The guiding spirit behind the founding of Udyogamandal School (FACT), Raj Lakshmy Nayar, 92, passed away at her residence in Aluva on Tuesday.
Ms. Nayar was predeceased 54 years ago by her husband Major Bal Krishna Nayar. Following that, she became a teacher at Blue Mountain School, Ootacamund. M.K.K. Nayar, then chairman and managing director of FACT, invited her to start the Udyogamandal school (now MES Udyogamandal School) in 1968. The school was a dream project of late M.K.K. Nayar.
Early generations of students, now spread around the world, remember Ms. Nayar for her contributions to the school in its formative years. She is survived by her daughter Sudha and son Sudheer who live in Kalamassery and Chennai respectively.
