C. P. Ramaswami Aiyar Foundation

{{Short description|Non Profit Organization}}
{{Infobox organization
| name = C. P. Ramaswami Aiyar Foundation
| image =
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| formation = 14 October 1966
| founder = [[C. P. Ramaswami Iyer]]
| type = Non-profit organization
| headquarters = 1, Eldam's Road, Alwarpet, Chennai, India
| location = Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
| region_served = India
| leader_title = President
| leader_name = [[Nanditha Krishna]]
| website =
| fields = Education, Culture, Social Work
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The '''C. P. Ramaswami Aiyar Foundation''' is a [[non-profit]] organization founded on 14 October 1966 as per the will of lawyer [[C. P. Ramaswami Iyer]]. The foundation is headquartered a1 1, Eldam's Road, [[Alwarpet]] in [[Chennai]], India (also known as C. P. Ramaswami Road) on the property known as "The Grove" which belongs to the C. P. Ramaswami Iyer family.{{cite news|title=Where culture, conservation, art and education converge|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/downtown/where-culture-conservation-art-and-education-converge/article6868665.ece|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=7 February 2015|first=V.|last=Sarumathi}} The President of the foundation (in 2015) was [[Nanditha Krishna]], a member of the family.{{cite web | author=The Hindu Bureau | title=‘Each One Teach One’ programme of C.P. Ramaswami Aiyar Foundation completes 25 years | website=The Hindu | date=5 May 2023 | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/each-one-teach-one-programme-of-cp-ramaswami-aiyar-foundation-completes-25-years/article66817772.ece | access-date=10 May 2025}}

==Activities==
The foundation runs several institutions that contribute to society in the fields of education, culture and social work. These include:
# The C. P. Ramaswami Aiyar Institute of Indological Studies. Affiliated to [[Madras University]], this institute is a recognized center for earning a Ph.D. in Indological studies
# The C. P. Ramaswami Aiyar Environmental Education Centre, a Centre of Excellence of the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Govt. of India.
# The Saraswathi Kendra Learning Centre for Children, a learning centre for children with disabilities in Chennai
#The Shakunthala Jagannathan Museum of Folk Art in Kanchipuram
# The C. P. Ramaswami Aiyar art centre
#The Grove School in Chennai
#The Rangammal Vidyalaya school for Girls in [[Kanchipuram]]
#The Sir C. P. Ramaswami Aiyar Memorial School in [[Kumbakonam]].

== Presidents ==

* [[Sir Arcot Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar]] (1966-1974)
* [[S. Chitra Narayanaswami]] (1974-1990)
* [[M. V. Arunachalam]] (1990-1996)
* [[S. Viswanathan]] (1996-2001)
* [[A. R. Jagannathan]] (2001-2005)
* [[Sarojini Varadappan]] (2005-2013)
* [[Nanditha Krishna]] (2013-present)


== References ==

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== External Links ==

* [https://cprfoundation.org/About-us.htm Website of The C. P. Ramaswami Aiyar Foundation]

[[Category:Non-profit organisations based in India]]
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