Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan
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Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan (PSBB) is a group of schools located in Chennai
, India
, Bangalore
, India
and in Coimbatore
, India
. The school was founded by Padmashree Awardee, Rajalakshmi Parthasarathy
, also known as Dr.Mrs.Y.G.Parthasarathy an educationalist.
was established in 1958 by a group of housewives of the Nungambakkam Ladies Recreation Club
. There were 13 students in a thatched shed on the terrace of the residence of the Dean and Director of the school, Dr. (Mrs.) Y.G. Parthasarathy. Today the school has six branches (including PSBB Millennium) with over 8000 students and 500 staff members.
In 1959, one year after its inception, the school shifted to a campus of its own at the present premises in Nungambakkam. It followed the Madras Matriculation
System unit of Madras University. As the school grew in strength, the need to extend its branches arose and thus emerged the T.P.Road Junior School in 1971, as an annex to the school in Nungambakkam. In 1978, the school was affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi.
In 1976 another branch of the PSBB School, affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education, was started in a residential area of K.K.Nagar with 5 acres (20,234.3 m²) surroundings. The K.K.Nagar branch has seen 30 batches pass out. PSBB adopted the shift system in the 1970s and 1980s,to satisfy the growing demands of the residents of the city. PSBB has been visited by (former) President of India A.P.J.Abdul Kalam. The K.K.Nagar branch is one of the biggest schools in the city.
In 2010, Mrs Y.G. Parthasarathy, Dean of the PSBB Schools, received the prestigious PadmaSri from the Government of India in Education and Literature.
In 2011, the PSBB group of schools, headquartered at Nungambakkam was ranked first in the South zone and came third in India under the Day Schools Category as per the EducationWorld - C Fore Survey 2011.
, Vivek
, Jai(actor), S.Dharani, Arya(actor), Naresh Iyer
, Benny Dayal
and Siddarth. A.R.RAHMAN is originally from PSBB KK NAGAR
Reverberations is held once a year usually during August–September and is usually conducted over a span of three days. Participants compete in various events that range from Open Debate, JAM, Quiz, Ship-Wreck, Ad-Zap, Light Music, Dance and so on.The school that receives maximum points is given the overall trophy. Reverberations participants come from 40-50 schools spread across the city. The event is organized by high-school students of the 12th standard from the PSBB schools at Nungambakkam
and K.K.Nagar.
The inter-PSBB debate- Students of PSBB K.K.Nagar and PSBB Nungambakkam compete for the trophy.
Sports Day- The sports day for both branches is held in the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium as the four sports houses compete for the overall trophy.
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and in Coimbatore
Coimbatore
Coimbatore , also known as Kovai , is the second largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a major commercial centre in Tamil Nadu and is known as the "Manchester of South India"....
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. The school was founded by Padmashree Awardee, Rajalakshmi Parthasarathy
Rajalakshmi Parthasarathy
Rajalakshmi Parthasarathy , popularly known as Mrs. Y. G. P. is an Indian journalist, educationist and social worker. She is the founder and dean of the P. S. B. B. Group of Institutions.- Early life :...
, also known as Dr.Mrs.Y.G.Parthasarathy an educationalist.
Branches
- ChennaiChennaiChennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
- PSBB K.K.Nagar
- PSBB NungambakkamNungambakkamNungambakkam is one of the wealthiest localities in the heart of Chennai, India's fourth largest metropolitan city. The neighborhood is abound with multi-national commercial establishments, important government offices, foreign consulates, sprawling educational institutions, shopping malls,...
, PSBB Lake Area, the oldest branch of the PSBB group of schools. - PSBB T.P.Road (T Nagar), an annexe of Nungambakkam.
- PSBB Siruseri, at the L&T Eden Park, the newest branch of the PSBB group of schools
- PSBB MillenniumMillenniumA millennium is a period of time equal to one thousand years —from the Latin phrase , thousand, and , year—often but not necessarily related numerically to a particular dating system....
School (Grand Southern Trunk Road, sister concern of PSBB and not directly associated with PSBB for finances and governance).
- BangaloreBangaloreBengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
- PSBB Learning Leadership Academy (Near Bannerghatta Road, Bengaluru) - http://www.psbbacademy.org
History
The PSBB School in NungambakkamNungambakkam
Nungambakkam is one of the wealthiest localities in the heart of Chennai, India's fourth largest metropolitan city. The neighborhood is abound with multi-national commercial establishments, important government offices, foreign consulates, sprawling educational institutions, shopping malls,...
was established in 1958 by a group of housewives of the Nungambakkam Ladies Recreation Club
Club
A club is an association of two or more people united by a common interest or goal. A service club, for example, exists for voluntary or charitable activities; there are clubs devoted to hobbies and sports, social activities clubs, political and religious clubs, and so forth.- History...
