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JK addressing a congregation in Vasant Vihar, Chennai (1986)

“The prime objectives of KFI are dissemination of JK’s The KFI trustees have been fairly successful in keeping
teachings to the general public; acquiring, preserving and JK’s teachings and legacy alive during the past 36 years
publishing his works and materials relating to life, edu- since he passed away. KFI’s Chennai campus is open to visi-
cation and research; rural upliftment activities including tors from 9.30 am to 5.30 pm (Tuesday-Sunday) for study-
education, village health and livelihood programmes; pro- ing JK’s published works and viewing video talks delivered
moting afforestation, water conservation and eco-friendly on myriad subjects and receives 300 footfalls per week.
practices, and conducting cultural and humanitarian pro- Moreover, Krishnamurti’s percipient education phi-
grammes in the light of Krishnamurti’s teachings. We prac- losophy has been kept alive by KFI’s six schools, routinely
tice what he preached in our six study centres which include ranked among the Top 10 countrywide in the authoritative
five co-ed boarding schools and a day school in Chennai. annual EducationWorld India School Rankings (EWISR,
Essentially, JK believed that children need holistic educa- estb.2007) and among the Top 3 in their host states. And
tion, defined as continuous development of the intellect and despite this seer’s insistence on propagating his message
preparation for transforming into good human beings living rather than persona, JK has attained guru status within
orderly lives in harmony with people and nature. This is India’s educated upper middle class. Proof of his enduring
his teaching that we are striving to keep alive through the iconic status within the educated middle class is that KFI’s
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foundation, our schools and study centres,” says is h w a - pioneer Rishi Valley School promoted in the rural ambience
n a th A l l u ri, a former chartered accountant-turned-serial of Madanapalle a small village in latter day Andhra Pradesh
technopreneur (IMI Mobile Plc and IMI Software Pvt. Ltd). by JK himself, has been ranked India’s #1 co-ed boarding
In 1995, Alluri experienced an epiphany during a visit to school for 15 of the past 16 years since the pathbreaking an-
KFI’s Rishi Valley School and was deeply impacted by JK’s nual EWISR was instituted. In the one year (2014) that RVS
education philosophy and teachings. In 2014, he profitably wasn’t ranked #1, KFI’s Sahyadri School was numero uno.
exited his businesses and committed himself to propagat- Quite clearly, KFI schools are highly respected by SEC
ing Krishnamurti’s “harmonious nation-building education (socio-economic category) ‘A’ sample respondents who rate
philosophy”. In 2021, Alluri was appointed trustee-secre- and rank the country’s most well-known schools for the
tary of KFI. annual EWISR which since it was initiated in 2007, has

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