She went to St. Thomas Convent, Mylapore and the Presidency High School, Egmore and learnt all the crafts and skills of a young lady of her time.

It was then that she met the person who would change her life the Hon'ble Justice M. Venkatasubba Rao, a brilliant and much respected judge who was determined to make Andalamma his wife – a brave gesture in those times.

In 1928, with their own money (a grand sum of Rs.10,000[citation needed] which at that time was a generous figure indeed) they founded the Madras Seva Sadan - an institute to protect, teach and help children and people who been abandoned and mistreated by society.

Here on the sprawling grounds of this noble institution, all the ideals and love in the mind and heart of Lady Andal began to take shape.At the Madras Seva Sadan, women who thought they had nothing to live for found new purpose and meaning in life.

Dressed in beautiful silk sarees she would weave flowers into the hair of little girls, feed them personally with rice balls, take them for evening drives to the beach.

In fact, she was truly a mother to many, taking care of them until they were old enough to marry, finding good husbands for the girls, and organizing the weddings, for which she herself would buy the sarees and jewellery.

Breaking all barriers of caste, creed, religion and social stigma, the Madras Seva Sadan took in people from any and every background.

Many important events like The Hindu International Music Festival, Show Stoppers Inc., U.S. Consulate General - Chicago Children's Choir, Littleshows award, The Wonder Years -An Arabian Nights.