VELS started as a Gourmet Fine Dining Restaurant, a Boutique Hotel and a Posh Water Hole, in Pillaiyarkuppam. Mr. M, with his Master's in Pharmacology, Founder of Pharma Companies, a Foodie, a Philanthropist and an audiophile, felt it was a long drive to Puducherry for a wholesome meal and not everyone could afford it. Despite that, there's nowhere to go to, to get a Feel of Home. For the emerging Indians of the suburbian education capital of Pillaiyarkuppam, Puducherry.