You can’t direct the wind but you can adjust the sails

Bangaru Adigalar is an Indian spiritual guru, a guiding spirit to the world is the President of Adiparasakthi Charitable Medical Educational and Charitable Trust(ACMEC) in 1978, which runs a free hospital, a number of colleges and other services to the society in Tamil Nadu, India.

Thiru Bangaru Adigalar was born on 3 March 1941 in the village of Melmaruvathur, 92 km from Chennai, Tamil Nadu to Thiru. Gopala Naicker and Tmt. Meenambal.

ACMEC Trust has magnanimously been rendering the following services and activities to be the welfare of the society:

• Educational Institutions from primary to post-graduation in all branches of learning, paving the way for a full-fledged University.
• Promotion of modern scientific farming methods; proposed Agricultural Research Center.
• Providing employment opportunities to the community.
• Unifying all religions and cultures under one roof for the upliftment of society.
• Liberating women from the clutches of traditional protocols and involving them in spiritual and social activities.
• Building homes for the poor.
• Renovating dilapidated temples.
• Distributing food, clothing, and books to the poor.
• Giving crutches and other aids to the handicapped.
• Assisting poor farmers and artisans with implements.
• Conducting free marriages for the poor.