Due to the dry conditions and difficulties of agriculture in the area, many people migrated for work to the cities, to construction sites, road works and other daily wage work. Their children were left behind or were taken along and live a very uncertain life on construction sites or in slums. Several such parents approached Puvidham to ask whether their children could board, while they went in search of work. With this in mind, a hostel facility was provided which catered to such children, and thus provides a more stable environment for them while they also learnt at Puvidham. The Surabhi Niwas Hostel was started informally in 2003 and became a full-fledged hostel in 2005. After Covid, we decided to stop running the school and hostel.
We decided to provide Homeschooling support and the space is used for conducting the various workshops.