Parijat Academy is a school for underprivileged children in Pamohi village near Guwahati,Assam and also smaller satellite schools of the same name in nine other remote tribal villages at present. Established in 2003,Parijat started with just 4 children in a small room with a pair of desks and benches by Uttam Teron,who felt the essential need for education among children of his community,who were mostly engaged by their parents in labor from a very young age. ( Read more about Uttam’s story here…).
Parijat Academy has now grown to a school of over 500 students. It is a non religious and non profitable school providing free education. Children are encouraged to develop the positive qualities of loving kindness,compassion and universal responsibility.
Parijat (meaning “heavenly flower”) Academy is a school for children of families with low income,living in Pamohi and the school covers nine tribal villages namely Pamohi,Mahguapra,Deosutal,Garchuk,Mainakhorong,Dhalbama,Nowagaon,Garoghuli and Garbhanga. The Founder,Uttam Teron believes that education is the birth right of every child and no child –rich or poor should be left behind.
