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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;He was born on January 10, 1886, as the son of Challiyal Thomas Matthai and Anna Thayyil to an [[Saint Thomas Anglicans|Anglican Syrian Christian]] family.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Biography&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite book |last1=Haridasan |first1=Dr. V. |title=Dr. John Matthai, 1886-1959 : a biography |date=2000 |publisher=Publication Division, University of Calicut |location=Kozhikode |isbn=978-8177480085 |pages=1–2, 8–9}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He graduated in economics from the [[University of Madras]]. He served as a Professor and Head in University of Madras from 1922 to 1925.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.unom.ac.in/eco1.html |title=University of Madras: Department of Economics |access-date=2009-01-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081029025651/http://www.unom.ac.in/eco1.html |archive-date=2008-10-29 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He presented two [[Union budget of India|Budgets]] as India&#039;s Finance Minister, but resigned following the 1950 Budget in protest against the increasing power of the [[Planning Commission (India)|Planning Commission]] and [[P. C. Mahalanobis]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/special-coverage/rail-budget-07/men-who-shaped-up-indias-economy/articleshow/1645981.cms|title=Men who shaped up India&#039;s economy|date=2007-02-21|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2019-04-04}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://rostrumlegal.com/journal/the-concept-of-collective-ministerial-responsibility-in-india-theory-practice/|title=The Concept of Collective Ministerial Responsibility in India- Theory and Practice|date=2014-01-02|website=Rostrum&#039;s Law Review|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-04}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He was the first [[List of chairmen of the State Bank of India|Chairman of the State Bank of India]] when it was set up in 1955. He was the founding President of the Governing Body of the [[National Council of Applied Economic Research]] (NCAER) in New Delhi, India&#039;s first independent economic policy institute established in 1956. He served as the [[Chancellor (education)|Vice Chancellor]] of the [[University of Mumbai]] from 1955 till 1957&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite journal |last1=Matthai |first1=John |title=A Message By the Vice-Chancellor |journal=The Bombay Technologist |date=1957 |volume=7 |issue=1 |url=http://www.bombaytechnologist.org/index.php/bombaytechnologist/article/view/129188 |access-date=12 June 2020 |language=en |issn=0067-9925}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and then as the first Vice Chancellor of the [[University of Kerala]] from 1957 to 1959. His nephew, [[Verghese Kurien]], is generally recognized as the architect of India&#039;s [[White Revolution (India)|White Revolution]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://thelogicalindian.com/rewind/the-nephew-of-our-first-railway-minister-was-the-architect-of-white-revolution/|title=The Nephew Of Our First Railway Minister Was The Architect Of &#039;White Revolution&#039;|date=2016-06-14|website=The Logical Indian|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-04}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Dr. John Matthai Centre,&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=http://www.jmctsr.org/|title=Dr. John Matthai Centre|website=www.jmctsr.org|access-date=2019-04-04}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; [[Thrissur]], located on the large plot of land donated by his family, is named in his honour. His wife, Achamma Matthai was an Indian social worker and a women&#039;s rights activist.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Women&#039;s Rights and World Development&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qnJ9J9UygR0C&amp;amp;q=Achamma+Mathai&amp;amp;pg=PA304 | title=Women&#039;s Rights and World Development | publisher=Sarup &amp;amp; Sons | date=1998 | access-date=31 March 2015 | author=Bela Rani Sharma| isbn=9788176250153 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The [[Government of India]] honoured her in 1954 with the award of [[Padma Shri]], the fourth highest Indian civilian award, for her contributions to the society,&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Padma Shri&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Shri |publisher=Padma Shri |date=2015 |access-date=11 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;www&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;webcitation&lt;/del&gt;.org/&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;6U68ulwpb?url=&lt;/del&gt;http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;November 2014 &lt;/del&gt;}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;He was born on January 10, 1886, as the son of Challiyal Thomas Matthai and Anna Thayyil to an [[Saint Thomas Anglicans|Anglican Syrian Christian]] family.