Overview
Lady Andal Venkatasubba Rao Matriculation Higher Secondary School, popularly known as Lady Andal, is an academic institution in Harrington road, Chennai in Tamil Nadu, India. It is a unit of the Madras Seva Sadan, established in 1987. The school follows the Montessori philosophy. It is one of the top schools in Chennai preferred by the city's most famous personalities from the political, entertainment and sports world making it one of the expensive day schools in the city.
It boasts a multicultural mix of students and follows the motto, "Service with a Smile".
Founders and history
Andalamma, was born in the year 1894. Since she came from a well-to-do family, she had the benefit of good education (something that many girls didn't have, in those days). She went to St. Thomas Convent, Mylapore and the Presidency High School, Egmore and learnt all the crafts and skills of a young lady of her time.
At a very young age, Andalamma became a widow and thought she must now accept a life of seclusion- for widows in those days could not remarry or mingle in society.It was then that she met the person who would change her life the Hon'ble Justice M. Venkatasubba Rao, a brilliant and much respected judge who was determined to make Andalamma his wife – abrave gesture in those times. Justice Venkatasubba Rao was a very special man - learned, courageous and upright in his beliefs. He deeply wished to transform the ills of society and in his young wife he found the ideal partner. Together, they set out to brighten the lives of hundreds of under-privileged people.
Both of them believed in living by example-never to preach, but to practice their ideals, to show others by lighting the way.
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