Archive · 21 Sep 2026
From Beedi-Rolling Household to National Social Service Award Winner
Mandala Parashuramulu grew up in a poor family in Warangal.
His father worked for daily wages, and his mother rolled beedis to help the family.
He started helping people through the Bharat Scouts and Guides in 1981.
He received an important President’s Scout Award in 1985.
Meeting Mother Teresa in 1988 encouraged him to serve poor people.
Later, he founded Abhyudaya Seva Samithi.
His work has supported children, women and other vulnerable people.
He has received several awards, including the National Youth Award in 1997.
Mandala Parashuramulu has spent more than 35 years serving children, women and vulnerable communities.
Born in Warangal on March 4, 1968, he grew up in a poor family supported by his father’s daily wages and mother’s beedi rolling.
He began public service as a Bharat Scout and Guide in 1981 and received the President’s Scout Award in 1985.
A 1988 meeting with Mother Teresa during her visit to Warangal strengthened his commitment to helping poor people.
Through Abhyudaya Seva Samithi and other roles, he has worked on literacy, child labour, child marriage, women’s empowerment, child rights and environmental protection.
- Who
- Mandala Parashuramulu, a social-service worker.
- What
- He has received state and national recognition for more than 35 years of social service.
- When
- He was born on March 4, 1968; his public service began in 1981, and he received the National Youth Award in 1997.
- Where
- He was born in Warangal and is associated with social service in Hanumakonda.
- Why
- He dedicated himself to helping children, women, poor people and other vulnerable sections of society.
- Name
- Mandala Parashuramulu
- Birth
- March 4, 1968, in Warangal
- Public service began
- 1981, as a Bharat Scout and Guide
- President’s Scout Award
- Received in 1985
- Organization founded
- Abhyudaya Seva Samithi
- National Youth Award
- Received in 1997
- Key areas
- Literacy, child labour, child marriage, women’s empowerment, child rights and environmental protection