. There were 13 students in a thatched shed on the terrace of the residence of the Dean and Director of the school, Dr. (Mrs.) Y.G. Parthasarathy. Today the school has six branches (including PSBB Millennium) with over 8000 students and 500 staff members.
In 1959, one year after its inception, the school shifted to a campus of its own at the present premises in Nungambakkam. It followed the Madras Matriculation
Matriculation
Matriculation, in the broadest sense, means to be registered or added to a list, from the Latin matricula – little list. In Scottish heraldry, for instance, a matriculation is a registration of armorial bearings...
System unit of Madras University. As the school grew in strength, the need to extend its branches arose and thus emerged the T.P.Road Junior School in 1971, as an annex to the school in Nungambakkam. In 1978, the school was affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi.
In 1976 another branch of the PSBB School, affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education, was started in a residential area of K.K.Nagar with 5 acres (20,234.3 m²) surroundings. The K.K.Nagar branch has seen 30 batches pass out. PSBB adopted the shift system in the 1970s and 1980s,to satisfy the growing demands of the residents of the city. PSBB has been visited by (former) President of India A.P.J.Abdul Kalam. The K.K.Nagar branch is one of the biggest schools in the city.
In 2010, Mrs Y.G. Parthasarathy, Dean of the PSBB Schools, received the prestigious PadmaSri from the Government of India in Education and Literature.
In 2011, the PSBB group of schools, headquartered at Nungambakkam was ranked first in the South zone and came third in India under the Day Schools Category as per the EducationWorld - C Fore Survey 2011.
Reverberations
The inter-school cultural festival of the PSBB Group of Schools is called "Reverberations", also known as "Reverbs".Some of the famous personalities who have attended the Reverberations include A.R.Rahman, Kamal Hassan, Surya Sivakumar, Vikram Kennedy, Shruthi Hassan, Venkat PrabhuVenkat Prabhu
Venkat Kumar Gangai Amaren , better known by his stage name Venkat Prabhu is an Indian filmmaker, who has worked as an actor, director and playback singer in the Tamil film industry...
, Vivek
Vivek
Vivek is a masculine Hindu given name that is popular in South Asia, particularly India and Nepal....
, Jai(actor), S.Dharani, Arya(actor), Naresh Iyer
Naresh Iyer
Naresh Iyer is a playback singer from Chennai, India. Naresh Iyer has rendered film songs in several Indian languages and has several chart hits to his credit. His rendition of "Roobaroo" from the movie Rang De Basanti composed by A. R. Rahman topped the music charts for many weeks in 2006 and won...
, Benny Dayal
Benny Dayal
Benny Dayal is an Indian singer. He is a member of the band S5 launched by the channel SS Music. Originally from Kerala, he has worked as a playback singer with many noted composers to produce successful soundtracks.-Biography:Benny Dayal's parents hail from Kollam district, Kerala...
and Siddarth. A.R.RAHMAN is originally from PSBB KK NAGAR
Reverberations is held once a year usually during August–September and is usually conducted over a span of three days. Participants compete in various events that range from Open Debate, JAM, Quiz, Ship-Wreck, Ad-Zap, Light Music, Dance and so on.The school that receives maximum points is given the overall trophy. Reverberations participants come from 40-50 schools spread across the city. The event is organized by high-school students of the 12th standard from the PSBB schools at Nungambakkam
Nungambakkam
Nungambakkam is one of the wealthiest localities in the heart of Chennai, India's fourth largest metropolitan city. The neighborhood is abound with multi-national commercial establishments, important government offices, foreign consulates, sprawling educational institutions, shopping malls,...
and K.K.Nagar.
Annual Events
School Anniversary- The PSBB annual day is held at the Kamaraj Arangam over 3–4 days every year in July or August.The inter-PSBB debate- Students of PSBB K.K.Nagar and PSBB Nungambakkam compete for the trophy.
Sports Day- The sports day for both branches is held in the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium as the four sports houses compete for the overall trophy.
Notable alumni
- A. R. RahmanA. R. RahmanAllah Rakha Rahman is an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, record producer, musician, and philanthropist. Described as the world's most prominent and prolific film composer by Time, his works are notable for integrating eastern classical music with electronic music sounds, world music genres and...
, two Academy-awards and Grammy winning musician. - Ravichandran AshwinRavichandran AshwinRavichandran Ashwin is an Indian national cricket team player, who plays for India and Tamil Nadu cricket team. He is a right-handed batsman and right arm off-break bowler. He is the only bowler of recent times apart from Ajantha Mendis of Sri Lanka to bowl the carrom ball. He played two matches...
, India and CSK, cricketer - Surya Sivakumar, actor
- Sharath KamalSharath KamalAchanta Sharath Kamal is a professional table tennis player from Tamil Nadu India. His mother tongue is Telugu. He won the men's singles gold in the 16th Commonwealth table tennis championship held at Kuala Lumpur in 2004. He is a recipient of the Arjuna award for the year 2004. He lives in...
