Himajyoti Educational & Socio Cultural Trust
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The Himajyoti Educational & Socio Cultural Trust has made a humble beginning in contributing towards the society through the following educational & socio cultural activities, since its inception in 2005. Please note that until now, the Trust has had no institutionalized means of revenue generation. The following activities have been completely financed by the member trustees of the Trust.
 
Educational Activities
  • Since 2005, the Trust has been annually awarding one-time scholarship of Rs5000/- and Rs3000/- respectively to the state first position holder and state highest marks holder in Logic & Philosophy in Higher Secondary School Leaving Certificate Examination (Arts Stream) conducted by the Assam Higher Secondary Educational Council.
  • Since 2005, the Trust has been annually awarding one-time scholarship of Rs3000/- each to the highest marks holder in Logic & Philosophy obtained by students of Puthimari Higher Secondary School, Assam & Bhaskar Vidyapeth H.S School, Assam in Higher Secondary School Leaving Certificate Examination (Arts Stream) conducted by the Assam Higher Secondary Educational Council, every year.
  • The Trust has been engaged in the distribution of books to poor & needy students from time to time.
  • The Trust has been conducting Student Excursions to science museum from time to time.
  • Since 2007, the Trust has been supporting a school (Pre-primary to Secondary up to HSLC) set up by a group of rural young entrepreneurs in their effort to ensure survival of the school.
  • In 2011, the Trust took over the aforesaid school (henceforth known as Himajyoti Arunoday Jatiya Bidyalaya, Nalbari, Assam) and is presently focusing on its well being and development.
Social Activities
  • The Trust has been awarding need-based grants to poor farmers of Assam for ensuring timely arrangement of all agricultural inputs.
  • The Trust has been awarding need-based grants to rural weavers (women) of Assam and also arranging  for the marketing of their products.
  • The Trust has been awarding need-based grants to rural poor farmers of Assam for cattle rearing.
  • The Trust had provided Office Infrastructure to a group of young entrepreneurs free of cost to help them publishing a Monthly Magazine
  • The Trust has opened a Library for use by the senior citizens under the name & style of  ‘The Himajyoti Library’ at Guwahati and operating the same since 2008.
  • The Trust is endeavoring to organize the rural Women Entrepreneurs to form Self Help Groups and already provided Financial support to a SHG formed by village Women
Cultural Activities
  • The Trust has conducted Art competitions among rural children of Assam
  • The Trust is promoting literary pursuits of aspiring authors. The first publication "Verses of My Teenage Days" came out in May 2010.
Environmental Activities
  • The Trust has taken up some plantation & forestation activities to popularize environmental awareness among rural children of Assam
  • The Trust has Organized World Environment Day in modest way in rural area.

The Road Ahead: The trust has made a humble beginning in terms of educational & socio cultural activities aimed at social uplift. However, we realize that to be able to grow and really spread our wings, and take our contribution to society to the next higher level, we shall have to find means of revenue generation. We reach out to generous people in society to make monetary contributions toward the trust to enable us to sustain the good work started and take it to the next level of value generation for society. Kindly visit our "Donations" page if you are willing to donate.