The Sri Chandrasekarendra Saraswati National Eminence Award has been instituted by the South Indian Education Society, Mumbai, to perpetuate the memory of Mahaswami of Kanchi, Sri Chandrasekarendra Saraswati, the 69th Sankaracharya of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam.

It is of esteemed honour for The Akshaya Patra Foundation, to have been bestowed with the 24th SIES Sri Chandrasekarendra Saraswathi National Eminence Award in the category of Community Leadership (Institution). Shri Madhu Pandit Dasa – Founder & Chairman of The Akshaya Patra Foundation received this award on behalf of the Foundation.