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Biography&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite book |last1=Haridasan |first1=Dr. V. |title=Dr. John Matthai, 1886-1959 : a biography |date=2000 |publisher=Publication Division, University of Calicut |location=Kozhikode |isbn=978-8177480085 |pages=1–2, 8–9}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He graduated in economics from the [[University of Madras]]. He served as a Professor and Head in University of Madras from 1922 to 1925.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.unom.ac.in/eco1.html |title=University of Madras: Department of Economics |access-date=2009-01-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081029025651/http://www.unom.ac.in/eco1.html |archive-date=2008-10-29 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He presented two [[Union budget of India|Budgets]] as India&#039;s Finance Minister, but resigned following the 1950 Budget in protest against the increasing power of the [[Planning Commission (India)|Planning Commission]] and [[P. C. Mahalanobis]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/special-coverage/rail-budget-07/men-who-shaped-up-indias-economy/articleshow/1645981.cms|title=Men who shaped up India&#039;s economy|date=2007-02-21|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2019-04-04}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://rostrumlegal.com/journal/the-concept-of-collective-ministerial-responsibility-in-india-theory-practice/|title=The Concept of Collective Ministerial Responsibility in India- Theory and Practice|date=2014-01-02|website=Rostrum&#039;s Law Review|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-04}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He was the first [[List of chairmen of the State Bank of India|Chairman of the State Bank of India]] when it was set up in 1955. He was the founding President of the Governing Body of the [[National Council of Applied Economic Research]] (NCAER) in New Delhi, India&#039;s first independent economic policy institute established in 1956. He served as the [[Chancellor (education)|Vice Chancellor]] of the [[University of Mumbai]] from 1955 till 1957&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite journal |last1=Matthai |first1=John |title=A Message By the Vice-Chancellor |journal=The Bombay Technologist |date=1957 |volume=7 |issue=1 |url=http://www.bombaytechnologist.org/index.php/bombaytechnologist/article/view/129188 |access-date=12 June 2020 |language=en |issn=0067-9925}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and then as the first Vice Chancellor of the [[University of Kerala]] from 1957 to 1959. His nephew, [[Verghese Kurien]], is generally recognized as the architect of India&#039;s [[White Revolution (India)|White Revolution]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://thelogicalindian.com/rewind/the-nephew-of-our-first-railway-minister-was-the-architect-of-white-revolution/|title=The Nephew Of Our First Railway Minister Was The Architect Of &#039;White Revolution&#039;|date=2016-06-14|website=The Logical Indian|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-04}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Dr. John Matthai Centre,&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=http://www.jmctsr.org/|title=Dr. John Matthai Centre|website=www.jmctsr.org|access-date=2019-04-04}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; [[Thrissur]], located on the large plot of land donated by his family, is named in his honour. His wife, Achamma Matthai was an Indian social worker and a women&#039;s rights activist.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Women&#039;s Rights and World Development&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qnJ9J9UygR0C&amp;amp;q=Achamma+Mathai&amp;amp;pg=PA304 | title=Women&#039;s Rights and World Development | publisher=Sarup &amp;amp; Sons | date=1998 | access-date=31 March 2015 | author=Bela Rani Sharma| isbn=9788176250153 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The [[Government of India]] honoured her in 1954 with the award of [[Padma Shri]], the fourth highest Indian civilian award, for her contributions to the society,&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Padma Shri&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Shri |publisher=Padma Shri |date=2015 |access-date=11 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;web&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;archive&lt;/ins&gt;.org/&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;web/20151015193758/&lt;/ins&gt;http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;October 2015 &lt;/ins&gt;}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;John Matthai was invested as a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire (CIE) in 1934,&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34056/page/3561 London Gazette, 4 June 1934]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and was awarded the [[Padma Vibhushan]] in 1959.