KVS & Geetha Scholarship: Two Teachers Remembered Through Education

Some people teach because it is their job. Others teach because they cannot imagine keeping knowledge to themselves. KVS and Geetha were the second kind. Today, their children have created the KVS & Geetha Scholarship Kind Circle so that their parents' love of learning can keep reaching students across India.

KVS: a teacher before dawn

KVS was a senior executive with a busy career. Yet in his forties, he taught an MBA student at 6 o'clock every morning before going to work. In his fifties, he learned Sanskrit and taught it as a spoken language. For years, he spent his weekends teaching the Vedas.

He never charged for any of it. He believed knowledge should be shared freely with anyone who wanted to learn – regardless of gender, caste or economic status. In this, he followed the example of his own father, Pattamadai Sri Krishna Vadhyar.

Geetha: a lifelong learner

Geetha was a Chemistry graduate and a learner all her life. She taught the Devi Mahatmyam to a group of more than 40 women. Even near the end of her life, she was in the second year of a four-year Vedanta course, taking notes from audio lectures while in hospital.

Her belief was simple: "No knowledge will ever go to waste."

A home built around education

Both KVS and Geetha came from villages in Tirunelveli district in Tamil Nadu. They met in 1976. KVS completed his MBA after their marriage, after their first child was born. From 1981, they made their home in Coimbatore.

Education was at the heart of their family. They supported the schooling of relatives, and of the children of the people who worked in their home, including their drivers. To them, helping a child learn was simply the right thing to do.

The scholarship in their name

To honour their parents, their children set up the KVS & Geetha Scholarship Kind Circle on Kind Circle. It reflects the couple's belief that learning should be open to all, at every stage of life.

Who can apply

• Students from Class 6 up to postgraduate level
• At least 75% marks in the previous class or exam
• Annual family income below ₹5 lakh
• Preference may be given to meritorious students who are orphans or children of single parents, students with disabilities, and students affected by a crisis

Support

Scholars can receive up to ₹1,00,000 towards their educational expenses, as one-time or yearly support.

How to apply

Students can apply through the Kind Circle Scholarship for Meritorious Students page on Buddy4Study. Deserving students can also be nominated through the circle page. Every applicant is verified before selection – read how Kind Circle verifies students.

Why this scholarship is special

Most scholarships focus on one level – school, or college. The KVS & Geetha Scholarship spans from Class 6 all the way to postgraduate studies. That mirrors the couple's own lives: they never stopped learning, and they never stopped teaching, at any age.

It is also a fine example of how families living in different places, including abroad, can come together on Kind Circle to honour their parents in a meaningful, lasting way.

What this scholarship can mean for a student

Imagine a Class 11 student who scores over 90% but whose father drives an auto-rickshaw. Or a postgraduate student who lost her mother and is paying her own fees through tuitions. For students like these, a scholarship of up to ₹1,00,000 can cover fees, books or a laptop – and, just as importantly, tell them that someone believes their learning matters.

That is exactly what KVS and Geetha did all their lives: they made learning possible for people around them, quietly and without asking for anything in return.

How you can be part of it

• Contribute to the KVS & Geetha Scholarship Kind Circle
• Share it with students who score well but struggle to pay for their education
• Nominate a deserving student you know

Every donor receives an official receipt from Buddy4Study India Foundation. Donors abroad can give through the foundation's FCRA-compliant route, and US donors can get a US tax deduction through Pragati Foundation USA – see our guide for US donors.

Honour your own teachers

Was there a parent, grandparent or teacher whose belief in learning shaped your life? You can honour them the same way. Read our guides on how to start a memorial scholarship in India and how to start one on Kind Circle, step by step, or write to kind@buddy4study.com.

As Geetha believed, no knowledge will ever go to waste – and neither will a scholarship given in that spirit.