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	==Early life and career==		==Early life and career==
	Born in 1896 in an orthodox Hindu family, he started his career as a criminal lawyer, but abandoned his practice in the 1930s to start ''Savitri Vidyasala'', a girls' school in Tiruchirapalli in 1938, when girls' education was a taboo in the society.<ref name="Seethalakshmi Ramaswami College Details">{{cite web \| url=http://college.globalshiksha.com/Seethalakshmi-Ramaswami-College/456265484938911#college_details \| title=Seethalakshmi Ramaswami College Details \| publisher=Global Shiksha \| date=2016 \| access-date=30 March 2016}}</ref> The institution grew over the years into an educational group which included several institutions such as ''Savithri Vidyasala Hindu Girls’ Higher Secondary School'', ''Seethalakshmi Ramaswami College'', ''Kamakoti Vidyalaya'' and ''Padmabhushan Sri. N. Ramaswami Ayyar Memorial Polytechnic College for Girls'', with a total strength of over 10,000 students.<ref name="Secretary">{{cite web \| url=http://www.srcollege.edu.in/secretary.php \| title=Secretary \| publisher=S R College \| date=2016 \| access-date=30 March 2016}}</ref> All the institutions are housed in ''N. Ramaswami Ayyar Educational Complex'', a 30-acre complex and offer education from primary to post graduate levels as well as vocational courses.<ref name="Lessons from father and son">{{cite web \| url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/r-panchapakesan-has-imbued-a-modern-flair-into-his-father-n-ramaswami-ayyars-mission-to-empower-women-through-education/article8082125.ece \| title=Lessons from father and son \| newspaper=The Hindu \| date=8 January 2016 \| access-date=30 March 2016}}</ref> The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the [[Padma Bhushan]], in 1971, for his contributions to education.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web \| url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf \| title=Padma Awards \| publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India \| date=2016 \| access-date=3 January 2016}}</ref> The youngest of his three sons, R. Panchapakesan, carries on with his father's efforts and is the head of the Group.<ref name="Lessons from father and son" />		Born in 1896 in an orthodox Hindu family, he started his career as a criminal lawyer, but abandoned his practice in the 1930s to start ''Savitri Vidyasala'', a girls' school in Tiruchirapalli in 1938, when girls' education was a taboo in the society.<ref name="Seethalakshmi Ramaswami College Details">{{cite web \| url=http://college.globalshiksha.com/Seethalakshmi-Ramaswami-College/456265484938911#college_details \| title=Seethalakshmi Ramaswami College Details \| publisher=Global Shiksha \| date=2016 \| access-date=30 March 2016 \| archive-date=10 April 2016 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410144829/http://college.globalshiksha.com/Seethalakshmi-Ramaswami-College/456265484938911#college_details \| url-status=dead }}</ref> The institution grew over the years into an educational group which included several institutions such as ''Savithri Vidyasala Hindu Girls’ Higher Secondary School'', ''Seethalakshmi Ramaswami College'', ''Kamakoti Vidyalaya'' and ''Padmabhushan Sri. N. Ramaswami Ayyar Memorial Polytechnic College for Girls'', with a total strength of over 10,000 students.<ref name="Secretary">{{cite web \| url=http://www.srcollege.edu.in/secretary.php \| title=Secretary \| publisher=S R College \| date=2016 \| access-date=30 March 2016 \| archive-date=6 April 2016 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406002028/http://www.srcollege.edu.in/secretary.php \| url-status=dead }}</ref> All the institutions are housed in ''N. Ramaswami Ayyar Educational Complex'', a 30-acre complex and offer education from primary to post graduate levels as well as vocational courses.<ref name="Lessons from father and son">{{cite web \| url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/r-panchapakesan-has-imbued-a-modern-flair-into-his-father-n-ramaswami-ayyars-mission-to-empower-women-through-education/article8082125.ece \| title=Lessons from father and son \| newspaper=The Hindu \| date=8 January 2016 \| access-date=30 March 2016}}</ref> The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the [[Padma Bhushan]], in 1971, for his contributions to education.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web \| url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf \| title=Padma Awards \| publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India \| date=2016 \| access-date=3 January 2016 \| archive-date=15 October 2015 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf \| url-status=dead }}</ref> The youngest of his three sons, R. Panchapakesan, carries on with his father's efforts and is the head of the Group.<ref name="Lessons from father and son" />

	==Death==		==Death==
	Ayyar died in 1976, at the age of 80.<ref name="Eight Decades of Empowering Women" />		Ayyar died in 1976, at the age of 80.<ref name="Eight Decades of Empowering Women" />

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{{Infobox person
| name = N. Ramaswami Ayyar
| birth_date = 1896
| birth_place = [[Tiruchirapalli]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| death_date = 1976
| occupation = Educationist<br>Social reformer<br>Lawyer
| known for = N. Ramaswami Ayyar Educational Complex
| children = R. Panchapakesan
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'''Natesaganabadigal Ramaswami Ayyar''' (1896–1976) was an Indian educationist, social reformer and lawyer from [[Tiruchirapalli]], in the south Indian state of [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref name="Eight Decades of Empowering Women">{{cite web | url=http://svstrichy.edu.in/aboutus.php | title=Eight Decades of Empowering Women | publisher=Savitri Vidyasala Hindu Girls Higher Secondary School | date=2016 | access-date=30 March 2016}}</ref>

==Early life and career==
Born in 1896 in an orthodox Hindu family, he started his career as a criminal lawyer, but abandoned his practice in the 1930s to start ''Savitri Vidyasala'', a girls' school in Tiruchirapalli in 1938, when girls' education was a taboo in the society.<ref name="Seethalakshmi Ramaswami College Details">{{cite web | url=http://college.globalshiksha.com/Seethalakshmi-Ramaswami-College/456265484938911#college_details | title=Seethalakshmi Ramaswami College Details | publisher=Global Shiksha | date=2016 | access-date=30 March 2016}}</ref> The institution grew over the years into an educational group which included several institutions such as ''Savithri Vidyasala Hindu Girls’ Higher Secondary School'', ''Seethalakshmi Ramaswami College'', ''Kamakoti Vidyalaya'' and ''Padmabhushan Sri. N. Ramaswami Ayyar Memorial Polytechnic College for Girls'', with a total strength of over 10,000 students.<ref name="Secretary">{{cite web | url=http://www.srcollege.edu.in/secretary.php | title=Secretary | publisher=S R College | date=2016 | access-date=30 March 2016}}</ref> All the institutions are housed in ''N. Ramaswami Ayyar Educational Complex'', a 30-acre complex and offer education from primary to post graduate levels as well as vocational courses.<ref name="Lessons from father and son">{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/r-panchapakesan-has-imbued-a-modern-flair-into-his-father-n-ramaswami-ayyars-mission-to-empower-women-through-education/article8082125.ece | title=Lessons from father and son | newspaper=The Hindu | date=8 January 2016 | access-date=30 March 2016}}</ref> The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the [[Padma Bhushan]], in 1971, for his contributions to education.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2016 | access-date=3 January 2016}}</ref> The youngest of his three sons, R. Panchapakesan, carries on with his father's efforts and is the head of the Group.<ref name="Lessons from father and son" />

==Death==
Ayyar died in 1976, at the age of 80.<ref name="Eight Decades of Empowering Women" />

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