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://india.gov.in/myindia/padmavibhushan_awards_list1.php?start=230 |title=Padma Vibhushan Awardees |publisher=The National Portal of India |access-date=2009-07-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229165446/http://india.gov.in/myindia/padmavibhushan_awards_list1.php?start=230 |archive-date=2012-02-29 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; NCAER, led by the President of its Governing Body, Nandan Nilekani and with support from the Nilekani Philanthropies, honoured John Matthai in 2019 by naming NCAER&amp;#039;s new office building at its campus in New Delhi as the John Matthai Tower.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;John Matthai was invested as a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire (CIE) in 1934,&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34056/page/3561 London Gazette, 4 June 1934]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and was awarded the [[Padma Vibhushan]] in 1959.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://india.gov.in/myindia/padmavibhushan_awards_list1.php?start=230 |title=Padma Vibhushan Awardees |publisher=The National Portal of India |access-date=2009-07-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229165446/http://india.gov.in/myindia/padmavibhushan_awards_list1.php?start=230 |archive-date=2012-02-29 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; NCAER, led by the President of its Governing Body, Nandan Nilekani and with support from the Nilekani Philanthropies, honoured John Matthai in 2019 by naming NCAER&amp;#039;s new office building at its campus in New Delhi as the John Matthai Tower.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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| honorific-prefix =[[Padma Vibhushan]]&lt;br /&gt;
| name =John Matthai&lt;br /&gt;
| honorific-suffix = &lt;br /&gt;
| image = John Mathai.jpg&lt;br /&gt;
| caption = John Matthai in 1949&lt;br /&gt;
| office1 = [[Minister of Finance (India)|Union Minister for Finance]]&lt;br /&gt;
| term_start1 = 22 September 1948&lt;br /&gt;
| term_end1 = 1 June 1950&lt;br /&gt;
| predecessor1 = [[R. K. Shanmukham Chetty]]&lt;br /&gt;
| successor1 = [[C. D. Deshmukh]]&lt;br /&gt;
| primeminister1 = [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]&lt;br /&gt;
|office2=[[Minister of Railways (India)|Union Minister for Railways]]&lt;br /&gt;
|predecessor2=&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Office established&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|term_start2 = 15 August 1947&lt;br /&gt;
|term_end2 = 22 September 1948&lt;br /&gt;
|primeminister2=[[Jawaharlal Nehru]]&lt;br /&gt;
|successor2=[[N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar]]&lt;br /&gt;
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1886|01|10}}&lt;br /&gt;
| birth_place = [[Calicut]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British India]] (now Kozhikode, Kerala, India)&lt;br /&gt;
| death_date = {{Death date|df=yes|1959|02|}} (aged 73)&lt;br /&gt;
| death_place =&lt;br /&gt;
| nationality = [[British Indian]] (1886-1947)&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;[[Indian people|Indian]] (1947-59) &lt;br /&gt;
| party =Indian National Congress &lt;br /&gt;
| alma_mater = [[Madras Christian College]], [[Madras Law College]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | url=https://www.drjohnmatthai.com/early-life--education.html | title=Early Life &amp;amp; Education | publisher=John Mathai | access-date=18 February 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;John Matthai&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; [[Order of the Indian Empire|CIE]] (1886–1959) was an [[economist]] who served as [[India]]&amp;#039;s first [[Indian Railways|Railway Minister]] and subsequently as India&amp;#039;s [[Finance Minister]],&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|title=Reflections on Finance Education and Society|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publication|pages=114|isbn= 9788120830752|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R5QxQ3sOVPcC|access-date=2009-07-22}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; taking office shortly after the presentation of India&amp;#039;s first Budget, in 1948.&lt;br /&gt;
He was born on January 10, 1886, as the son of Challiyal Thomas Matthai and Anna Thayyil to an [[Saint Thomas Anglicans|Anglican Syrian Christian]] family.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Biography&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite book |last1=Haridasan |first1=Dr. V. |title=Dr. John Matthai, 1886-1959 : a biography |date=2000 |publisher=Publication Division, University of Calicut |location=Kozhikode |isbn=978-8177480085 |pages=1–2, 8–9}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He graduated in economics from the [[University of Madras]]. He served as a Professor and Head in University of Madras from 1922 to 1925.