Sri Murugan Centre

Sri Murugan Center(SMC), is an educational NGO founded in 1982 by Tan Sri Dato Dr. M. Thambirajah to carry out a dedicated service in uplifting the Indian community through education for the past 40 years. SMC chose Education as the sole vehicle for the social and economic mobility of the Indian community in Malaysia. It began with 4 physical centres in 1982 to 103 centres and now 128 virtual centres nation wide. Currently, we have more than 10,000 students throughout the nation. SMC has created more than 28,000 graduates across the nation and globally. Eventually, SMC believes that these graduates will uplift the socio-economy status of their families.

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Vidhyasanmarkam

The Six Divine Steps for Success

Kalvi Puratchi

The student takes a vow to change, to transform and to transcend to a higher plane through EDUCATION.

Kalvi Yathirai

Before the final journey to Exam Hall the student must bring his BODY, MIND and SOUL to the DIVINE. The pilgrimage is made to source of all Power; it will enlighten the mind and ease the pain of the last phase of the journey.

Kalvi Yuttham

It is normal for the will to sag. The second stage urges the student to wield the spirit of a brave warrior who does not succumb to pain and distractions. He pursues his goal relentlessly.

Kalvi Thiagam

The final weeks before the Exam requires total sacrifice of all earthly distractions. The child who has endured the above 4 stages will find Kalvi Thyagam a joy and prepare himself for the Exams with surprising energy.

Kalvi Viratham

Just as a holy person achieves Moksha through discipline the student obtains excellent grades through Viratham for education. The body and mind are controlled with one vision: The mother receiving the result slip.

Kalvi Mukthi

The student walks into the exam confident of himself and drawing strength from the belief that the practice of shanmaarkam has sharpened his intellect. He will see with his mind Lord Muruga accompanying him into the exam hall. His pen will become Lord Muruga's Vel.

SMC Education

Sri Murugan Centre was one such NGO funded in 1982 by academics and undergraduates in the University of Malaya.

SMC Education

Sri Murugan Centre was one such NGO funded in 1982 by academics and undergraduates in the University of Malaya.

The 1970s was a period of challenge for the Indian community. The NEP implemented in 1971 was a bold measure in affirmative action. However, its implementation solved one problem whilst creating others. The Indian intelligentsia who initially supported the rationale of NEP began to have second thoughts upon reviewing its operation. Hence the birth of several NGOs in the 1970s and 1980s to fill the void created by NEP for the Indian community.

Sri Murugan Centre was one such NGO funded in 1982 by academics and undergraduates in the University of Malaya. As an operational NGO, SMC chose education as the sole vehicle for social and economic mobility of the Indian community. It began with 4 centres in 1982. It has produced over 26 000 graduates. It is stable, focused and growing in strength and influence.

Major Challenge

The major challenge in the first decade of SMC was to overcome the feudal mindset of a static plantation society. The plantations did not provide the workers of their children market driven education nor skills to survive outside the estate. The task for SMC was to change the mindset from negative to positive, complacency to pro-active and from accepting status quo to change. We had to raise the expectation level of themselves, build self-confidence and self-respect to appreciate the unique gifts God has given them.

This is the key to the success of SMC. Once a student discovers his self-worth, you can teach him anything and he will learn. SMC became a social revolutionary movement because the community began to recognize that what SMC was doing is unprecedented, It has merged education for economic success with values for a resilient character. We understand the needs of the ordinary silent Indian family who desire to have a better quality life and above all give their children a future they did not have.

Over the last 3 decades SMC has reached over a million Indians. We shall lead in the struggle to bring the Indians in Malaysia to a higher income group. The task of SMC a program based movement, has become imperative given the lack of leadership in the Indian community today.