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The Spring 2026 Newsletter is here!
It’s that time of the year again. Time to sit back, grab a coffee, tea, or chai, and re-discover the good work we’re doing at MSMF and the Sankurathri Foundation. In the feature story, we learn how the Pediatric Eye Care Centre in Kakinada finally became a reality, thanks to generous donations from the Shah…
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New Eyes for Baby Himansh
Rajavommangi is a small tribal village located in the midst of hills in the East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh. Mr. Nannaji, 35 years old and married to Kumari, comes from an agricultural background, but in order to better provide for his family, has set up a small convenience store to sell goods to the…
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Meet Bala Brahmanandam Madaparthi: 22 Years of Volunteer Service to MSMF
MSMF is very grateful to Bala for coordinating on a volunteer basis our annual picnic in Ottawa for the last 22 years. The main purpose of the picnic – which generally attracts over 300 people – is to raise funds for our projects in Kakinada, India and to raise awareness about MSMF. Bala arrived in…
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Meet Pierre Barbeau, MSMF Volunteer
Pierre is the current President of Manjari Sankurathri Memorial Foundation (MSMF) of Canada. Here is a brief introduction, in his own words. I was hired as Executive Director of Help the Aged (Canada) in 1989, the same year that MSMF was established. A few years later, I met Sarma Vishnubhatla who was directing MSMF as…