All those who grew up in and around Ambattur in the 50s and 60s would remember the sparsely populated locality where finding public transport and a good educational institution was a luxury. The industrial growth necessitated the need for a high school in the area as students then had to travel to Villivakkam or Tiruvalluvar for education. It was during such times in September 1957 that the Ambattur Education Society transferred the management of Sri Maha Ganesa Vidya Sala School to A.
M.M. Charities Trust, which sowed the seeds of education for many students in the area.
Later, Sir Ramaswami Mudaliar Higher Secondary School started its journey on a 22-acre site, says a note on the school website. On November 24, when old students of Sir Ramaswami Mudaliar Higher Secondary School (SRMHSS) in Ambattur meet on the school campus, they are sure to jog down memory lane to talk about the neighbourhood and the transformation of the school over the years. The event will also serve to strengthen relationship with fellow alumni.
“I remember 20B as the only bus on that route, but as a majority of us had parents or siblings working in factories in the area so we walked to school,” says 81-year-old S. Narasimhan, who is from the first batch (1961) to graduate from the school. At last year’s reunion meet The school was established in memory of Arcot Ramaswami Mudaliar, closely associated with the growth of Tube Investments of India, Murugappa Group.
A majority of students had parents .
