Empowerment with a vision!
Vasantharatna Foundation for Arts (VRFA) was started by Subhashini Vasanth in the memory of her husband, Col.Vasanth Venugopal, Ashoka Chakra (Posthumously). Her experience as an Infantry Officer’s wife and a martyrs’ widow made her realise that a support system for the widows of armed forces personnel was essential.
While VRFA was launched essentially to liaison between civil agencies, the government, and the next of kin of martyrs, they soon realised that veer naris need so much more than leg-work, and the foundation’s approach soon morphed into a more holistic system of caring for the martyrs’ families.
With this purpose, founders Subhashini Vasanth and Smitha Srinivasan, along with 30 veer naris in Karnataka and their young children, first started Vasantharatna Foundation for Arts in 2007. They have been closely working with them since then, adding families to our growing community as we go along. Today, the VRFA community has over 120 wives and children, with programs starting in Andhra Pradesh, Assam, and Delhi.