S T Reddiar & Sons' back-bone Padma Suresh is no more

Padma Suresh was a philanthropic personality, and was associated with the activities of several social clubs like Y’s Menettes Club, Rotary Club, Women’s Club, Rama Varma Club Ladies wing, Reddiar Association etc.

"She was the back-bone and a strength for me and my family and the void created by her departure can never be filled up," said R Suresh, a former president of All India Federation of Master Printers and well-known personality in the Indian print industry.

R Suresh is the son of M Rajendran, a doyen in the print industry in India. Suresh's son Magesh Karthik Suresh was conferred with a PhD (Doctorate in Print Media - Graphic Arts) from the International University, Malaysia. Magesh has also been trained in production and management in print media from the world-renowned Heidelberg in Germany. He was also trained in the print media at the Glasgow Metropolitan College in the United Kingdom.

Subbiah Tennattu Reddiar established S T Reddiar & Sons in the year 1886. A full-fledged commercial printing unit in Ernakulam, it operates in segments such as pre-press, post-press, press room operations and other services and products.