Janapada Khadi
Janapada Seva Trust (JST) is a voluntary organisation established in 1960. Its activities are in and around Melkote, a small town in Mandya District of Karnataka, India. Inspired by the ideals of swaraj (self-rule) envisioned by Mahatma Gandhi and his associate economist J C Kumarappa, the Trust has been striving from the day of its inception towards creating a non-violent social order.
Sri. Surendra Koulagi and Smt. Girija Koulagi, a young couple established JST with support of their friends. In last six decades the Trust has seen sweeping changes in society in general and Melkote in particular. However, it has stood in thinking and action to its original objective of creating a non-violent social order. It has emerged as an organisation driven by ideology rather than by projects or activities. Over the decades the Trust has responded to the needs of the community and initiated several a
To know more about our six decades long journey, please watch a short documentary below
Janapada Khadi