Chennai, Jan 12: Sundaram Finance Ltd. proudly presented this year’s prestigious Spirit of Mylapore Award 2026 to Sri Vidhya Nilayam, in recognition of their contributions to keeping the culture of the neighbourhood alive for the past many years. The award was handed over by Mr Moahan Venkatesan, Sr. Vice President and Head of Operations and Mr Sudheer Warrier, Chief Technology Officer, Sundaram Finance Ltd., to the proprietor of Sri Vidhya Nilayam, S Vijayakumari and her sons yesterday, towards the conclusion of the Sundaram Finance Mylapore Festival 2026.

The Spirit of Mylapore Award was first instituted in 2009 by Sundaram Finance to celebrate and honour long-standing residents and institutions of Mylapore that have made outstanding contributions to the heritage and culture of this iconic neighbourhood. The award is presented annually during the Sundaram Finance Mylapore Festival.

Founded in 1954, Sri Vidhya Nilayam, is a store that has been selling authentic and good quality puja products, including Kumkum, vibhooti, sandal powder and turmeric, among other things. The store is located on North Mada Street, and they have customers from across the world.

Mr Lakshmanan, son of S Vijayakumari, said, “I thank Sundaram Finance Limited for recognising us through this Spirit of Mylapore Award. It brings so much joy in our hearts. We wanted to keep the legacy of my parents alive by continuing to provide quality products and service to people.”

The Spirit of Mylapore Award has previously been presented to several distinguished recipients, including Sri Ramakrishna Mutt, Rayar’s Mess, The Sanskrit College and SSV Patasala, Vijaya Stores, Rasi Silks, Ramanathan Krishnan, P S Higher Secondary School, Dabba Chetty Shop, and Prof. R Ramachandra.