In the holy lineage of "Guruparampara", His Holiness jagadguru Sri Sri Sri Dr. Balagangadharanatha Mahaswamiji took charge as the 71st spiritual Head of Sri Adhichunchanagiri Mahasamsthana Math in 1974, at the age of 30. From that day on, Sri Math began its upward journey with rapid strides.

His Holiness Jagadguru Sri sri Sri Dr. Balagangadharanatha Swamiji's efforts have focused on the basic necessities like Anna, Akshara and Arogya (i.e Food, Education and health). Sri Sri Swamiji has established more than four hundred recognised and highly regarded educational Institutions, where in more than seventy thousand students are quenching their thirst of knowledge; a significant number are from rural areas.

His Holiness started more than 480 Educational Institutions across the globe right from Play school to Professional Education where in around One Lakh Twenty Five Thousand students from different across section of society are quenching the the thirst of knowledge Ten Thousand students gained the opportunity of getting free education. With the vision of giving modern education with urban standards to rural masses more than 85% of institutions are in rural areas.

           Man cannot live in isolation, however great he may be. He depends on society in every walk of life. It therefore becomes his bounden duty to give back to society what he receives from it. It will indeed be a wasted life if he cannot pay back this debt to society, albeit in little measure, during his lifetime.This can be done if man is constantly at tuned to the wants of the less privileged.

Today the world is a boiling cauldron of social ills like illiteracy, ill health and poverty, compounded by natural disasters like earthquakes and floods. If only each one of us takes up cudgels against just one issue and make it our business to alleviate the problem!How wonderful if each one of us made it our life's mission to provide just one family with the basic necessities of Anna, Akshara and Arogya...food, education and health! But engaging oneself in social service is no mean task. It should not be indulged in for the sake of fame or fortune.

Social service must be done with the spirit of doing one's duty, and not as dispensing a favour. One should indeed feel blessed that he has been given an opportunity to serve the needy.Service to mankind is service to God, and not for a moment should this dictum be forgotten.