About The Kanka-Gajendra Foundation

Dr. Kanka Mallick and Professor Gajendra Verma were married for over thirty five years prior to Kanka's untimely death from lymphoma cancer in December 2007. Their love for each other has been associated with a rich pathway of personal learning and demonstrated value in the world. When Kanka passed from this world Gajendra wished to celebrate all they stand for in creating the Kanka-Gajendra Foundation. 'Giving Back' has taken many forms, through their role as leading authorities in Education but also in touching the lives of people at all levels with kindness and positive help to enable survival. Their interests have extended to supporting physically disadvantaged groups, cancer research and promoting inter-cultural harmony and exchange.

During their many years of service in academic careers in the United Kingdom, Kanka Mallick and Gajendra Verma became internationally respected educationalists and developed a network of friends, colleagues and associates from around the world covering men and women from many continents, faiths, cultures and ethnicities. It is proposed to continue to develop this network as the funding base for the Foundation beyond the gifts from the Mallick and Verma estste.

The Kanka-Gajendra Foundation promotes and manages these resources through our Trustees, in perpetuity, initially headed by Gajendra Verma. The Trustees consist of acknowledged experts and seminal thinkers.

The Kanka-Gajendra Foundation is registered with The Charity Commission UK. Registered Number 1124124.

A SHORT MESSAGE OF THANKS FROM GAJENDRA VERMA

In a recent interview when visiting Bihar, India, Emeritus Professor Gajendra Verma, Founder of The Kanka-Gajendra Foundation U.K. (who was born in Bihar), said: "I am moved and delighted that we at the Kanka-Gajendra Foundation have been able to provide such simple and worthwhile benefits to many able and deserving people whose need is far greater than most of us can imagine. We are deeply indebted to all of those who during the past two years have contributed and have given their time to make our aspirations and dreams a reality."

"After years of relative hardship, Bihari people in remote areas are now receiving some targeted help from the Kanka-Gajendra Foundation and from a number of other like-minded British organisations to improve health, disaster survival, life opportunities and lifelong education. It is also good to see that the State Government of Bihar is improving the road system and infrastructure, so the future in Bihar now looks much more promising."

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