O.V.C Higher Secondary School, Manamadurai
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| Okkur Vellaiyan Chettiyar Higher Secondary School | |
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| Established | 1921 |
O.V.C high school is one of the oldest School In Sivaganga district. It gets its name O.V.C from its founder Okkur Vellayan Chettiyar
History[edit]
Kuppanna Iyengar ran a Higher Elementary School near the Koratti Karuppannasamy Temple on the banks of the River Vaigai in Manamadurai in the early 20th century.During the same period, Srinivasa Iyengar ran a middle school called the Hindu Secondary School near it.Later, The school was bought from Srinivasa Iyengar by Rawzakab Chintamani Chettiyar, the eldest son of C.K.C.Okkur Vellayan Chettiyar. He Bought in 1921 and ran it as "Okkur Vellayan Chettiar High School" in his father's name. During the same period he also bought and ran an elementary school called "Vidyaprithvi Sangam" in the lower bank of Manamadurai. Kuppanna Iyengar School was also closed after 2 years without being run with enough students.Due to this, he started another primary school called 'Okkur Vellaiyan Chettiar Primary School West' at the top of South Rathaveedhi to alleviate the shortage of primary school on the upper bank. Later, the primary school was shifted to the Kuppanna Iyengar school building as it was not in use.[1] The site of the present High School was purchased by C.K.C.V.Adhappan Chettiyar,The brother of C.K.C.V.Chinthamani Chettiyar in 1928 for a sum of ₹87,000 and the new building was completed and Grandly Opened on 25.4.1935 by the Madras Provincial Minister of Education, Diwan Bahadur Kumaraswamy Chetty. hence,The High School relocated to new building.
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