Larsen & Toubro (L&T) is one of the rare professional organizations active in engineering & construction with an annual sales
volume of nearly $10 billion and is the largest such organization in India. L&T enjoys the good fortune and unique distinction
of having been associated with Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust, Puttaparthi (Andhra Pradesh) for over two decades. Founded by
Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, the Trust has been rendering selfless service to the society and spearheading the global spiritual
message of universal brotherhood of mankind through dedicated efforts and commitment to the common man, transcending all
barriers with amazing impact and unparalleled success. The Trust has been making a tremendous contribution to the upliftment
of the individual and development of the society through education, healthcare and supply of safe drinking water to water starved
people across several districts in Andhra Pradesh and Chennai in particular. Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba strongly feels that
education, healthcare and drinking water, being the vital necessities of every individual, are fundamental to life and development of
the society at large. And L&T takes pride in having been a partner in progress with Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust in meeting some
of these vital needs through its infrastructure development capabilities.
In tune with the vision and mission of our founding father “In Service Lies Success”, propounded by Mr. Henning Holck-
Larsen, L&T has been providing necessary infrastructure for meeting the Trust’s objectives at different locations. Beginning its
journey twenty years ago with a small contract to build the community flats, L&T continues its construction journey uninterrupted
till date. Miraculous are the ways with which it has been delivering projects with quality and speed, meeting the requirements of
the Trust and Bhagawan’s devotees.
L&T stepped into Prasanthi Nilayam at a time when the Trust was in the thick of action with ambitious plans and critical
projects, all aimed at meeting the needs of millions of devotees expected to throng Puttaparthi for Swami’s 65
th
birthday on
November 23, 1990. L&T was entrusted with some of these critical projects to be executed with a stringent time frame. Typical of
L&T, our site team took up the challenging assignments and completed the projects, well ahead of time. As a result, fully convinced
and pleased with the high quality and extraordinary performance of L&T, the Trust, with the blessings of Swami, began entrusting
the Company with more and more critical projects, year after year in succession and L&T has never looked back since then. We
now look back with joy and pride at our association with the Trust and executing some of the most wonderful structures that are
magnificent in shape and spectacular in size, built with devotion and abiding faith, defying every threat, every obstacle and meeting
the deadlines with single-mindedness. Now, on the occasion of Swami’s 85
th
birthday on November 23, 2010, we take pleasure
in releasing this special prestige publication, chronicling every major project we have executed for the Trust during the last twenty
years. We are presenting them in a comprehensive manner, illustrated through beautiful and colourful photo features, interspersed
with images of Bhagawan and quotes on L&T’s work by eminent people who are associated with the conceptualization and
implementation of His projects.
For L&T, the projects that we have executed for Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust and the interactions our people had with Swami
are matchless in character, monumental in stature and divine in nature. Everyone in L&T looks upon these projects with high
esteem as divine; the innervating experiences they have gained during execution are remarkable and beyond explanation. We
acknowledge with joy that many of these projects were forerunners in their own field and paved the way for L&T bagging much
bigger and massive orders, specifically in healthcare/hospital sectors and water supply projects.
We cherish and admire every single project we have executed for Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust, illustrated herein. Our joy of
looking at these projects over and over again is only overflowing with this happiness and ecstasy. We are awe struck when we
look at them even today. We share our irresistible joy and gratifying memories through this special publication and dedicate it to
Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba on his 85
th
birthday. May God bless everyone on earth and make this planet a unique place to live
in
and prosper, touching hearts and transforming lives.
Om Sri Sai Ram.
(K.V. Rangaswami)
Member of the Board & President (Construction)
Larsen &
Toubro Limited
In
Service Lies Success