Sri Ranganatha Paduka Vidhyalaya Trust (SRPVT) which runs, Veda padasalas, Schools, a full-fledged college and Ghosala was founded at the divine direction of HH. Sri Vedantha Ramanuja Mahadesikan Sri. Thirukudanthai Andavan of Srirangam Srimad Andavan Periyashramam in the year 1968 by Sri T.S. Rajam, son of Sri T.V. Sundaram Iyengar founder of the TVS Group as the Founder Trustee. Other eminent trustees at the time of formation of the Trust included Sri T.S. Santhanam, son of Shri. T.V. Sundaram Iyengar; Smt. Prema Srinivasan, wife of Sri. T.S. Srinivasan; Sri K. Venkatachari, son of Late Sri R. Krishnamachariar; and Sri M. Srinivasan, son of Late R. Madhavachariar, who later become the Judge of the Supreme Court of India. Sri T.S. Rajam was the first Chairman and Sri M. Srinivasan was the first Secretary of the Trust.
Sri Ranganatha Paduka Vidyalaya Trust, runs Veda Padasalas, Schools, a regular higher education institution, and Goshala, In its mission to maintain and encourage the Vedic studies Sanskrit, shastras and oriental knowledge, the Trust educates the interested youth from the marginalized section of the society in its Veda Padasalas run at seven different locations across India.
The Trust also engages in imparting higher education in its regular Autonomous college at Srirangam particularly from the marginalized and economically deprived section of the society situated in villages in and around 50 KMs radius from the college located in Srirangam , Thiruvanaikaval , Tamil Nadu. The Trust also maintains Ghosalas for protection of aged and distressed cows & Bulls at Srirangam and near Madurai where more than 200 cows are sheltered, fed and protected.
The Trust also runs two schools at Srirangam where students are given education at concessional fees with free transport facility.
All the charitable and socio benefit activities are managed by the trust board with the divine blessings and charitable vision of HH Srimad Andavan Srivaraha Mahadesikan Swamiji of Srirangam Srimad Andavan Periya Ashramam , Srirangam, Trichirappalli.
The following trustees form the trust board who are from different walks of life
S.No | Name | Occupation | Designation in SRPVT |
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01 | Shri. V Upendran | Chairman, Sanco Trans Ltd,Chennai. | Vice Chairman |
02 | Shri CA. Venkatesh.R | Chartered Accountant, Chennai. | Secretary |
03 | Shri.S Parthasarathy | Senior Advocate, Chennai. | Trustee |
04 | Shri .N Sudarsanam | Managing Partner, T.Rajagopala Iyengar and Son, Dindigul. | Trustee |
05 | Shri V.Sridharan | Retired AGM -NABARD, Chennai | Trustee |
06 | Shri G.Srinivasan Raghavan | Managing Director, TVS Automobile Solutions,Chennai. | Trustee |
07 | Shri R. Rajagopalan | Joint Managing Director, NTTF, Bengaluru. | Trustee |
08 | Shri V.Raghavachary | Senior Advocate ,Chennai. | Trustee |
09 | Prof.Dr. R.Vasudevan, (Padma Shri Awardee ) | Department of Chemistry, Thiagaraja College of Engineering, Madurai. | Trustee |
10 | Shri .T Sathishkumar | Sub-Registrar , Madurai | Trustee |
11 | Dr.Gopikrishna Santhanam | Entrepreneurial CEO and Turnaround Specialist, Chennai. | Trustee |
12 | Dr.Vikram Sridharan | Consultant – Urologist ,Trichy | Trustee |
13 | Shri Ramesh Kallidai Narayanan | Former Commissioner of Integration (UK Government). | Trustee |
14 | Shri CA.Srivatsan.P | Senior Management, Finance, Goldman sachs,Bangalore | Trustee |
15 | Shri R.Vijayaraghavan, | Retired AGM,Canara Bank, Coimbatore. | Trustee |
The Principal
Sri Ranganatha Paduka Vidyalaya
155, East Uthra Street, Srirangam
Tiruchirapalli - 620 006
Tamilnadu, INDIA
Ph: 0431-2433296 (or) +91-0-7708007410
Sri Ranganatha Paduka Vidyalaya Trust
Srimad Andavan Arts and Science College
7, Nelson Road, T.V. Koil
Tiruchirapalli - 620 005
Tamilnadu, INDIA
Ph: 0431-4250152 (or) +91-0-7708007401