Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan (PSBB) is a group of schools located in Chennai, Bangalore and Coimbatore. The school was founded by Padmashree Awardee, Rajalakshmi Parthasarathy, also known as Dr.Mrs.Y.G.Parthasarathy (Mrs.YGP) an educationalist.

Branches[link]

• Chennai
  • PSBB K.K.Nagar
  • PSBB Nungambakkam, 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
• Bangalore
  • PSBB Learning Leadership Academy (Near Bannerghatta Road, Bengaluru)
• Coimbatore
  • PSBB Millennium School

Sister Concerns[link]

• PSBB Millennium School Grand Southern Trunk Road (Nursery), Porur, DLF Garden City, Thazhambur, OMR (for classes Pre-KG to Std. VIII (as on the academic year 2011 – 12))

History[link]

The PSBB School in Nungambakkam 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.^[1] 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-acre (20,000 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.^[2]

In 2010, Mrs Y.G. Parthasarathy, Dean of the PSBB Schools, received the prestigious Padma Shri 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.^[3]

Annual Events[link]

The PSBB annual day is held at the Kamaraj Arangam over 3–4 days every year in July or August to celebrate the schools' founding. It is marked by colourful performances and press coverage.

The inter-school cultural festival of the PSBB Group of Schools, called "Reverberations", is held subsequently 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 et al.

The school that receives maximum points is given the overall trophy. Reverberations participants come from 40-50 schools spread across the city of Chennai. The event is organized by high-school students of the 12th standard from the PSBB schools at Nungambakkam and K.K.Nagar.

Some of the famous personalities who have attended the Reverberations include A.R.Rahman,^[4] Kamal Hassan, Surya Sivakumar, Vikram Kennedy, Shruthi Hassan, Venkat Prabhu, Vivek, Jai(actor), S.Dharani, Arya(actor), Naresh Iyer, Benny Dayal and Siddarth.

The school also celebrates its sports day every year, where students of each house compete for the overall trophy. There is a running gag on campus that the sports day is always ultimately marred by rain. The sports day was once postponed three times due to heavy rains on each and every day fixed for the occasion.^[5]

Sporting Facilities[link]

The Sporting facilities are admirable in all branches, but the K.K. Nagar branch encloses a vast playground sizing around an acre along with a cricket pitch and football nets. Other facilities include a Swimming pool, Tennis court, Table Tennis arena and a full size Basketball court.

Regular classes are available throughout the year for other indoor and outdoor games. These include Chess, Carrom, Badminton, Taekwondo and Karate. These classes and practice sessions are held after school hours on Weekdays and weekends, as needed.

Coaching in basic swimming abilities is made mandatory for students(except for those with medical exceptions)of primary and middle school children ensuring safety standards.

Kindergarten and primary school students are trained in sports by EduSports, a venture providing holistic education through sports started by IIT and IIM Alumni. Many children welcome these sessions over standard system of playground sporting as it involves their brain to work along with physical events making it a great experience for them on the whole.

Cricket coaching in PSBB is provided extensively, with coaching classes starting at 5AM in the morning up to the late hours of 7PM in the evening. The school has and arranges for excellent coaches to coach the children in these sessions and boasts of a strong school cricket team which has won many accolades over the years. Also, it is notable that prominent Indian Cricket Team and Chennai Super Kings cricketers Ravichandran Ashwin, Subramaniam Badrinath and Murali Vijay have had their cricketing roots in the soil of PSBB K.K.Nagar and are alumni of the school.

[edit] Notable alumni^[6][7]

• A. R. Rahman, Oscar winning Music director, Two Academy-awards and Grammy holder.^[8]
• Surya Sivakumar, Actor.^[9]
• Ravichandran Ashwin, India and CSK, cricketer^[10]
• Subramaniam Badrinath India and CSK, cricketer.
• Murali Vijay India and CSK, cricketer.
• Sharath Kamal, Table Tennis Player, Team India.^[11]
• Anirudh Ravichander, Music Director of Why This Kolaveri Di fame ^[12]
• Madhuvanti Arun Dancer and Educationalist.
• Harini, singer
• Chetan Baboor, table tennis player
• Vijay Siva, Carnatic vocalist
• G. J. R. Krishnan, violinist
• V.G.Narayanan Professor, Harvard Business School.
• Sowmya, TV artist
• Deepa Venkat, actor
• Venkatesan Guruswami, Associate Professor, Carnegie Mellon University^[13]
• Anuradha Sriram, playback singer^[14]
• Sridevi Vijaykumar, Actress

External links[link]

• Official website
• PSBB Millennium School website
• Psbb Millennium school-[1]
• PSBB Bangalore website

References[link]