Saraswati Vidyalaya Celebrates 132nd Foundation Years of Educational Excellence
Saraswati Vidyalaya, the most acknowledged and respected Tamil linguistic minority institution run by the South Indian Education Society (Est.in1894), commemorated its 132nd Foundation Year with
a grand celebration on Sunday, 1st March, 2026.
Seeking the blessings almighty with a Tamil prayer song ,the esteemed gathering witnessed the
presence of the esteemed chief guest Shri. R. Sreeram , General Manager & HOD of Legal Dept of
Western Coal Fields Ltd., Nagpur.
The chief guest Shri. R Sreeram was felicitated at the hands of
Shri T.K. Venkatesh President, SIES.
The South Indian Education Society's humble beginnings by the visionary founder Late Shri. Rao
Bahadur A.Vasudev Mudaliar and later its impressive expansion, encompassing the establishment of
a Junior College, Sanjeevani School for special students, an ECCE training centre, Niranjani School of Excellence of Arts was delightfully recalled in a PPT by Shri. Shreyas Pingle.
The grand celebration included a vibrant cultural program that captivated the audience. Dance
performances by Pre-Primary and Primary students,a tableau on the theme of Aadiguru
Shankaracharya by Secondary dept students,Tamil drama by secondary and junior college students
,Skit by Sanjeevani students and the divine Musical and Dance performances by the faculty of
Niranjani Dr. Manjiri Vaidya and Ms.Poorva Gangakhedkar made the program a memorable one.
The Chief guest addressed the gathering by enunciating the important role Saraswati Vidyalaya is playing by instilling the culture and values among the students. He commended the school for its par excellence in education and its pivotal role in shaping generation of students.
Shri T.K. Venkatesh, President SIES, delivered an insightful speech highlighting the remarkable
efforts of South Indian Education Society through Saraswati Vidyalaya,Niranjani and Sanjeevani
towards serving the society through education.
Smt. Renuka Mudaliar,Granddaughter of the founder of the school,
Governing Body Members of South Indian Education Society Shri. T. K. Venkatesh -President SIES, ,
Smt. V. Meenakshi - Secretary SIES,Adv Dr. R. S. Sundaram -Jt. Secretary, Shri R. Ganesh -Treasurer,
Shri T.G.Kumar- Jt. Treasurer, Shri R. Kumar, Shri. S. Krishnakumar,Shri J Radhakrishnan,Dr Suresh
Chari ,Shri Prakash Mudaliar, Coordinator -Shri S Praburaman, Smt Lakshmi Srinivasan- HM
Secondary,
Smt Shaili Iyer-AHM Secondary Department,Smt Reshmi Umesh-HM Primary, Smt Veena
Narayanan-Incharge Pre-primary , Shri Ravindra Kulkarni and Shri Rahul Ghode- supervisors
secondary, Smt Priya Tayde Incharge Buldi Branch graced the function. The program was expertly
compered by Mrs. Bhavani V and Mrs.Hema Naidu.
The event concluded with Vande Mataram.



