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	[[File:Thangalkunjumusaliyar.jpg\|thumb\|~~A Photograph of~~ Thangal Kunju Musaliar]]		'''Thangal Kunju Musaliar''' (January 12, 1897 - February 19, 1966)<ref name="tkmce">{{cite web\| url=https://www.tkmce.ac.in/founder-tkm.php\| title=Founder\| website=tkmce.ac.in\| access-date=6 November 2021}}</ref> was an industrialist, educationalist and visionary,<ref name="history">{{cite book \|last1=Nazeer P \|title=History of Muslim educational institutions in Kerala\|page=153 \|url=https://sg.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/8473/13/13_chapter%203.pdf#page=56 \|accessdate=9 January 2020 \|archive-date=2020-07-19 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719085105/https://sg.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/8473/13/13_chapter%203.pdf#page=56 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> known for his contributions to the cashew industry, and higher education in the state of [[Kerala]], [[India]].
	'''Thangal Kunju Musaliar''' [1897-1966~~] was born into a middle~~-~~class family~~ in ~~[[Kollam]] on January 12~~, ~~1897. He was a notable businessman~~ and visionary, ~~well~~ known for his ~~contribution~~ to the higher education in the state of [[Kerala]], [[India]].

	~~In 1956, while at the peak of his~~ business ~~career, Musaliar formed the TKM Educational Trust to cater for the educational needs of the people of Kerala. The Trust established institutions such as~~ [[~~TKM College of Engineering~~]]~~, [[TKM College of Arts and Science]],~~ [[~~TKM Institute of Technology~~]], ~~[[TKM Institute of Management]], [[TKM Secondary School]], [[TKM Centenary Public School]]~~ and the ~~[[TKM School of Architecture]]~~.		==Cashew business==
			He was born in a middle-class family in [[Kollam]] that traces its ancestry to [[Malik ibn Deenar]], Persian scholar and traveller who came to India in the 8th century.<ref>{{cite web\| url=https://tkmim.ac.in/our-founder/\| title=Our Founder\| website=tkmim.ac.in\| access-date=6 November 2021}}</ref><ref name="history"/>

	A biography of Thangal Kunju Musaliar was written by ~~Prof.~~P.Meerakutty in Malayalam titled "A. Thangal Kunju Musaliar".<ref name="Ernakulam Public Library">[http://122.165.117.71/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl?q=au:%22Meerakutty.%20P.%22]</ref>		After travelling to Sri Lanka, Brunei, Singapore and Malaysia for employment, he returned home and started a cashew processing unit, which became successful.<ref name="istamp">{{cite web\| url=https://istampgallery.com/thangal-kunju-musaliar/\| title=Thangal Kunju Musaliar\| author=Ainy\| date=6 June 2018\| access-date=6 November 2021\| website=istampgallery.com}}</ref>
			He purchased raw cashew from small scale farmers, and supplied the kernels to industrialists after processing. He then set up the first full-fledged cashew factory in Kerala.<ref name="phila">{{cite web\| url=https://philaindia.info/postage-stamp-on-thangal-kunju-musaliyar/\| title=Postage stamp on Thangal Kunju Musaliyar\| author=Mahesh Reddiar\| date=4 March 2009\| access-date=6 November 2021\| website=philaindia.info}}</ref>
			The company "A. Thangal Kunju Musaliar AND Sons Private Limited" was incorporated in Kerala on 10 Jun, 1946.<ref>{{cite web\| url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/company/a-thangal-kunju-musaliar-and-sons-private-limited/U74900KL1946PTC000061\| title=A. Thangal Kunju Musaliar AND Sons Private Limited\| website=economictimes.indiatimes.com}}</ref>
			In the 1940s, Musaliar had 26 cashew units and is believed to have employed around 25,000<ref name="phila"/> to 30,000 people directly. He was called the "Cashew King" in national and international markets,<ref name="tkmce"/><ref name="history"/> and ''[[Fortune (magazine)\|Fortune]]'' magazine named him as the single biggest individual employer in the world, at the time.<ref name="tkmce"/><ref>{{cite web\| url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/before-csr-musaliar/article22995174.ece\| title=Before CSR, Musaliar\| author=Rajesh Ramachandran\| date=22 November 2013\| access-date=6 November 2021\| website=thehindubusinessline.com }}</ref>

			==Publishing and education==
			He set up a book publishing house ''Vignana Poshini'', and in 1944 started a weekly newspaper ''Prabhatham'', which was later on made a daily.<ref name="phila"/><ref name="istamp"/><ref name="history"/>
			He authored multiple books in Malayalam including ''Prayogikadwaitam'', translated to English as ''Man and the world, practical philosophy and law of nature.'', by S Sathyavageeswara Iyer.<ref name="istamp"/><ref>{{cite book\| url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/man-and-the-world-practical-philosophy-and-law-of-nature/oclc/1487966\| title=Man and the world, practical philosophy and law of nature.\| date=1949\| publisher=Santa Fe, San Vicente Foundation\| author1=A Thangal Kunju Musaliar\| author2=S Sathyavageeswara Iyer}}</ref>

			In 1956, Musaliar formed the TKM Educational Trust to cater for the educational needs of the people of Kerala. The Trust established institutions such as [[TKM College of Engineering]], [[TKM College of Arts and Science]], [[TKM Institute of Technology]], [[TKM Institute of Management]], [[TKM Secondary School]], [[T.K.M. Centenary Public School]] and the [[TKM School of Architecture]].

			==Legacy==
			[[File:Thangal Kunju Musaliar 2001 cover of India.jpg\|400px\|thumb\|Postage stamp and First Day Cover issued by the Indian Government in 2001.]]
			[[India Post]] issued a commemorative stamp on Musaliar on 26 October, 2001.<ref>{{cite web\| url=https://postagestamps.gov.in/Stamps2001.aspx\| title=Stamps 2001\| website=postagestamps.gov.in\| accessdate=6 November 2021}}</ref>

			A biography of Thangal Kunju Musaliar was written by [[P. Meerakutty]] in Malayalam, titled ''A. Thangal Kunju Musaliar''.<ref name="Ernakulam Public Library">{{Cite web\|url=http://122.165.117.71/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl?q=au:%22Meerakutty.%20P.%22\|title = Ernakulam Public Library catalog › Results of search for 'au:"Meerakutty. P."'}}</ref>

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[[File:Thangalkunjumusaliyar.jpg|thumb|A Photograph of Thangal Kunju Musaliar]]
'''Thangal Kunju Musaliar''' [1897-1966] was born into a middle-class family in [[Kollam]] on January 12, 1897. He was a notable businessman and visionary, well known for his contribution to the higher education in the state of [[Kerala]], [[India]].

In 1956, while at the peak of his business career, Musaliar formed the TKM Educational Trust to cater for the educational needs of the people of Kerala. The Trust established institutions such as [[TKM College of Engineering]], [[TKM College of Arts and Science]], [[TKM Institute of Technology]], [[TKM Institute of Management]], [[TKM Secondary School]], [[TKM Centenary Public School]] and the [[TKM School of Architecture]].

A biography of Thangal Kunju Musaliar was written by Prof.P.Meerakutty in Malayalam titled "A. Thangal Kunju Musaliar".<ref name="Ernakulam Public Library">[http://122.165.117.71/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl?q=au:%22Meerakutty.%20P.%22]</ref>

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