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 ==History==
-Pachaiyappa's College, Chennai is the offspring of a superlative act of private [[philanthropy]] of its [[progenitor]], [[Pachaiyappa Mudaliar]], who had made himself a master financier and merchant prince when he was just 22 years old. Inspired and motivated by the preciousness and large-heartedness of the benevolent founder. This college had its genesis in the famous Will of Pachaiyappa Mudaliar.
+Pachaiyappa's College, Chennai is the result of an act of [[philanthropy]] of its [[progenitor]], [[Pachaiyappa Mudaliar]], who was a financier and merchant by the age of 22. Inspired and motivated by the preciousness and large-heartedness of the benevolent founder. This college had its genesis in the famous will of Pachaiyappa Mudaliar.
-The college was established as Pachaiyappa's Central Institution at [[Broadway, Chennai|Popham's Broadway]] on 1 January 1842, from money given in [[Pachaiyappa Mudaliar]]'s will. It was the first educational institution in South India, which was not funded by the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|British]]. The architecture of the institution is vast monumental, consisting of [[Indo-Saracenic]] and the architecture of South India. It gained college status in 1889, and until 1947 only admitted Hindu students.<ref name=newindianexpresspachaiyappascollege>{{Cite web |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2018/may/05/dont-fall-for-fake-news-tamil-nadu-cm-tells-students-1810450.html |title=Don’t fall for fake news, Tamil Nadu CM tells students |website=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=5 May 2018 |access-date=12 December 2019}}</ref>
+The college was established as Pachaiyappa's Central Institution at [[Broadway, Chennai|Popham's Broadway]] on 1 January 1842, from money given in Pachaiyappa Mudaliar's will. It was the first educational institution in South India which was not funded by the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|British]]. The architecture of the institution is monumental, consisting of [[Indo-Saracenic]] and the architecture of South India. It gained college status in 1889, and until 1947 only admitted Hindu students.<ref name=newindianexpresspachaiyappascollege>{{Cite web |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2018/may/05/dont-fall-for-fake-news-tamil-nadu-cm-tells-students-1810450.html |title=Don’t fall for fake news, Tamil Nadu CM tells students |website=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=5 May 2018 |access-date=12 December 2019}}</ref>
 In addition, Pachaiyappa's College (1842) is the 4th oldest institution in the country,<ref name=newindianexpresspachaiyappascollege /> next to [[Madras Christian College]] (1837) and [[Presidency College, Chennai|Presidency College]] (1840) as 3 from the top 5 oldest institutions in the country are from South India.