Akshya Dharma Foundation: Where Kindness Found Its Home.

Sometimes, the greatest revolutions begin with the smallest acts. In 2017, on an ordinary journey, two friends — Sasi Krishnasamy from Palani and Vince Thomas from Palakkad — witnessed something that altered the course of their lives. Two children, thin and hungry, stood on the roadside asking for food. The friends stopped, offered them a meal and a set of new clothes. It was a gesture most would forget in a few hours. But for them, it became a turning point — a promise that no act of kindness should remain an isolated moment.

That promise slowly shaped itself into the Ayngaran Foundation, a trust built not from wealth or influence, but from the courage to care. Its first initiatives were humble: distributing food packets, clothes, and school materials in the quiet lanes of Mayiladumpara. But each small smile received in return only encouraged them to dream bigger. Soon, their footsteps echoed beyond Tamil Nadu, into Kerala, and across oceans with branches in the United States and United Kingdom.

With time, a new vision was needed — one that could carry larger projects, respond faster to emergencies, and nurture hope on a bigger canvas. Thus, Akshya Dharma Foundation was born, not as a replacement but as an extension of Ayngaran’s spirit. In 2025, the Foundation anchored itself in Palakkad, moving its registration from Palani, symbolically choosing to serve right where its story first began.

Its work has been as varied as the challenges it encountered. When the 2018 Kerala floods left families devastated, volunteers waded through water to deliver food and clothing. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Foundation became a lifeline, distributing essentials in Palakkad, Malappuram, Coimbatore, Pollachi, and Palani. In 2024, when Wayanad was struck by disaster, their hands were again among the first to reach, carrying food, transport, and comfort. Yet, their compassion was not reserved for crises alone. Year after year, they ensured that festivals — Onam, Eid, Diwali, Christmas — belonged to everyone, especially to those who had little reason to celebrate. Even in the world of sports, children found encouragement through gifted kits and mentorship, proof that opportunity is also an act of service.

The most recent chapter was written in Onam 2025, when 500 families walked away with grocery kits from the Oackscroft Home Appliances showroom in Kallekad, Palakkad. The event was more than a distribution drive — it was a reminder that joy, dignity, and celebration should never be a privilege for a few. When Palakkad MP V. K. Sreekandan inaugurated the event and leaders like Chairman Vince Thomas, Founder Sasi Krishnasamy, Directors Abraham and Ashik Mepparambu, and CEO Niyas Kn stood alongside, it wasn’t just an organizational effort. It was a festival of compassion in itself.

But the story doesn’t pause there. The Foundation now dreams of something even larger: a Free Dialysis Centre in Palakkad, supported by Oackscroft Home Appliances Company. This vision comes from countless encounters with patients who suffer silently, weighed down not only by illness but also by the crushing cost of treatment. For them, this centre promises not just medical care, but the possibility of living with dignity and hope.

What began with a single meal for two hungry children has grown into a movement that feeds, heals, empowers, and celebrates thousands. The journey of Akshya Dharma Foundation is not just about charity — it is about restoring humanity where it is forgotten. Guided by its leaders and carried forward by countless helping hands, the Foundation lives by a simple belief:

Compassion is eternal, and when shared, it multiplies.