Pachaiyappa's College
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| Motto | Mens Agitat Molem |
| Motto in English | (Mind Moves Matter) |
| Established | 1842 |
| Principal | P. Kandaswamy |
| Location | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Coordinates: 13°4′23.25″N 80°13′59.05″E / 13.0731250°N 80.2330694°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | www.pachaiyappaschennai.net/index.htm |
Pachaiyappa's College is one of the oldest educational institutions in Chennai, in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The college was established as Pachaiyappa's Central Institution at Popham's Broadway on 1 January 1842, from money given in Pachaiyappa Mudaliar's will. It was the first Hindu educational institution in South India, which was not funded by the British. It gained college status in 1889, and until 1947 only admitted Hindu students.
Notable alumni
A listing of notable alumni is published by the college.[1] Some of those named are:
- Srinivasa Ramanujan, mathematician
- Pammal Sambandha Mudaliar, Tamil playwright
- C. N. Annadurai, former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, 1967–69, Founder D.M.K
- Madabhushi Ananthasayanam Ayyangar, Lok Sabha Speaker
- Navalar Nedunchezhiyan, politician, Interim Chief minister, Minister for 25 years.
- Prof. K. Anbazhagan, politician
- E. V. K. Sampath, politician and one of the founders of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- C. Vijayaraghavachariar, former President of the Indian National Congress
- R. S. Manohar, drama and Tamil cinema actor
- A. M. Rajah, yesteryears singer and Music Director
- Kasu Brahmananda Reddy, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, 1964–71
- K. C. Reddy, first Chief Minister of old state of Mysore
- Vairamuthu, poet
- C. R. Rangachari, former player, Indian cricket team
- Murasoli Maran, politician
- Robin Singh, former Indian cricketer
- Bharath Reddy, former Indian cricketer
- Mamidipudi Venkatarangayya, history writer
- D. Imman, Music Director
- Tapi Dharma Rao, Telugu journalist and Sahitya Akademi Award winner
- K. D. Thirunavukkarasu, Tamil scholar and Sahitya Akademi Award winner
- Boddepalli Rajagopala Rao, parliamentarian
- Pierre Ceyrac, priest[2]
- Paravastu Chinnayya Soori, Telugu poet and Professor of Telugu Language.
References
- ^ "Pachaiyappa's College Alumni". Pachaiyappa's College. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
- ^ Krishnakumar, Asha (1-16 August 1988). "A life of service". Frontline 15 (16). Retrieved June 05, 2012.
