Inspired by Swami Vivekananda, Mahatma Gandhi & Mahakavi Bharathi Sevalaya was founded by five young people - Mr. V. Muralidharan and his friends. It started functioning on May 29, 1988 with 5 children in a small rented house at Sivanvoil village. During 1990-91, with the support of philanthropic minded public, Sevalaya began operating its own premises situated in 1.52 acres of own land at Kasuva, a remote village near Chennai which did not have any medical and schooling facilities.

In 1991 Mahakavi Bharathiyar Kalvi Nilayam (School) was started. In 1993 Mahatma Gandhi Health Care Centre started functioning. During 1995-96 Swami Vivekananda Library was opened. All the above facilities are provided free of cost to all the villagers of Kasuva and neighboring villages.

Good citizens are essential for the welfare of the Nation. It is the duty of the parents to bring up their children to become such good citizens. For orphans, it becomes the duty of the society to take charge of them, give them shelter, love and affection, self-confidence and life-coping education. Without this support there is a risk that they will fall a prey to antisocial elements, and themselves become antisocial.