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MEA Reading Road (Mandir Marg) 1956-57
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Staff members sitting Left to Right:
K.Ramasubramanian, K.V.Haraharakrishnan, S.Yegneswaran, V.Swaminatha Iyer, David Gnaniah, S.Natarajan, Jaya Venkataraman, Makhan Lal Jan, A.P.Narayanaswami Iyer, S.Ramakrishnan, Tej Kiran Jain
Standing Top Row – Third from Left is Tulsi Ram – Seniormost Class IV staff who joined the MEA from the days PHS Iyer started the school.
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MEA, Lodhi Estate, Arts Group, 1960
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MEA Lodhi Estate, Science Group, 1960
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From Left to Right:
Mrs. P.D.Kapoor – Domestic Science; N.K.Sharma – Geography; Ram Bhaj – Engineering Drawing; J.N.Ganju – English; H.C.Shali – History; T.Rajagopalan – Maths; K.Suryanarayanan – Principal; Shri. C.R.Pattabhiraman – Minister of Law, Govt. of India & President of MEA; P.H.S.Iyer – Founder Teacher; S.Srinivasan – Physics; S.Easwaran – Economics; S.Natarajan – Maths; S.Jayalakshmi – Chemistry; Mrs.Samuel – English; R.P.Sarathy – Physics
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Reading Road School – 1964 batch
The girl squatting in the front row, Second from Right, is N. Jayalakshmi who later joined the MEA Faculty & subsequently retired as Principal – Moti Bagh school.
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MEA Reading Road (Mandir Marg) 1965
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Year 1966 – 67 R K Puram School
Staff members sitting Left to Right:
N. Jayalakshmi (she is different from the one mentioned in the Reading Road School picture), T.P.Saraswathi, S.Natarajan, V.Rangarajan, P.V.Santosh (also an old student of MEA who later retired as Principal – Janakpuri school.)
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Year 1967 – 68 R K Puram School
Staff members sitting Left to Right:
A.V.Subramanian, V.Rangarajan, S.Natarajan, P.S.Ramachandran, L.Venkatasubramanian, S.Chandrasekaran
Staff members standing Middle Row:
Jeyammal Mall, ( name not available), Chandra Arumairaj, T.P.Saraswathi, P.V.Santosh, N.Jayalakshmi
Staff members standing Top row: Ram Avtar, K.Balasubramanian, (name not available) – All three class IV staff
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Year 1969 – 70 R K Puram School
Staff members seated Left to Right:
N.B.Sharma, Babu Ram Gupta, P.S.Ramachandran, M.Sivaramakrishnan, R.V.Narayanan (member, Managing Committee), K.R.L.Varahan (member, Managing Committee), H.C.Shali, P.Padmanabhan (member,Managing Committee), S.Natarajan, R.L.Dhamija, S.Balakrishna Iyer, Sushila Aggarwal, A.Ponnammal
Staff members standing First Row:
K.S.Verma, T.P.Saraswathi, S.Nalini, Sampoornam,(name not available), N.Savithri, Meena Narayanaswami, Padmavathi Ramamurthi, Balasaraswathy, Annapoorni, A.Lakshmi, (name not available)
Standing Top Row: Class IV staff: Ram Avtar, (name not available)
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Year 1974 – Science Group Lakshmibai Nagar
Staff Members sitting Left to Right:
T.R.S.Raghavacharya, S.Natarajan, Malati, S.Pattammal, S.K.Sood, L.Sankaranarayanan, Jagjit Kumar, K.Sethuraman.
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DTEA Laxmibai Nagar – 1975
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DTEA Laxmibai Nagar 1977
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1981 – Best English Teacher in Delhi State Award
Presented To Mr. S Natarajan by Mr. Anil Baijal (IAS), Director of Education, Delhi
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1988 – DTEA Diamond Jubilee Award
Presented to Mr. S. Natarajan by Mr. Madhav Rao Scindia, Railway Minister, Govt. of India
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Memories of Madrasi School 
These pictures are fabulous sir!
Thanks and looking forward to more!
Kamesh
Thanks Natarajan Sir. It is indeed a flasback to our boyhood memories. I haven’t come across a single old student that does not recall his/her days at the school with lot of love and affection. We were lucky to have such dedicated teachers. May or teachers be blessed with good health and happiness.
sivraman [LE, 1960]
THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TROUBLE OF POSTING 60 BATCH .I WAS C. MALATHI .TENTH FROM LEFT IN THE ROW STANDING BEHIND THE STAFF.IT BROUGHT BACK SWEET MEMORIES .ONCE AGAIN THANKS.
MS.
Hello Ms. Malathi,
I am sivaraman from DTEA, 19060, Lodhi Estate Batch. I hope you are aware that we are attempting to organise a get together of the 60’s batch next March 2010 in memory of 50 yrs after school.
Many have responded and we would like to get it touch at the erleist to interact.
I am at Hyderabd and about 5 of us got toether with TM Janaki [1960, LE, Arts] who had come down from Mumbai.
It would give us grat pleasure if you cld also join n and motivate any of our other classmates u may be in touch with.
Cld you pls respond to me at sivaiyer4@yahoo.co.in or call me on 098493 29043.
With warm regards,
sivaraman
Dear Natarajan Sir,
These are truly priceless treasure.
Could recognise PV Santhosh Teacher in one of the pics which brought back some fond memories of her teachings.
