Malleshwaram is a noted and an esteemed extension in the city of Bangalore besides being a popular area. About hundred years ago Malleshwaram was known as Jakkasandra village where the horse carts were a chief means of transport. Kadu Malleshwara temple in Malleshwaram is a proof of the area’s antiquity.
It is a matter of pride to say that in the year 1926 a group of friends formed a Ram Bhajana Mandali headed by Sriyut Vithalanand Devojirao Pandre, Chowdari Mulkatte Veerappa and Srimathi Ratna Bai actively spent about two years in singing Bhajanas of Lord Sri Rama. It was during this period, that a desire to have a place of their own was emerged. The idea become a reality when a vacant Municipal site measuring 60 x 40 ft. at the junction of 7th Cross and Coconut Avenue Road was purchased for a meager amount of Rs.84/- which was a considerable amount in those days. Subsequently the mission of collecting funds for establishing Rama Mandira began with the contribution of Rs.10/- each of the friends and well wishers. Even by organizing Geeta discourses in the village and made over the contributions of the devotees to the Rama Mandira.

• On 24-06-1929, foundation was laid for the Sri Rama Mandira. In 1935 a committee of five trustees registered it as “Sri Rama Mandira Trust”. The trustees were Sriyuth Vittalanand, Jamedar Honnappa, Devojirao Pandre, H.Thimmaih and Ratna Bai.
• Very soon Sri Rama Mandira became a centre of activity. People used to gather evening. They participated in Bhajans, discourses of Ramayana, celebration of Sri Ramanavami, Sri Krishna Janmashtami and other festivals.
• Sri Avani Swami Shankarananda Bharathy of Mysore conducted discourses on Bhagavadgeetha for nearly two years. All the devotes gathered at Sri Rama Mandira for the discourse. On the completion of eighteen cantos of Bhagavadgeetha, a big procession was held by holding the pictures of Geetopadesha and Chanting Gita. Thus, Sri Rama Mandira Trust became an important venue for religious and cultural activities.
• From the day of its inception, the chief goal of Sri Rama Mandira Trust was to provide a greater and selfless service to mankind. With this intention, an old age home Sri Rama Vriddashrama was established to enable old age persons to lead a comfortable and peacefull life in the evening of their lives. Even today also, the trust is managing Vriddashrama in the same interest and spirit.
• Besides Sri Rama Mandira Trust (R) is providing assistance to many blind students at the School for Blind students near Ramanagar, established by Sri Adichunchanagiri Mutt.
• Sri Rama Mandira Trust (R) is also helping handicapped children at the “Dharithry” – an organization dedicated towards the upliftment of physically challenged students.
• Sri Rama Mandira Trust (R) continues in its endeavour of providing services to the community besides starting Sri Rama Co-operative Bank and Anjaneya Co-operative Bank. The key inspiration behind the trust activities were people like Jamedar Honnappa, H.Thimmaih, Sri Siddavanahalli Krishnasharma Gandhian and Dr. H. Srinivasaiah.
• The trust has established the ASC Silver Valley group of institutions to pay tribute to Late. Dr. H. Srinivasaiah through imparting of holistic and futuristic education to the students of Malleshwaram & its surroundings.

Srinivasiah was born to Sri Jamedar Honnappa and Smt. Thimmamma on 04-01-1925 in the village Chowdhari Koppal, Nagamangal Taluk, Mandya District. He studied engineering and served the esteemed organization Bharath Earth Movers Ltd., Bangalore for nearly three decades and retired as Deputy General Manager. He was a freedom fighter besides he engaged himself in social activities and he was the chairman, Karnataka Gandhi Smaraka Nidhi for about 20 years. He was the President of Sri Rama Mandira Trust. He was a famous naturopath and yoga expert and founded Prakruti JeevanaKendra Malleshwaram health service centre. He was instrumental in making his birth place an ideal village on the basis of Gadhian principles. Being a Gandhian he established Gandhi Study centres all over the state. He was a renowned author and wrote books on Gandhiji. He was the founder of many organizations and was the chairman of Bangalore Education Society and Gandhi Sahitya Sangha for a couple of years. Government of Karnataka honoured him with its prestigious Gandhi Seva award.
A charitable trust has been established in his honour to serve the mankind. He was a source of inspiration to the youth during his life time. Service was hi motto.

Sri Sadanada, the founder secretary of the ASC Silver Valley Group of Institutions. He is a builder and an expert in civil engineering. He is one of the directors of Sri Rama Co-Operative Bank. He is an executive committee member, Bangalore Education society, and invitee member, Gandhi Smaraka Nidhi and Secretary, Gandhi Sahitya Sangha. He is also President of Yadushaila High School, Melukote. A liveliness person Sadananda is devoting all his time for the development of the institution.