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The '''C. P. Ramaswami Aiyar Foundation''' is a non-profit organization founded on 14 October 1966 as per the will of lawyer [[C. P. Ramaswami Iyer]]. The foundation is headquartered a1 1, Eldam's Road, [[Alwarpet]] in [[Chennai]], India (also known as C. P. Ramaswami Road) on the property known as "The Grove" which belongs to the C. P. Ramaswami Iyer family.<ref name="thehindu_20150207">{{cite news|title=Where culture, conservation, art and education converge|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/downtown/where-culture-conservation-art-and-education-converge/article6868665.ece|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=7 February 2015|first=V.|last=Sarumathi}}</ref> The President of the foundation (in 2015) was [[Nanditha Krishna]], a member of the family.<ref name="thehindu_20150207" />

==Activities==
The foundation runs several institutions that contribute to society in the fields of education, culture and social work. These include:<ref name="thehindu_20150207" />
# The C. P. Ramaswami Aiyar Institute of Indological Studies. Affiliated to [[Madras University]], this institute is a recognized center for earning a Ph.D. in Indological studies
# The C. P. Ramaswami Aiyar Environmental Education Centre, a Centre of Excellence of the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Govt. of India.
# The Saraswathi Kendra Learning Centre for Children, a learning centre for children with disabilities in Chennai
#The Shakunthala Jagannathan Museum of Folk Art in Kanchipuram
# The C. P. Ramaswami Aiyar art centre
#The Grove School in Chennai
#The Rangammal Vidyalaya school for Girls in [[Kanchipuram]]
#The Sir C. P. Ramaswami Aiyar Memorial School in [[Kumbakonam]].

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