Sree Narayana Trust, also known as the SN Trust, is an
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educational organisation. The headquarters of Sree Narayana Trust is in
Kollam
Kollam (), also known by its former name Quilon , is an ancient seaport and city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. The city i ...
city. It is named after Sree
Narayana Guru
Narayana Guru, , (20 August 1856 – 20 September 1928) was a philosopher, spiritual leader and social reformer in India. He led a reform movement against the injustice in the caste-ridden society of Kerala in order to promote spiritual ...
and was formed by a former Chief Minister of Kerala,
R. Sankar
R. Sankar (30 April 1909 – 7 November 1972) was an Indian politician who was the third Chief Minister of Kerala from 1962 to 1964. He was also the Deputy Chief Minister of the State from 1960 to 1962. Sankar apart from as a politician is kn ...
,
in 1952 to manage the Sree Narayana College, Kollam. Later, educational institutions were started in other parts of Kerala.
Today, the Trust runs numerous educational institutions and hospitals.
List of colleges
SN Trust founded schools and colleges in the independent India. There are fourteen colleges and more than 50 educational institutions are working under SN Trust.
See also
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Sivagiri, Kerala
Sivagiri is an area in Varkala Municipality of Thiruvananthapuram district in Kerala. It is a pilgrimage centre of Varkala Town where the tomb, or samadhi, of Sree Narayana Guru is situated. It is a place where Guru built the Sarada Templ ...
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Bharath Dharma Jana Sena
Bharath Dharma Jana Sena (BDJS) is a political party in India. Thushar Vellappally is the current national president of BDJS. BDJS is a constituent of National Democratic Alliance in Kerala.
BDJS was formed in December 2015.
BDJS is the politic ...
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Socialist Republican Party
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Education in Kollam
Organisations based in Kollam
Educational organisations in Kerala
1952 establishments in India
Educational institutions established in 1952