Noted educationalist and founder of the Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan (PSBB) Group of Schools, YG Rajalakshmi Parthasarathy, passed away on Tuesday afternoon at a city hospital following a cardiac arrest at the age of 93. She is survived by two sons - YG Mahendran and YG Rajendran.
Rajalakshmi's mortal remains has been kept for public homage at Padma Seshadri School/Bharat Kalachar in T Nagar. Cremation will be on Wednesday.
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Since then there was no looking back as PSBB went on to become one of the most renowned schools in the country and has grown manifold with over 8,000 students and 500 staff members. Rajalakshmi had served as PSBB’s Dean and Director since its inception. She also contributed immensely to the CBSE system.
In 2010, She was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civil honour, for her contribution to literature and education.