<p class="title">Rajalakshmi Parthasarathy, founder of the prestigious Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan (PSBB) group of schools popularly known as Mrs YGP, passed away here on Tuesday at the age of 93.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Mrs YGP, the wife of popular playwright Y G Parthasarathy and mother of Tamil actor Y Gee Mahendra, breathed her last on Tuesday afternoon at the Apollo Hospitals, where she was admitted on Monday night following complaints of breathlessness. </p>.<p class="bodytext">“She died of cardiac arrest,” Mahendra said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A Padma Shri awardee, Mrs YGP is known for her contributions to the education sector through the PSBB group of schools that carved a niche for itself in Chennai.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Mrs YGP had worked as a journalist with <em>The Hindu</em> and <em>Kumudam</em>, weekly Tamil magazine, during her early life.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Born on November 9, 1925, Mrs YGP studied at St John's School and Holy Cross College and completed her post-graduation in journalism from Madras University in 1947. She quit her job after she was married to Parthasarathy and started Padma Sheshadri Bala Bhavan in 1958.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The school now has five branches, 8000 students and 500 staff members across Chennai. Her last rites will held at the Besant Nagar crematorium on Wednesday evening.</p>
<p class="title">Rajalakshmi Parthasarathy, founder of the prestigious Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan (PSBB) group of schools popularly known as Mrs YGP, passed away here on Tuesday at the age of 93.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Mrs YGP, the wife of popular playwright Y G Parthasarathy and mother of Tamil actor Y Gee Mahendra, breathed her last on Tuesday afternoon at the Apollo Hospitals, where she was admitted on Monday night following complaints of breathlessness. </p>.<p class="bodytext">“She died of cardiac arrest,” Mahendra said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A Padma Shri awardee, Mrs YGP is known for her contributions to the education sector through the PSBB group of schools that carved a niche for itself in Chennai.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Mrs YGP had worked as a journalist with <em>The Hindu</em> and <em>Kumudam</em>, weekly Tamil magazine, during her early life.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Born on November 9, 1925, Mrs YGP studied at St John's School and Holy Cross College and completed her post-graduation in journalism from Madras University in 1947. She quit her job after she was married to Parthasarathy and started Padma Sheshadri Bala Bhavan in 1958.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The school now has five branches, 8000 students and 500 staff members across Chennai. Her last rites will held at the Besant Nagar crematorium on Wednesday evening.</p>