Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School

Vidya Mandir
Motto Saha Veeryam Karavavahai
(Sanskrit: Work Together)
Established 1956
Type Private school / Central Board of Secondary Education, India
Principal Ms. Shoba
Vice Principal Uma Balasubramanian, Vijaya Meenakshi (middle school), Sudha Suresh (primary), and Alamelu (kindergarten)
Founder R. S. Subbalakshmi
Location 124, Royapettah High Road, Mylapore
Chennai - 600004
India India
Students c. 2200
Gender Co-educational
Houses Nilkant, Kanchenjunga, Nanga Parbat, and Kailash
Colours

Green and white

    
Publication Darpan, Dhwani
Website www.vidya-mandir.com

Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School is a school in India, in the southern city of Chennai. Founded in 1956 by M. Subbaraya Aiyar, R. S. Subbalakshmi and Padmini Chari, the school recently celebrated its 60th anniversary. It follows the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) pattern of education. The school began as a ladies club and started in February 1956 with a handful of students. Today the school has well over 2000 students, 100 teachers and 35 support staff.

Notable alumni

Motto

The motto of Vidya Mandir is "Saha Viryam Kara Vaavahai" which means "Let the teacher and student together perform great acts of strength".

References

http://www.vidya-mandir.com/index.php

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