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The Bhavan’s Chennai Kendra was established in 1958 with the blessings of Paramacharya, His Holiness Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Swamigal of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam.
The activities of the Kendra are conducted in three different places in the city :
(1) Mylapore – Main Kendra Complex
(2) Kilpauk - Bhavan’sRajajiVidyashram, a CBSE Senior Secondary School
(3) T.Nagar Sub-Centre
NEWS & EVENTS
R. Subramanian, a leading Chartered Accountant and Treasurer of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Chennai Kendra, passed away on April 5, 2023. He was 79.
Described as a visionary by his peers, seniors and industry leaders, he was known for his brilliant intellect, deep wisdom, pleasing personality and unending compassion for anyone who sought his help.
RS, as he was fondly known in personal and professional circles, was a rare combination of a successful professional, educationist, a custodian of the rich Vedic heritage and a committed family man.
Born in the 13th generation in the direct lineage of the late Appaya Deekshitar in Mannargudi, Thanjavur district, into a family of Vedic scholars, he qualified as a Chartered Accountant. After his finance and accounting career in New Delhi, he established his CA firm in 1974, and over the last 50 years trained and mentored several accounting and finance professionals.
He founded Akshar Arbol International School, a K-12 international school that follows the International Baccalaureate and Cambridge curricula with the intent of offering a high-quality and affordable international education.
Steeped in Indian values, RS served on the boards of several large corporations, educational institutions, chambers of commerce, government and regulatory policy committees, and NGOs contributing to the growth of numerous companies and influencing economic, industrial and social policy decisions.
He also managed the Mayuram Sri Ramanatha Deekshitar Trust and the Srimad Appaya Deekshitar Trust and built a corpus to support Veda patashalas, sanyasis and to provide rural community services.
He established the Jeevatma Kainkaryam Trust, on the advice of Kanchi Jagadguru Sri Chandrasekaraendra Saraswati, to perform the last rites and provide an honourable cremation of unclaimed dead bodies.
RS is survived by his wife Malathi Subramanian, son Gokul Dixit, daughters Priya Dixit and Prabha Dixit, sons-in-law, daughter-in-law and grandchildren.
Tamil Nadu Governor R. N. Ravi presented the Bhavan’s Legendary Award to the renowned playback singer Vani Jairam. In response to the felicitation, Ms. Jairam said she was honoured to receive such an award from an illustrious institution that was “spreading the values of our culture”.
A portrait of Gnanamba and P. Obul Reddy was unveiled on the occasion.
Diwali Special Number of Bhavan’s Journal issue dated October 15, 2022 was released by the Hon’ble Governor of Tamil Nadu H.E. Sri R. N. Ravi on October 24, 2022.
The Governor was also invited for Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s 147th Jayanti celebrations held on October 31, 2022.
The First Copy of the BJ Annual Number was presented to Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan Governor of Telangana and Lt. General of Pondicherry in a function held at Chennai. She was extremely happy to see the cover page celebrating unsung women heroes. The Tamilnadu Governor, Shri R. N. Ravi was also presented a copy during a function held to commemorate the 150th Jayanti of Sri Aurobindo held at the Rajbhavan.
The Bhavan's Vice-President and Governor of Tamil Nadu Shri Banwarilal Purohit greeted the Kendra Director Shri K. N. Ramaswamy on the occasion of his 80th birthday.