Childhood

Mr. F. C. Sondhi , a great philanthropist and self made businessman, was born in the year 1906 in Sialkot which is now in Pakistan. Both his parents died when he was three years old and he was left to grow up in the home of some relatives.

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Beliefs

From a very young age he believed in hard, diligent and honest study and at the same time was deeply committed to the upliftment of the down trodden. He was an active member of the Arya Samaj movement in those days. Through his own hard work and self education he was able to do well in his academic studies and was called by the, then major sports company in United India, M/s Uberoi Limited to work there. He developed a shining reputation for honesty and was put under the personal supervision of Mr. Uberoi himself.

 

Career

In 1936 he was sent to England and eventually settled down there. However he had a great yearning to visit his motherland and came to India often. From 1967 (when his younger son came and settled in Jalandhar) till 1983 (when he passed away), he used to visit India every year for periods of three to six months at a time and got deeply involved in projects for helping the poor and the needy. He was also here for one full year in 1972-1973, as President of the local Rotary Club.

 

Philosophy

Late Mr. F. C. Sondhi was a spiritually minded philanthropist and self made businessman. He believed in treating all human beings as equal, irrespective of caste and creed. He also believed in a universal religion without dogma. He was also a great believer in action, which was exemplified by his life work. That is why Trust was started.

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