Founders

Mr.P.Madhusudhan Reddy & Mrs. Surekha

P.Madhusudhan Reddy is the founding secretary of Sadhana. After completing his B.Sc, he has completed a Diploma in Management of Communication Disorders (D.M.C.D) and he has also done Bachelors in Education (B.Ed). He has extensive experience of over a decade in the field of Mental Retardation and he has worked with major NGOs in Hyderabad & Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Mrs. Surekha is the principal of Sadhana School for the mentally challenged and she is an active supporter in all the endeavors pursued by Sadhana. She has done B.A & B.S.T and also has a Diploma in Mental Retardation (D.M.R). She has also over decades experience as Special teacher in variou major NGOs in Hyderabad & Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India.

P.Madhusudhan hails from Nalgonda, one of the poorest and most drought-prone districts of Andhra Pradesh in southern India. Added to that the district is one of the worst affected by excess fluoride, which has turned the ground water into a slow poison, crippling at least 10,000 people and leaving hundreds of thousand of others in constant misery.

The most shocking and sad image of people with paralysing bone diseases, stooped backs, crooked hands and legs, deformed teeth, blindness and other handicaps which are a common sight, here, moved Mrs.& Mr..Madhusudhan and they felt a strong urge to do something for the disabled. After their experience of over decade of working in disabled organisation in Hyderabad & Secunderabad, Mrs & Mr.Madhusudhan Reddy felt that more and more organisations are required to tackle this massive problem and they started 'Sadhana' an Institute for the welfare of Mentally Challenged in 1996 with just 2 students, in Habsiguda in Hyderabad, India..

But with their dedicated and sincere service the strength of the school has increased now to 150 children with multiple disablities like cerebral palsy, hearing impaired, mentally challenged, etc.

To provide services for the rural disabled persons in Nalgonda district, they started a Rural Rehabilitation Centre in the year 1999 at Tekulasomaram Village, Valigonda Mandal, Nalgonda distritct, Andhra Pradesh, India. Here there are about 45 mentally challenged persons undergoing rehabilitation.

In 2003, they started a residential school for the Hearing Impaired at the rural center, where about 53 children are being trained in regular academics with the support of special children.