam, OMR, Tamil Nadu
Banking
Federal Bank · UPI in the trust’s name
Reach
Quiz open to participants across Tamil Nadu

Our mission

To meet people where they are — with practical help, honest care, and opportunities that let every curious mind stand a little taller.

Like the kolam drawn at a doorstep each morning, our work is about small, careful acts repeated with intention — connecting one point to the next until a pattern of support takes shape.

A schoolgirl in uniform with plaited hair stands confidently in her classroom

Our vision

A Tamil Nadu where every curious mind is encouraged, and no family faces hard times alone.

We picture neighbourhoods along OMR where a child’s right answer is celebrated out loud, where help arrives without red tape, and where people know exactly who to call.

A curious young girl in school uniform reading a newspaper among her classmates Flagship initiative

Our work

Think. Answer. Win.

“Knowledge is power — and winning is sweet.”

Our quiz contest is open to everyone across Tamil Nadu. Answer fifteen questions and win a cash prize. It’s our way of celebrating curiosity — and of putting a little money, and a lot of encouragement, straight into participants’ hands.

15questions per contest
₹50–₹1,000cash prizes
Allopen across Tamil Nadu
₹50
₹500
₹1,000
Recent winners took home ₹50 and ₹500 — both celebrated on Instagram.
Warm up · a sample question
Who wrote the Thirukkural?

Call to join the next contest

Areas of impact

Where our attention goes.

One programme is running today. The others are the directions the trust is growing into — listed openly, so you can see where your support will go next.

Active nowGrowing into
  1. 01
    Rows of students at yellow desks in a bright classroom

    Learning & curiosity

    Think · Answer · Win — quiz contests with cash prizes that reward knowledge and keep people reading, asking and learning.

  2. 02

    Children & schooling

    Encouraging students to stay curious and stay in school, building on what the quiz has started.

    A boy in a paper hat sits in the front row of his classroom
  3. 03

    Women & families

    Standing beside households through difficult stretches with direct, dignified support.

    Women in colourful saris working together in a green field
  4. 04

    Community welfare on OMR

    Being a reachable, local presence in Kelambakkam — a trust neighbours can call by name.

    A father hugging his two smiling young children close
An older woman in a patterned sari stands in front of her village home, a child playing behind her

Impact

Real change is measured in the lives we touch — not the size of the gesture.

  1. A right answer, recognised.

    When a participant wins ₹50 or ₹500 for what they know, the money matters — but so does the moment. Someone noticed. Someone said: you got this right.

  2. Help that travels a short distance.

    Every rupee given by UPI lands in the trust’s own Federal Bank account. No intermediaries, no layers between your kindness and its purpose.

  3. A door that stays open.

    We are a phone call away in Kelambakkam. If you need help, want to help, or simply want to know what we’re doing — you can ask, and we’ll answer.

We would rather show you one real moment than a hundred big numbers.

ReelSept 2026

₹50 winner 🏆

A winner of our Think · Answer · Win quiz — fifteen questions, real prizes, and a moment worth sharing.

Watch the reel

PostSept 2026

“Today he won 500 rupees.”

Knowledge, rewarded. Another quiz participant walks away with a ₹500 prize.

See the post

PostTransparency

Registered, on record.

We shared the trust’s PAN registration publicly, because people deserve to know who they are supporting.

See the post

Why support us

Small trust. Clear path. Close to home.

We’d rather earn your trust with plain facts than ask for it with big words.

  1. i.

    Registered and accountable

    Ajantha Charitable Trust is formally registered, with its own PAN issued by the Income Tax Department.

  2. ii.

    Straight to the trust

    Our UPI QR code belongs to the trust’s own Federal Bank account — nobody in between.

  3. iii.

    People you can reach

    We’re based in Kelambakkam on OMR. Call us and a real person will answer your questions.

  4. iv.

    Small gifts go far

    Quiz prizes start at ₹50. Even a modest contribution can reward someone’s curiosity.

Get involved

Together, we can build a stronger community.

Support a contest, sponsor a prize, lend a hand, or simply tell someone about us. Every way in is a good one.

Call to get involved

Contact

Come and say vanakkam.

Call us76399 91144

Find us

Ajantha Charitable Trust
OMR, Kelambakkam
Tamil Nadu, India