Kalvi Pani

Congratulations to the students, the staff and the management of the GSP Girls' School and the Valliammaiyar Girls' School on their excellent results in the 10th and 12th exams!!

Kalvi Pani is a not-for-profit organization (under section 25 of the Indian Companies Act), incorporated in the year 1938. We are involved in educational activities for underprivileged children and women in Tamilnadu, India.

Mission Statement

Our mission is to develop young women/men with active and creative minds, a sense of understanding and compassion for others, and the courage to act on their beliefs. We stress the total development of each child: spiritual, moral, intellectual, social, emotional, and physical.

Founder: Thiru C.D. Nayagam

First School started at Kulasekarapatnam

History

Kalvi Pani owes its existence to the late Thiru.C.D.Nayagam (1878-1944), retired Deputy Registrar of Cooperative Societies. From an early age he was interested in public service and women's education, especially for the economically weaker sections of soceity.

Key Timelines

1904	C.D. Nayagam established the Thayammal School at his village, Kulasekarapatnam, Thoothukudi District, Tamilnadu. In the early 40's he established a school for Oriental Languages (mainly Tamil) and a Training School for women teachers and named it Valliammaiyar Teachers Training Institute.
1931	The schools in Chennai were started in a rented building in 1931 and he acquired the land (about 2.5 acres) on Venkatnarayana Road, Theagarayanagar to put up a H-shaped building in 1931
1944	C.D.Nayagam died and by his Will, left all his self-acquired property worth more than a lakh of rupees at that time, including the lands and buildings of the schools, to be used for educational purposes. As per the terms of his Will, the Educational Agency named "Kalvi Pani" was formed and registered under the Indian Companies Act (1918) in 1948. Later, C.D.Nayagam's first son, C.Nellainayagam, Assistant Director of Statistics in the Directorate of Health Services, elevated the school into a High School.
1969	The girls were provided a separate school as Guntur Subbiah Pillai High School, named after the donor of the buildings
1978	Government reviewed its education policy and both schools were upgraded to Higher Secondary schools

At present, Kalvi Pani runs 3 institutions in Chennai and 4 in Kulasekarapatnam, namely:

1. C. Nellainayagam Theagarayanagar Primary School
2. C.D. Nayagam Theagarayanagar Higher Secondary School
3. Guntur Subbiah Pillai Theagarayanagar Girls' Higher Secondary School

1. Thayammal Middle School
2. Valliammaiyar Girl's Higher Secondary School
3. Valliammaiyar Hindu Teachers Training Institue
4. Valliammal Childrens Home