Activities — Guru Shishya Sangama Public Charitable Trust

Computer lab inauguration — KPS School, 22 November 2025

The Trust opened a new computer lab at KPS School with a day of celebration — a ribbon cutting, the first classes on the new machines, a tour of the school and a public ceremony attended by trustees, guests, teachers, students and families.

Trustees and guests cutting the ribbon at the door of the new computer lab — Cutting the ribbon to open the new computer lab.

Students working at the new computers as trustees and guests look on — Students at work on the new computers.

Trustees and guests gathered around the new monitors — Trustees and guests at the new workstations.

A row of students at computers along the lab wall, with visitors walking through — The lab in use on its opening day.

Trustees and guests walking along the school's brightly painted corridor — Touring the school’s painted corridors.

Trustees and guests lighting the ceremonial lamp on a decorated stage — Lighting the lamp to open the ceremony.

A guest addressing the gathering from a flower-decked podium beneath the Trust's banner — Addressing the gathering beneath the Trust’s banner.

A student in school uniform welcoming a guest on stage — Students welcomed the guests on stage.

A senior guest seated on stage holding a memento, surrounded by trustees and a student — Felicitating a guest of honour.

Students and villagers seated beneath a large decorated canopy — Students and families at the ceremony.

Trustees and school staff seated around a long meeting table — Trustees meeting with the school.

Computer education for girls — Nyamathi

The Trust runs a computer section on the premises of the Government Girls’ High School at Nyamathi. Students learn on desktop machines with supervised instruction, giving rural girls hands-on digital skills their school could not otherwise provide.

Schoolgirls in uniform working at desktop computers with an instructor supervising — Students at work in the computer section, Government Girls’ High School, Nyamathi.

Students in blue chairs working at rows of desktop computers in a large lab — A full computer lab session.

Rows of students at computers along the walls of the lab, with an instructor standing — Students at their workstations.

Girls in green uniforms at computers along both sides of a long hall, with a teacher walking between them — Girls’ computer class in progress.

A teacher helping students at computers in a long hall — A teacher guiding students during class.

Smart classrooms

The Trust has introduced interactive smart boards so that teachers can bring digital lessons, documents and presentations into the classroom.

A teacher looking at folders and documents on a large wall-mounted smart board — Opening lesson material on the smart board.

A teacher touching the home screen of a large smart board — Learning to use the smart board.

Trustees, teachers and staff standing in front of a newly installed smart board — Trustees and staff with a newly installed smart board.

A man demonstrating a smart board on a mobile stand — Demonstrating a mobile smart board.

Setting up the computer lab

New desks were fitted and equipment brought in to set up the computer lab before classes began.

Collage of two men in an empty room with new wooden desks and stacked equipment boxes — New desks and equipment arriving in the lab.

Computer lab inauguration

The computer lab and training centre was formally inaugurated at a public function attended by trustees, guests, teachers and students.

Guests and teachers on a decorated stage with a banner and a ceremonial lamp — Guests and teachers on stage at the inauguration.

A guest greeting the audience on stage beneath the inauguration banner — Welcoming the guests beneath the inauguration banner.

A speaker addressing the gathering from a podium — Addressing the gathering.

Trustees’ meetings

The Board of Trustees meets at the Trust’s office in the school premises. Trustees gathered in June 2026 to light the ceremonial lamp and review the Trust’s work.

Trustees standing around a table lighting a ceremonial lamp beneath the Trust banner — Trustees lighting the lamp beneath the Trust’s banner.

Trustees gathered at the meeting table during the lamp-lighting ceremony — Founding trustees at the Trust office, Nyamathi.

Trustees around the meeting table as the lamp is lit — Lighting the lamp at the start of the meeting.

Trustees standing at the table beneath the Trust banner — Trustees at the Trust office.

Trustees and visits

Trustees visit the schools and institutions the Trust works with.

Trustees, guests and teachers standing in front of a newly unveiled plaque — Trustees and guests at a plaque unveiling.

Group photo of trustees, some seated and some standing — Trustees of the Trust.

A decorated chalkboard welcoming the trustees and listing their names in Kannada — Welcome board for the trustees at the Government Girls’ PU College, Nyamathi.

Video

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Planned work

The Trust intends to widen its work to concessional schooling for poor students, direct support for talented and disabled students, seminars, social relief, encouragement of art and music in rural areas, and participation in government education schemes.

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