About us
Thirty years of karuna, one person at a time.
Karuna Seva Sadan is a registered social organisation based in Hyderabad. Since 1994 we have served the poor and needy through healthcare, education, culture and community development.
1994
Registered Society 4624/94
Our story
Born from a simple belief: no one should be left without care.
Karuna Seva Sadan was founded in 1994 by M. S. Kameswari Dave, a well-known social worker, and T. L. Babu, a senior journalist. It is registered with the Registrar of Societies in Hyderabad.
Our work covers all kinds of social service: medical camps for the poor and needy, cultural promotion, employment and youth empowerment, awards for social workers and artists, art, literature and language programmes, and rural development.
We have held more than 4,000 medical camps with free medicines, staged over 200 cultural programmes, and helped more than 4,500 children from poor families. We have given medical kits, artificial limbs and tricycles to people with disabilities, and supported COVID-19 relief and people living with HIV in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
Our mission
To serve the poor and needy through healthcare, education, cultural promotion, employment and rural development, without any distinction of caste, creed, race or gender.
Our vision
A society where every person, whether a child in school, an elder at home or a family in a village, lives with health, dignity and opportunity, and where service brings the nation together.
Aims & objectives
What we are constituted to do.
These are drawn from the aims and objectives in Karuna Seva Sadan's registered bye-laws.
- 01
Scholarships, books, stipends and medals for students, without distinction of caste, colour, race, creed or sex.
- 02
Homes for the aged and orphanages, and relief for the poor, the destitute, orphans and widows.
- 03
Balwadis and non-formal education for children and elders.
- 04
Institutions for people with physical and intellectual disabilities, providing education, food and clothing.
- 05
Health, summer, cultural and yoga camps, and study tours.
- 06
Self-help groups in rural and urban areas.
- 07
Skill-development training and production centres.
- 08
Surveys of villages and clusters for rural development, and rehabilitation of youth and women.
Leadership
The people behind the seva.
A governing team that brings decades of experience in social work, research, culture and public service.
Chairman
B. Sree Ramachandra Murthy
A social worker, innovator and researcher who founded SRITREE (SR Institute of Technology, Research, Energy & Employment) in 2007. He spent decades in electronics R&D and e-governance and has led teams of up to 1,500 people.
- Former Experts Committee Member, TTD
- Former Member, National Manuscripts Mission, Govt. of India
- Adviser to 2,500+ temples and Hindu organisations
Founder & General Secretary
M. S. Kameswari Dave
A well-known Hyderabad social worker who co-founded Karuna Seva Sadan in 1994. She has run free medical camps across India, provided free medicines in slums, and written widely on social service.
- Former Chairman, AP Grandhalaya Samstha (Libraries)
- Telangana Vice President, Asia Pacific Habitat Society of India
- Long-time advocate for human rights
Treasurer
Swami Sri Mangalanand Paramhans Maharaj
A scholar of Hindi, Sanskrit and Jyotish with degrees from Kanpur and Banaras universities. He has given decades to social and cultural service across Uttar Pradesh and Delhi.
- Dharma Jagaran Pramukh, Akhil Bharatiya Vanavasi Kalyan Ashram (10 years)
- Sanskrit Acharya & Jyotishacharya, BHU
- Former All-India volleyball coach (NSI)
Core Team
Dr. Manju Komal
A medical and wellness practitioner (BA, BEMS) who supports KSS health and wellbeing initiatives.
- Vice President, Delhi Pradesh Bharat Raksha Manch
- Certified Reiki Grand Master (Ayush Mantra)
- Certified Cosmetologist & Hypnosis Grand Master
Journey
Milestones along the way.
1994
Founded in Hyderabad
Registered with the Registrar of Societies, Hyderabad, as Society No. 4624/94 on 21 September 1994.
1994 →
Three decades of seva
4,000+ medical camps, 200+ cultural programmes and support for 4,500+ children from poor families.
2020
COVID-19 relief
Took an active part in COVID-19 relief and continued to support people living with HIV.
2023
12A, 80G & CSR
Received 12A and 80G from the Income Tax Department, CSR-1 from MCA, and an NGO Darpan listing.
Transparency
Registered, recognised, accountable.
Karuna Seva Sadan holds every registration a donor or CSR partner needs to see.
4624/94
Registrar of Societies, Hyderabad · 21-09-1994
AAATK9310PE20231
Income Tax Dept · granted 21-06-2023
AAATK9310PF20231
Tax benefit for donors · granted 21-06-2023
CSR00055219
Ministry of Corporate Affairs · 16-06-2023
AP/2023/0348502
Listed 23-06-2023
UDYAM-AP-07-0031197
Ministry of MSME · 16-06-2023
AAATK9310P
Karuna Seva Sadan
Join the seva
One lamp can light another. Be the light for someone today.
Volunteer at a camp, sponsor a child's books, or partner with us through CSR.