, national table tennis player - Anirudh RavichanderAnirudh RavichanderAnirudh Ravichander is an Indian film composer in the Tamil film industry. He made his debut as a Music Director for the upcoming Tamil film, 3 directed by Aishwarya Dhanush. He is an alumnus of Loyola College, Chennai and Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan group of schools. He has been inspired by the...
, Music Director - Subramaniam BadrinathSubramaniam BadrinathSubramaniam Badrinath is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed middle order batsman. Badrinath has represented India in One Day International matches. In first class cricket, he captains Tamil Nadu and in the Indian Premier League, he plays for Chennai Super Kings. He has also represented...
, cricketer - Rana DaggubatiRana DaggubatiRana Daggubati is an Indian actor. Better known as Rana, he was born on 14 December 1984 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He is the son of film producer D. Suresh Babu, the latter being the elder son of D. Ramanaidu. Venkatesh is D. Ramanaidu's younger son. Rana is also nephew of another Tollywood actor...
, Telugu actor - Naga ChaitanyaNaga ChaitanyaNaga Chaitanya is an Indian film actor who has appeared in Telugu films. He made his debut in the 2009 college film, Josh His second film, Gautham Menon's Ye Maaya Chesave became a commercial as well as critical success, with his portrayal of a love-torn film director winning him critical acclaim...
, Telugu actor and son of Akkineni NagarjunaAkkineni NagarjunaAkkineni Nagarjuna is an Indian film actor in Tollywood and Bollywood. He is a producer and one of the lead actors in Telugu cinema.- Early life :... - Ram Charan TejaRam Charan TejaRam Charan Teja Konidala is an Indian film actor. He is the son of Telugu actor Chiranjeevi. He made his debut as lead actor with the film Chirutha in 2007. He currently serves on the board of directors for MAA TV. He was the brand ambassador for Pepsi and Airtel in Andhra Pradesh for sometime...
, actor, son of Telugu Megastar ChiranjeeviChiranjeeviChiranjeevi is a Telugu film actor and a politician. He has appeared primarily in Telugu Cinema along with a few Tamil, Kannada and Hindi films. He made his acting debut in Punadhirallu . However, Pranam Khareedu released at the box office earlier... - Allu ArjunAllu ArjunAllu Arjun is an Indian film actor known for his work in Telugu cinema. He has won two Nandi, two Filmfare and a CineMAA Award for his performances in Arya, Parugu and Vedam.-Personal life:...
, Telugu actor - HariniHariniHarini is an Indian film playback singer and classical singer, who sings mainly in Tamil films. She has also sung in Hindi, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam language films, whilst working with many leading film composers. She is married to another playback singer, Tippu.-Career:Harini learnt Carnatic...
, singer - Chetan BaboorChetan BaboorChetan Baboor is an Indian international Table Tennis champion and winner of the Arjuna Award for 1997 - an award recognizing outstanding achievement in sports in India. He belongs to the Babooru Kamme community of Holenarasipura, Karnataka...
, table tennis player - Vijay SivaVijay SivaN Vijay Siva is an eminent Carnatic music singer, and is the disciple of the vocalist, D. K. Jayaraman.-Background:Vijay Siva was born to Akhila Siva and A.N.Siva on 29 March 1967....
, Carnatic vocalist - G. J. R. Krishnan, violinist
- SowmyaSowmyaSowmya is a given name for males or females. It means "That which is born of Soma". Soma means Chandra, the lunar deity. Sowmya therefore means Budha, because Budha is said to be the son of Chandra. Soumya also means shubhagrahas or beneficial....
, TV artist - Deepa VenkatDeepa VenkatDeepa Venkat is a Tamil film and television actress and dubbing artist. She has played leading roles in over 70 television serials and a few Tamil movies. She had dubbed for Anushka Shetty in the critically acclaimed Deiva Thirumagal and more recently for Richa Gangopadhyay in Mayakkam Enna....
, actor - Venkatesan GuruswamiVenkatesan GuruswamiVenkatesan Guruswami is a Computer Scientist at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, USA. He ranked second All India in IIT-JEE in 1993. He completed his undergraduate in Computer Science from IIT Madras and his doctorate from Massachusetts Institute of Technology under the supervision of...
, Associate Professor, Carnegie Mellon University - Anuradha SriramAnuradha SriramAnuradha Sriram is an Indian carnatic and playback singer who hails from the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. She has sung in many Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films.- Personal life :...
, playback singer - Sridevi VijaykumarSridevi VijaykumarSridevi Vijaykumar is an Indian film actress. Starting off as a child artist in the 1992 Tamil film Rickshaw Mama, she has appeared in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada language films.-Film career :...
, Actress