"Education is the movement from darkness to light!"
- Allan Bloom

Education, health and development be it in social, political, economic or spiritual angle, Dr.Devaraj has done it all. One of the great visionaries of our time who has spent 35 years of his life for making life of poor and the rural, better. He has laid foundation for many institutions which will stand the test of time and serve rural and urban population alike. A pioneer of Micro Finance in India, who established Organizations which are currently serving more than 20 lakhs poor families with over 5000 crores of loan disbursement.

As an explorer by disposition, he had travelled extensively to over 52 countries across the world to attend Seminars, conference and to conduct workshops. He had completed his degree in Social Development Studies at COADY International Institute, St. Francis Xavier University, CANADA. Thereby, with the key learning from the Global perspective, he started world class education system in India. In 1999, he had established a unit of Vidiyal Group of Educational Institutions, to provide quality Education at an affordable cost to bring enlightenment to the Valanadu Kaikatti region.

Today the institutions run by the Vidiyal Group includes, Vidiyal Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Paripoorna Matriculation School, Sri Meenakshi Vidiyal Arts and Science College, Vidiyal Catering College and now paved a new path for the IIT-JEE / NEET aspirants across Trichy and other parts of Tamil Nadu through the Paripoorna Academy.

Many Institutions took up the responsibility to create a positive space for education and among that Vidiyal Group of Educational Institutions has the power to bring upon the idea of freedom and responsibility in order to make the students achieve greater heights.