Our Objectives
Provide moral support to persons afflicted with terminal diseases including cancer.
Provide counselling to the families of such persons suffering with terminal diseases.
Conduct counselling camps in villages, schools and colleges on the importance of hygiene in individual health.
Conduct fund raising events to support the activities of the Trust.
The Journey of RMT
The Rohit Memorial Trust is a registered trust established to keep alive the memory of a strapping young lad, Rohit Anant Ganapati who succumbed to bladder cancer in the prime of his youth, in March, 2007. The Trust’s main aim is to reach out to help children of the world to get better lives…..better education……better health! Rohit strongly believed in the freedom of the human spirit and protected free enterprise in the youth around him. A staunch lover of mathematics and physics, he also loved music and dance, and…..his memory lives on in every tune….in every childish dream…..in every innocent smile!
CSR Registration with the Central Government
The Trust is Registered with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Govt. Of India, for undertaking CSR activities vide Ref. No. CSR00047303
Donations Exempted under Section 80G
The Trust is a Registered Trust (Reg. No. 54/2008-09) and all donations to the Trust will be exempted from tax under Section 80G(5)(vi) of the Income Tax Act, 1961.
Our Projects
- Medical Clowning
- B POSITIVE
- Gyan Lakshmi
- Gyan Pathasala
- Project Gudiya
- Gyan Radio
Medical Clowning
Dr. Meenakshi Anantram who is the Vice Chairman of the Trust along with the Trust Chairman and her husband, Mr. Anantram Ganapati, have taken this age old philosophy of laughter therapy seriously and have adopted it as a means for palliative care for terminally ill patients especially children. Many others have also volunteered to join in this activity.
Medical clowning is definitely serious business and requires a person with a positive attitude to become a clown. Such clowns known better as Clown Doctors, entertain and recharge an otherwise seriously dull hospital environment into a lively, energy charged place.
B Positive
The Trust has started a new initiative called B POSITIVE for upscaling the blood donation, in association with the A S RAJA VOLUNTARY BLOOD BANK, especially for pediatric cancer.
Gyan Lakshmi
The thrust in this initiative is to educate women and teenager girls especially from the lower strata on the importance of menstrual and genital hygiene. Many other aspects like GOOD TOUCH BAD TOUCH, sexual abuse, etc.. are also being covered.
Gyan Pathasala
Gyan Pathasala is an initiative to help students improve their spoken English skills and in the process help them become effective and confident individuals.
The Trust is focusing on a few schools and help groom the students by conducting group discussions, elocution, debates and interviews with celebrities.
Project Gudiya
Project Gudiya is a unique Project of the Rohit Memorial Trust (RMT), which was conceived with the idea to promote therapeutic healing for pediatric cancer patients.
It is known that children get a lot of comfort and happiness in clutching on to toys especially when they are undergoing some stressful situation or during medical treatment for cancer and other ailments.
These hygienic soft toys in the shapes of Fish, Dogs, Elephants, Tortoisez, Giraffe, etc… are distributed to children who are undergoing treatment in hospitals. These toys are made by challenged women in an NGO called SAMPOORNA in Visakhapatnam.
Gyan Radio
Gyan Radio is positioned as a channel wherein a series of talks and interviews by the students mentored by the Trust, is showcased in both the video and audio formats, including podcasts.
The children speak and debate on various topics currently relevant to their education, health and lifestyle, in different languages. The shows are anchored by a RJ and in fact Season One has RJ Princey, a nine year old girl and each Episode also features a Special Guest.
Anantram Ganapati
Chairman
Dr. Meenakshi Anantram
Vice Chairman
GURMEET KOHLI
Director Projects
RAHUL K GANAPATI
Managing Trustee
VANKA SARADA
Director-Publicity & Activations
BINA LALWANI
Director-Design
ASHA JAIN
Project Head - Hospice & Gudiya
RAVINDRA R
Lead - Medical Clowns
A VEERAJU
Accounts Head
KISHORE VENKATA TELU
Director Events
ABHIGNYA GRANDHI
Director Design
Our Team
ANANTRAM GANAPATI
Dr. MEENAKSHI ANANTRAM
GURMEET KOHLI
RAHUL K GANAPATI
VANKA SARADA
BINA LALWANI
ASHA JAIN
RAVINDRA R
A VEERAJU
KISHORE VENKATA TELU
ABHIGNYA GRANDHI
Every big change in the world starts with one person.
Every big change in the world starts with one person.
The Rohit Memorial Trust is a registered trust established to keep alive the memory of a strapping young lad, Rohit Anant Ganapati who succumbed to bladder cancer in the prime of his youth, in March, 2007
