Pachaiyappa's College
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Coordinates: 13°4′23.25″N 80°13′59.05″E / 13.073125°N 80.2330694°E
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| Motto | Mens Agitat Molem (Mind Moves Matter) |
| Established | 1842 |
| Principal | Dr.P.Kandaswamy, M.A.,Ph.D.,D.HEd |
| Location | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | [1] |
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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.
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[edit] History
Thes college had its genesis in the will of Pachaiyappa Mudaliar. Pachaiyappa was born in 1754, of poor parents. He grew up in poverty and rose by his own force of character to be the most opulent man of his time but who bequeathed all his wealth for the service of humanity. It was at Kumbakonam on 22 March 1794, having a premonition of his premature demise, that he drew up his will "dedicating, with full knowledge and hearty resignation, all his wealth, in the absence of any male issue, to the sacred service of Siva and Vishnu and to certain charities at various temples and places of pilgrimage, to the erection of religious edifies, to bounties to the poor, to seminaries of Sanskrit learning and to other objects of general benevolence".
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[edit] Academics
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[edit] Endowments/scholarships
There are about 100 endowments, scholarships and medals established. Some are:
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[edit] Notable alumni
The complete listing of the notable alumni is on the website of the college.[2]. Some of the notable names are:
- Paravastu Chinnayya Soori: Telugu poet and Professor of Telugu Language.
- 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
- Dr.P.R.Rangaswami: historian and former Principal
- D. Imman: Music Director
- Tapi Dharma Rao: Telugu journalist and Sahitya Akademi Award winner.
- K. D. Thirunavukkarasu: Tamil scholar and Sahitya Akademi Award winner
- Prof.Dr. Vittal: endocrinologist (B C Roy award winner)
- Boddepalli Rajagopala Rao: Parliamentarian in India.
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