PSG Group

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PSG and Sons
Founded1926 [1]
FounderP.S. Govindasamy Naidu (1856 – 1918)
Focus"Let there be charity so that other people may share my family's prosperity" [2]
Location
OriginsCoimbatore, India
Area served
India
Method education, healthcare and service
Key people
L. Gopalakrishnan, Managing trustee
Website psgsonscharities.org

PSG and Sons is a conglomerate involved in education, healthcare and community service in Coimbatore, India. [3]

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History

The group was established as PSG & Sons’ charities in 1926 by the four sons of P.S. Govindasamy Naidu namely Venkataswamy Naidu, Rangaswamy Naidu, Ganga Naidu and Narayanaswamy Naidu. [4] [5] The trust was established with the purpose of starting a sarvajana ("omniscient") school when a family member was denied admission to existing schools run by British. [6] The four brothers voluntarily divided their ancestral properties into five parts, reserving the one fifth amounting to 2.01 lakhs to create a charity trust. [7] The trust later established various educational institutions, health facilities and industrial institutes. [8] [9]

Institutions

The institutions run by the charity include: [10] [11] [12] [13]

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