The Sarada Vidyalayam school was founded on 14 July 1992 by Dr. Chandra Sekhar Sankurathri with the objective of providing free education to children in rural Kakinada, India, where illiteracy and poverty are commonplace.

The school is funded by charitable donations raised by Dr. Chandra and the Sankurathri Foundation and receives no financial assistance from the Indian government or the parents of its students.

The school provides a lunch, which for many of the children is their only meal of the day.

The school provides medical and dental checkups (including medicines) and Hepatitis-B vaccinations.

Everything from books and schoolbags to uniforms and shoes is provided to students at no charge.