Thank you
Respects
Thiru
1975 Lodhi Estate
Dear Sir,
It has been wonderful reading your articles.
Just wanted to note that on the 69-70 photo above, standing teachers Padmavati and Annapoorani is my mother, Balasaraswathy (a.k.a Bala teacher).
Regards
Gokul (1974 RKP, 1977 LE – Science)
I should have said “standing between teachers” in my last post 🙂
Dear Natarajan Sir,
I have distinct memories of you teaching me English in DTEA Lodiestate and I thoroughly enjoyed the class.
I have been reading your posts and showing it to my children as well.
Thanks for the wonderful work you are doing.
Warm regards,
Parvathi (1982 batch)
Namaskaram Sir:
Some of my best times were spent in MEA / DTEA RK Puram from 1963(?) to 1974, when I passed out. I remember you as a disciplinarian who meant well.
Remember many teachers. Especially our pranks & then being admonished by Ramachandran Sir, Rangarajan Sir etc. But, times were great.
Never a class topper [especially in a class filled with N Krishnamachari (who was Commerce State 2nd in 1974), TA Subramanian, NV Diwakar, KS Sitaraman etc], but, a decent student & more of a sportsman.
Trying to upload a photo, which I believe, was taken in 1965-66 (Standard IV?), You & Jayammal teacher are also there. I am sitting in the ground, 3rd from left. Have downloaded all your RK Puram photographs & thanks a lot for that.
Best Regards,
Ajay
Sir
Namaskaram.
I stumbled upon your site and informed my brother N.K.Chari who met you yesterday and conveyed me that you remembered my Dad also.It is nice to know about MEA’s history and that too when you are away from India.As Ajay has stated,I was also not very bright but still I fondly remember your advice to our father to admit us in the same class we had passed out in Mumbai and that advice has helped me a lot.
Hope to see you in Delhi during my next visit
With Best regards
Chari
Sir
Sorry for not reviewing (for corrections) my post prior to uploading.Forgot that this is a different site.
Regards
Chari
dear sir,
i suddenly chanced upon your blog which brought so many delectable memories of my school days in janakpuri brnach.i specifically remmeber the “this is my school…” pledge that we would recite each day at the end of the prayer assembly. i passed out in 1984 and i remember that soon after you had taken over we had shifted to the pucca building in the year 1981.i could of curse continue upto 1984,that is,till the time i finished my 10th board.i must be the only one, i am sure, to have been under the tutelage of you and your duagther-you were my principal at dtea ,janakpuri,while ms meena natarajan taught me chemistry at svc briefly in the year 1986.
Dear Sir,
What a Wonderful site, I was able to connect with some of my classmates after 37 years.
C.S.Ramesh
fantastic pictures.
I passed out in 1969 at Reading road branch. Kindly if our photo is available upload the same. Eminent students are: Sampath Kumar, Gopal Desikan, me, Janani, ..my maths teacher was Pattammal, Principal was Rajaram sir. what a loely days we spent at MEA.
i miss my school 2007 arts batch
Dear Natarajan Sir,
I am L Jayashree, daughter of Late K R L Varahan
I am sure you must be able to recognise me.
Thanks for posting all these pictures.
I would like to know your e mail id so that i can communicate to you
Regards
Jayashree Suresh (nee L Jayashree)
Respected Natarajan sir,
Fantastic pictures!I was a studenr of R.K.Puram MEA from 1966–1968;you were the Principal; you were a strict disciplinarian and did not hesitate to admonish when we faltered. N.Jayalakshmi was my science teacher, Santosh taught us English, Rangarajan sir Sanskrit. The little bit sanskrit we learnt from the school is useful now when I read Adi Sankara’s Bhajagovindam. We did not realise the importance of subjects like History and Sanskrit language as I was carried away by the ‘Science wave”
Heartening to see you receiving several awards which you richly deserve.
Dr.Ananthan
DTEA 1971 higher secondary pass out from Lodhi Road
dear sir ,
the photos were very nice.and we are expecting more recent photos also.
Respected sir, Although a dedicated team of teachers like u fed us with whatever we posesses in terms of knowledge, values and vocubulary, getting transported back in memories left me at loss of words. Thanks for rekindling our memories. You will always be held in highest of our esteem sir. Thanks
Dear Natarajan Sir,
You indeed were the best, a great leader. We appreciate your thoughts and your vision. I still remember the words ” One day when you grow up, and you come back here – DTEA Janakpuri would have grown to a full fledged college”. Well it never happened – but words have always always been a source of inspiration to all of us.
Your slogan ” This is my school, I am proud of it ..” still echoes in our hearts. Thank you SIR and to ALL THE GREAT TEACHERS.
GOPINATH.S 1989 JKP BATCH
These photographs are fabulous and bring back so many fond memories.
G. Ramanan (Mandir Marg, 1967 Batch)
K.RAMAKRISHNAN,EX.SUPDT OF DIRECTORATE OF EDUCATION,DISTT.SOUTHWEST.A,VASANTVIHAR,NEWDELHI
Sir,
I feel very honoured to view your slogan”this is my school,I am proud of it”sounds still in my memories.Thank you sir for serving the organization for such a long time.hope everything is fine there
K.RAMAKRISHNAN(MANDIR MARG,1968 BATCH)
Splendid. Old is always Gold. Looking forward to see more sir. shivakumar