A.R. Rahman Foundation releases special 2010 calendar
“Providing education to underprivileged children and equipping them with knowledge is a step in the direction to eradicate poverty - ARR” this is the quote on the calendar released by The A.R. Rahman Foundation in association with Worldlight, a subsidiary of Audio Media Education, in aid of the A.R. Rahman Foundation.
The calender also features the Mozart of Madras in various moods captured by Selva Kumar, photographer & CEO, Audio Media Education India Pvt. Ltd. and�ARR's quotes on universal themes such as Music, Language�and Love.
The A.R. Rahman Foundation is involved in service activities like helping underprivileged children�get access to education. The Foundation also provides free education on music for�deserving students in Chennai’s Corporation schools.
The Foundation�is presently offering free music education to 30 students from Corporation schools in Chennai. These students are being trained at the KM Music Conservatory by a world class faculty. The Foundation also aims to increase the intake of such students in the coming years so that it can reach as many deserving students as possible.
The main motto of the Foundation is to make poverty into history. As a first step towards achieving this vision, the Foundation will set up educational institutions and provide world class, state-of-the-art infrastructure and education to underprivileged children who do not have the means to access and fund their education.
Talking about his Foundation, the Madras maestro said, “At the Foundation, we know that there is no better investment than in�educating children.”
