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Arcot Dhanakoti Mudaliar
Born
Arcot Dhanakoti Mudaliar

1852

Rao Bahadur Dhanakoti Mudaliar or Arcot Dhanakoti Mudaliar was a Zamindar, Philanthropist, and Businessman at the Madras Presidency in the later 19th Century.[1]

Mudaliar

He was born into a wealthy family in 1852,[2] and belongs to the dominating and largest land owning Vanniyar family. He was ventured into Military and Railway Contracting, which grow as a Contracting Empire in Madras City. He was also a Member of Madras Municipal Corporation in 1885. His nephew, A. Thangavelu Naicker, was also a contractor.[3]

Philanthropy

He bequeathed his assets to many libraries and educational institutions. He donated to the Victoria Memorial for the purchase of books, which were housed in the Connemara Public Library,[4] and also made several contributions to other causes.[5][6]

Other Activities

Mudaliar was a member of the council in the Gyan Samaj, a carantic music Sabha, also considered as the mother of other Sabhas in Madras. He joined along with Sir Pitty Tyagaraya Chetty[7] and he was also one of the first executives in the council of The Victoria Technical Institute.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ History of the Carnatic Lodge No. 2031, E.C. 1883-1933 Jubilee. 1933.
  2. ^ The golden book of India; a genealogical and biographical dictionary of the ruling princes, chiefs, nobles, and other personages, titled or decorated, of the Indian empire, with an appendix for Ceylon. 1900. p. 54.
  3. ^ John Gallagher; Gordon Johnson; Anil Seal (26 July 1973). Essays on Indian Politics 1870 to 1940. p. 165. ISBN 9780521098113.
  4. ^ "Connemara Public library, Dhanakoti Collection".
  5. ^ "The revolutionary manager".
  6. ^ Industry Commerce Journal, Volume 12, 1957. 1957.
  7. ^ "The first Sabha of Madras".
  8. ^ The Victoria Technical Institute and Memorial Hall. 1909.