Srinivas Youngmen’s Association (popularly SYMA) has been doing service to the society since 1977. Our services spread to various lines such as civic welfare, medicine, health, environment, education, personality development more. The medical services and laboratory which remained closed during Covid 19 are open to public now. We at SYMA, feel strongly the primary responsibility of improving the Society and helping the underprivileged.
Years ago on 14.8.1977, SYMA was formally inaugurated by the then
Honble Minister for Social welfare Ms PT Saraswathi, Sri N Krishnaswamy
Reddiyar beign the Chief Guest. SYMA has marched a long way since !
– entering its 47th
year. In Aug 2019, SYMA
moved to sprawling premises at 37 Car Street, Triplicane, Chennai 5 from
a 270 SFT premises approx at 29 TP Koil Street,
Opp to Bharathiyar Illam.
We have : Medical centre, Blood analysis lab (test results from
Neuberg Ehlrich), Ultrasound Scanning facility, Gynecological
consultation, Physiotherapy, Eye clinic – all under one roof – added to that
private Doctors providing treatment at our premises.
1) Medical Centre and Laboratory run for the poor wherein free
consultation and medicines are provided – popularly known as ரெண்டு ரூவா மருத்துவமனை [Rs. 2 hospital !] The
running of Medical Centre and Lab costs around Rs.45000/- per month. The
recently added Scan facility offers various scans at an inaugural offer of
Rs.650/-
2) SYMA Growth – a purposeful special tuition centre for
coaching poor students of 10th and 12th standards. Into its 14th year
now, this was inaugurated in 2008 and producing good results year after
year, changing the lives of poor children. The academic year 2020-21 was
impacted by Covid \
With its present activities, the annual budget runs into few lakhs
of rupees – and we have been fortunate to have support of many philanthropists
and some big Institutions too.
Recently, India’s most
respected and well-known NBFC supported us with a Corpus Fund of Rs.5 lakhs and
another scholarly gentleman Triplicanite, 98 years of age, donated Rs. 1 lakh. I
was amazed to see him sign the cheque leaf without his hands shaking ! There have been contributions from many –
yet, this one from a 71 year old gentleman is different too.
Today a Septuagenarian walked into SYMA medical centre and
deposited Rs.5000/- as donation to our staff.
In a handwritten note, had stated himself to be a friend of Mr
Jayasimhan who had asked him to donate – he could not visit due to Covid 19 and
had remembered the request, honoured his friend’s request this evening.
What is overwhelming is the fact : a simple unassuming person, Mr Jayasimhan was
employed in our office after his retirement, he endeared himself to be close to
every one of us in a very short time; in Nov 2019- he suffered heart-attack and
even as he was admitted sent a meticulous note on the funds position in office
and the activity that had to be done !
.. sad, he passed away sooner.
We recall that affable person Sri Jayasimhan who had during his
tenure spoken to his friends about SYMA and .. .. his friend Sri S Subramanian,
living elsewhere (Madurai !) remembering that (though some tense years had
passed by in between)
WE salute the spirit of such noble persons, the benevolent
goodhearted donors and all our well-wishers and rededicate ourselves to serving
the poor and downtrodden and doing some service to the Society.
Vice President
9th Mar 2022.
What a noble person, Pranams. Hatsoff to Syma
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