Kanka Mallick and Gajendra Verma were married for over 35 years prior to Kanka’s untimely death in December 2007. Their love for each other has been associated with a rich pathway of personal learning and demonstrated value in the world. ‘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. When Kanka passed from this world Gajendra wished to celebrate all they stand for in creating the The Kanka-Gajendra Foundation. The Foundation will focus on enabling positive change and as Mahatma Gandhi said “Be the change”. It plans to work in the fields of Education, Health and Multi-cultural awareness to bring the day nearer when people at all levels will live in and experience sustainable-happiness.

During their many years of service Kanka Mallick and Gajendra Verma 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 families.

The Foundation will promote and manage these resources through our Trustees, in perpetuity, initially headed by Gajendra Verma.

The Trustees will consist of acknowledged experts and seminal thinkers.