The Kesari Higher Secondary School is an institution that is proud of the wonderful heritage building in its campus. Located on Thiru Vi Ka 3rd St, Royapettah, this school has as its home Palm Grove, which was once home to legal luminaries such as LA Govindaraghava Aiyar and S Doraiswami Aiyar.
It was later purchased by the well-known Ayurvedic practitioner Dr KN Kesari for the Royapettah branch of the chain of schools he founded. It is heartening that the school not only maintains the building well but also features it in its publicity material as can be seen in the banner that is hanging outside the gate. At a time when heritage structures in private hands are facing a bleak future owing to real estate enticements, this needs to be commended. Parents too need to appreciate a school building with plenty of natural light and air.
