Educationist, social worker B. Madhavan to be felicitated

A special event is to be held on June 26 at 4 pm at Madras Sanskrit College campus to felicitate B. Madhavan for his services to the cause of education, culture and social welfare.

His grand father was the well-known advocate and philantropist V. Krishnaswamy Iyer.  Sri Krishnapremi Swamigal will preside and confer the ‘Kuladharmarakshaka’ title on him.

Eminent citizens like social worker Sarojini Varadappan, vidushi R Vedavalli, educationist Dr N. Veezhinathan, advocate T R Mani and industrialist T R Mahalingam among others will felicitate Madhavan who led institutions like the Sanskrit College, the SSV Patasala, Kuppuswamu Sastri Research Centre and the Savitriammal Oriental HS School, Ramaratnam Nursery and Primary School and Samskrita Ranga arts body besides heading many other bodies in Mylapore.

The event is at 4 p.m. at the College campus and is open to all.

Dr N V Devi Prasad and Dr R Krishanmurthy Sastri are convenors of he felicitation committee.

Call 24980421.