Published 21:05 IST, December 2nd 2020

Sonu Sood Department of Arts and Humanities is now in Andhra Pradesh; actor feels grateful

Sonu Sood on Wednesday remembered his mother after an educational institute in Andhra Pradesh named their Arts and Humanities department after him

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Bollywood actor and people's messiah Sonu Sood on Wednesday remembered his mor after an educational institute in Andhra Presh named ir Arts and Humanities department after him, after his philanthropic gestures towards students during pandemic-induced lockdown.

One of most reputed IAS & IPS training acemy called “Sarat Chandra IAS Acemy” has named a department after actor. Sood wrote, "Wish my mom was re to see this." 

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Sonu Sood h also launched ar education-based initiative, that sought to help aspirants of UPSC exams to become IAS and IPS officers. This is apart from a platform to provide jobs to migrants and a platform to arrange surgeries for underprivileged patients.

Previously, Sonu Sood provided help to students of vill in Haryana by sending smartphones to m so that y could attend online classes amid this pandemic situation. actor has also lent support to JEE and NEET examination aspirants to travel to ir exam centres. 

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Sood launched a scholarship programme and pledged to sponsor education for students in need.  actor’s initiative was inspired by his mor, Professor Saroj Sood, who used to teach students who could t afford ir education.

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Sonu Sood h me helines by helping migrants he back to ir cities when lockdown h disrupted travel plans. Starting with buses, later he arranged trains and even flights for ir returns. Later, he arranged for medical expenses, education fees, set up a platform for jobs, a scholarship platform and more.   

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21:04 IST, December 2nd 2020