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.unom.ac.in/eco1.html |title=University of Madras: Department of Economics |access-date=2009-01-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081029025651/http://www.unom.ac.in/eco1.html |archive-date=2008-10-29 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He presented two [[Union budget of India|Budgets]] as India&amp;#039;s Finance Minister, but resigned following the 1950 Budget in protest against the increasing power of the [[Planning Commission (India)|Planning Commission]] and [[P. C. Mahalanobis]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/special-coverage/rail-budget-07/men-who-shaped-up-indias-economy/articleshow/1645981.cms|title=Men who shaped up India&amp;#039;s economy|date=2007-02-21|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2019-04-04}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://rostrumlegal.com/journal/the-concept-of-collective-ministerial-responsibility-in-india-theory-practice/|title=The Concept of Collective Ministerial Responsibility in India- Theory and Practice|date=2014-01-02|website=Rostrum&amp;#039;s Law Review|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-04}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He was the first [[List of chairmen of the State Bank of India|Chairman of the State Bank of India]] when it was set up in 1955. He was the founding President of the Governing Body of the [[National Council of Applied Economic Research]] (NCAER) in New Delhi, India&amp;#039;s first independent economic policy institute established in 1956. He served as the [[Chancellor (education)|Vice Chancellor]] of the [[University of Mumbai]] from 1955 till 1957&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite journal |last1=Matthai |first1=John |title=A Message By the Vice-Chancellor |journal=The Bombay Technologist |date=1957 |volume=7 |issue=1 |url=http://www.bombaytechnologist.org/index.php/bombaytechnologist/article/view/129188 |access-date=12 June 2020 |language=en |issn=0067-9925}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and then as the first Vice Chancellor of the [[University of Kerala]] from 1957 to 1959. His nephew, [[Verghese Kurien]], is generally recognized as the architect of India&amp;#039;s [[White Revolution (India)|White Revolution]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://thelogicalindian.com/rewind/the-nephew-of-our-first-railway-minister-was-the-architect-of-white-revolution/|title=The Nephew Of Our First Railway Minister Was The Architect Of &amp;#039;White Revolution&amp;#039;|date=2016-06-14|website=The Logical Indian|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-04}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Dr. John Matthai Centre,&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=http://www.jmctsr.org/|title=Dr. John Matthai Centre|website=www.jmctsr.org|access-date=2019-04-04}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; [[Thrissur]], located on the large plot of land donated by his family, is named in his honour. His wife, Achamma Matthai was an Indian social worker and a women&amp;#039;s rights activist.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Women&amp;#039;s Rights and World Development&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qnJ9J9UygR0C&amp;amp;q=Achamma+Mathai&amp;amp;pg=PA304 | title=Women&amp;#039;s Rights and World Development | publisher=Sarup &amp;amp; Sons | date=1998 | access-date=31 March 2015 | author=Bela Rani Sharma| isbn=9788176250153 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The [[Government of India]] honoured her in 1954 with the award of [[Padma Shri]], the fourth highest Indian civilian award, for her contributions to the society,&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Padma Shri&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Shri |publisher=Padma Shri |date=2015 |access-date=11 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6U68ulwpb?url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 November 2014 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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John Matthai was invested as a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire (CIE) in 1934,&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34056/page/3561 London Gazette, 4 June 1934]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and was awarded the [[Padma Vibhushan]] in 1959.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://india.gov.in/myindia/padmavibhushan_awards_list1.php?start=230 |title=Padma Vibhushan Awardees |publisher=The National Portal of India |access-date=2009-07-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229165446/http://india.gov.in/myindia/padmavibhushan_awards_list1.php?start=230 |archive-date=2012-02-29 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; NCAER, led by the President of its Governing Body, Nandan Nilekani and with support from the Nilekani Philanthropies, honoured John Matthai in 2019 by naming NCAER&amp;#039;s new office building at its campus in New Delhi as the John Matthai Tower.&lt;br /&gt;
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==External links==&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.jmctsr.org/ Dr. John Matthai Centre]&lt;br /&gt;
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