Andal Venkatasubba Rao
FounderFounder of The Madras Seva Sadan
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Andal Venkatasubba Rao is the founder of The Madras Seva Sadan (1928)[1], an Indian non-profit working on education, women & children, elderly and arts & culture from Chennai.
The Madras Seva Sadan
Founded in 1928 by Sir Mutha Venkatasubba Rao — the youngest judge of the Madras High Court — and Lady Andal with Rs 10,000 from their personal fortune, The Madras Seva Sadan grew from a rented house in Mylapore into four campuses across Chennai. Registered as an independent society in 1940, it today runs schools including the Madras Seva Sadan Higher Secondary School for Girls, Sir Mutha School and Lady Andal School, the Prem Vihar children's home, the Shanthi Sadan assisted-living home for elderly women, learning centres for children with learning difficulties, sports facilities and the 1,200-seat Sir Mutha Venkatasubba Rao Concert Hall.
The Madras Seva Sadan reports the following, on its own site:
- 15 institutions across 4 campuses, including 6 schools educating over 4,000 students
- A 73,000 sq.ft. home for children and a 35,000 sq.ft. old age home for women
- Organisations
- 1
- Based in
- Chennai
- Founded
- 1928
- Press
- 2
References
- [1] “A 90 year old legacy, founded by Sir Mutha & Lady Andal Venkatasubba Rao dedicated to” — The Madras Seva Sadan. Source
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