A community-focused legacy of trust, built one life at a time.
Established as a public charitable trust on 3 August 1992 in Bangalore by Shri D. Eerappa and Smt. Hemi Manjunatha, and reconstituted in 2006 and again in 2016 to renew its commitment to long-term service. The Trust is named in honour of Babu Jagjivan Ram — freedom fighter, statesman and lifelong champion of the depressed classes.
A community-focused legacy of trust, built one life at a time.
Established as a public charitable trust on 3 August 1992 in Bangalore by Shri D. Eerappa and Smt. Hemi Manjunatha, the Trust was reconstituted in 2006 and again in 2016 to renew its commitment to long-term service. It is named in honour of Babu Jagjivan Ram — freedom fighter, statesman, and lifelong champion of the depressed classes.
Trust at a glance
- Founded
- 3 August 1992, Bangalore
- Founders
- Shri D. Eerappa & Smt. Hemi Manjunatha
- Registration
- Reg. No. 586, Vol. 103 · Reconstituted 2006 & 2016
- Registered office
- CA Site No.3, R.M.V. II Stage, II Block, Bangalore — 560 080, Karnataka, India
Mission, the people we serve, and our chief aim.
Vision
A society where every person — regardless of birth or circumstance — has the means to learn, to heal and to live with dignity.
Mission
To ameliorate the socio-economic and educational conditions of the depressed classes, and serve all without distinction of caste, creed or religion.
Chief Aim
Long-term upliftment through education, healthcare, shelter and awareness — delivered with integrity and without profit motive.
Babu Jagjivan Ram, 1908–1986
A freedom fighter, statesman and lifelong champion of the depressed classes, Babu Jagjivan Ram gave his name and his example to this Trust. His life is the measure we work towards: service rendered with dignity, for the many and not the few.
Three decades of quiet, steady work.
- 1992
Founded in Bangalore
Established 3 August 1992 by Shri D. Eerappa and Smt. Hemi Manjunatha. Reg. No. 586, Vol. 103.
- 2002–06
Roots take hold
Early years of building rural medical camps, scholarship pilots and a network of supporters.
- 2016
Trust reconstituted
Renewed governance and a sharpened focus on long-term educational and social outcomes.
- Today
A growing legacy
33+ years of service across education, healthcare, shelter and community engagement.
From a single registered trust deed in 1992 to a growing legacy today, the work has stayed the same in spirit — long-term upliftment, delivered with integrity and without profit motive, one life at a time.