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'''Karumuttu Thiagarajan Chettiar''' (16 June 1893 – 29 July 1974), often called the 'Textile King ' or 'Textile Baron ', was an | '''Karumuttu Thiagarajan Chettiar''' (16 June 1893 – 29 July 1974), often called the 'Textile King ' or 'Textile Baron ', was an Indian [[Indian independence movement|independence]] activist, industrialist and the founder of [[Thiagarajar College of Engineering]], [[Thiagarajar school of management]] and Thiagarajar Polytechnic College, Salem.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2009/01/03/stories/2009010353370800.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111101190953/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2009/01/03/stories/2009010353370800.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 November 2011|title= Made for each other |last=Basu|first=Soma|date=3 January 2009|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=5 February 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/km-thiagarajan-passes-away/article1784581.ece|title= K.M. Thiagarajan passes away |date=19 January 2007|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=3 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2007/01/31/stories/2007013100221900.htm|title= Thiagarajar College's golden jubilee |date=31 January 2007|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=5 February 2010}}</ref> | ||
Chettiar was born in 1893 to Muthukaruppan [[Chettiar]] and Vinaitherthal achi (Sivakami achi) was born in [[Sivagangai District]], [[Tamil Nadu]]. He was the tenth and last child in his family. He was educated at [[ | Chettiar was born in 1893 to Muthukaruppan [[Chettiar]] and Vinaitherthal achi (Sivakami achi) was born in [[Sivagangai District]], [[Tamil Nadu]]. He was the tenth and last child in his family. He was educated at [[S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia]],[[Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]]. He edited a newspaper championing the cause of the plantation workers. He returned from Sri Lanka and was elected Secretary of the Madras Province Congress Committee of the [[Indian National Congress]]. In his lifetime Chettiar established fourteen [[textile mill]]s - notable among these The Sree Meenakshi Mills which was once adjudged Asia’s most modern spinning mill and Rukmini Mills , purchased the Loyal Textile Mills -currently a BSE Listed Company, P.Orr and Sons - luxury watch makers and retailers popularly known as the ‘Time keepers of Madras’ , the [[Bank of Madurai]], and the [[Madurai Insurance Company]]. For a number of years he also published a daily newspaper called ''Tamil Nadu Daily''. Chettiar also established nineteen educational institutions including Thiagarajar Preceptors College, Thiagarajar School of Management, Thiagarajar College of Engineering and Thiagarajar Polytechnic College.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tce.edu/?q=node/18|title=Founder of TCE|work=[[Thiagarajar College of Engineering]]|accessdate=5 February 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100725201137/http://www.tce.edu/?q=node%2F18|archivedate=25 July 2010|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/edu/2005/02/28/stories/2005022805760500.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050422022015/http://www.hindu.com/edu/2005/02/28/stories/2005022805760500.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 April 2005|title= On a high pedestal |date=28 February 2008|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=5 February 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=India who's who|publisher=India News and Feature Alliance|year=1973|pages=61|url=https://books.google.com/books?client=firefox-a&cd=2&id=cGVmAAAAMAAJ}}</ref> | ||
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K. M. Thiagarajan | |
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| Born | Karumuttu Muthukaruppan Thyagaraja Chettiar 16 June 1893 Athikkadu Thekkur,Sivagangai, Tamilnadu |
| Died | 29 July 1974 (aged 81) |
| Occupation | activist, industrialist |
Karumuttu Thiagarajan Chettiar (16 June 1893 – 29 July 1974), often called the 'Textile King ' or 'Textile Baron ', was an Indian independence activist, industrialist and the founder of Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Thiagarajar school of management and Thiagarajar Polytechnic College, Salem.[1][2][3]
Chettiar was born in 1893 to Muthukaruppan Chettiar and Vinaitherthal achi (Sivakami achi) was born in Sivagangai District, Tamil Nadu. He was the tenth and last child in his family. He was educated at S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia,Colombo, Sri Lanka. He edited a newspaper championing the cause of the plantation workers. He returned from Sri Lanka and was elected Secretary of the Madras Province Congress Committee of the Indian National Congress. In his lifetime Chettiar established fourteen textile mills - notable among these The Sree Meenakshi Mills which was once adjudged Asia’s most modern spinning mill and Rukmini Mills , purchased the Loyal Textile Mills -currently a BSE Listed Company, P.Orr and Sons - luxury watch makers and retailers popularly known as the ‘Time keepers of Madras’ , the Bank of Madurai, and the Madurai Insurance Company. For a number of years he also published a daily newspaper called Tamil Nadu Daily. Chettiar also established nineteen educational institutions including Thiagarajar Preceptors College, Thiagarajar School of Management, Thiagarajar College of Engineering and Thiagarajar Polytechnic College.[4][5][6]
References[edit]
- ↑ Basu, Soma (3 January 2009). "Made for each other". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 1 November 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
- ↑ "K.M. Thiagarajan passes away". The Hindu. 19 January 2007. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ↑ "Thiagarajar College's golden jubilee". The Hindu. 31 January 2007. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
- ↑ "Founder of TCE". Thiagarajar College of Engineering. Archived from the original on 25 July 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
- ↑ "On a high pedestal". The Hindu. 28 February 2008. Archived from the original on 22 April 2005. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
- ↑ India who's who. India News and Feature Alliance. 1973. p. 61.