page_title: Singing Skylarks
section_title: Environmental Initiatives
hierarchical_section_title: Singing Skylarks / ACTIVITIES / Environmental Initiatives
caption_attribution_description: English: Mobile Library 2012 program by Singing Skylarks
context_page_description: Singing Skylarks - Music for a cause is a non-governmental organisation based in Bangalore, India. It was formed in 2006 by music enthusiasts working for different software firms in Bangalore. Initially, the members were primarily involved in producing music programs for television. Once the band started growing, attracting different artists and volunteers who wanted to contribute towards the society, the NGO increased in size and the team of engineers and musicians started working on different social projects. Projects include the sponsorship of education for Poor and Deserving Students of all standards, Empowering Government Schools, Counseling Students for Evils of Alcoholism, curbing Corruption and Planting trees in and around Bangalore as part of environmental "go green" initiatives.
  Singing Skylarks was founded by Venkatesan Subbunarayanan along with a bunch of musicians giving programs to raise funds for the charity. The group grew to around 50 members in 2008 and started counseling children addicted to alcohol and drugs.
context_section_description: In 2010, Singing Skylarks learned about the problems existing in a lake in Bangalore near Bagmane Tech Park.
  With the help of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the Motorola Foundation, and Bagmane Builders, Singing Skylarks completed beautification of the lake, including the installment of a fountain and the planting of about 100 saplings.
caption: Library for Marathalli School
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