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{{Short description|Indian businessman (1905–1964)}} | |||
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{{Use Indian English|date=August 2020}} | {{Use Indian English|date=August 2020}} | ||
{{Infobox person | {{Infobox person | ||
| name | | name = Sivasailam Anantharamakrishnan | ||
| image | | image = Sivasailam Anantharamakrishnan.jpg | ||
| caption | | caption = | ||
| birth_date = 1905 | | birth_date = {{birth year|1905}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Alwarkurichi]], [[Tinnevely District (Madras Presidency)|Tinnevely District]] (now [[Tirunelveli district]]), [[Madras Presidency]], [[British India]] | | birth_place = [[Alwarkurichi]], [[Tinnevely District (Madras Presidency)|Tinnevely District]] (now [[Tirunelveli district]]), [[Madras Presidency]], [[British India]] | ||
| death_date = 18 | | death_date = {{dda|1964|04|18|1905}} | ||
| death_place = [[Madras | | death_place = [[Madras, Tamil Nadu]], India | ||
| occupation | | occupation = Businessman | ||
| spouse | | spouse = | ||
| parents | | parents = | ||
| children | | children = 2, including [[A. Sivasailam]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Sivasailam Anantharamakrishnan''' (1905 – 18 April 1964), affectionately called "J" was an | '''Sivasailam Anantharamakrishnan''' (1905 – 18 April 1964), affectionately called "J" was an Indian industrialist and [[Business magnate|business tycoon]] who founded and led the [[Amalgamations Group]] of industries from 1945 to 1964. | ||
Anantharamakrishnan was born in [[Tirunelveli]] in 1905 and had his education in Tirunelveli and [[Chennai|Madras]]. In 1935, he joined the Simpsons group of companies as a secretary and in 1938, became the first Indian director in the management of Simpsons group. He served as the Chairman of the group from 1953 till his death in 1964. | Anantharamakrishnan was born in [[Tirunelveli]] in 1905 and had his education in Tirunelveli and [[Chennai|Madras]]. In 1935, he joined the Simpsons group of companies as a secretary and in 1938, became the first Indian director in the management of Simpsons group. He served as the Chairman of the group from 1953 till his death in 1964. | ||
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== Early life == | == Early life == | ||
Anantharamakrishnan was born in Alwarkurichi Village of Ambasamudram Taluk in Tirunelveli District | Anantharamakrishnan was born in Alwarkurichi Village of Ambasamudram Taluk in Tirunelveli District on '''11 November 1905'''.<ref name="historicaldefp64">{{cite book|title=Historical Dictionary of Tamils|first=Vijaya|last=Ramasamy|publisher=Scarecrow Press|year=2007|pages=64|isbn=978-0-8108-5379-9|id=}}</ref> He had his schooling at Government High School, Tirunelveli and graduated from Government College of Commerce in Madras.<ref name="transport">{{cite book|title=Transport|pages=25|first=K. H.|last=Rau|year=1964}}</ref> In 1930, he joined Fraser and Ross Limited as an accountant.<ref name="amalgamation_road">{{cite news|title=The road to amalgamation|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/05/21/stories/2003052100120300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050129161844/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/05/21/stories/2003052100120300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 January 2005|date=21 May 2003|work=[[The Hindu]]|first=S.|last=Muthiah|author-link=S.Muthiah}}</ref> | ||
== Early years with Simpson and Co == | == Early years with Simpson and Co == | ||
Anantharamakrishnan joined Simpsons Group, a British-owned South Indian business conglomerate as Secretary in 1935.<ref name="amalgamation_road" /><ref name="southern_economist">{{cite book|title=Southern Economist|last=Subrahmanya|first=Susheela|year=1962|pages=8}}</ref><ref name="industrialrelationsp92">{{cite book|title=Industrial Relations|pages=92|first=P.|last=Venkataraman|year=2007|id=|publisher=APH Publishing|isbn=978-81-313-0072-5}}</ref> He became one of the three directors and the only Indian director (the other two being | Anantharamakrishnan joined Simpsons Group, a British-owned South Indian business conglomerate as Secretary in 1935.<ref name="amalgamation_road" /><ref name="southern_economist">{{cite book|title=Southern Economist|last=Subrahmanya|first=Susheela|year=1962|pages=8}}</ref><ref name="industrialrelationsp92">{{cite book|title=Industrial Relations|pages=92|first=P.|last=Venkataraman|year=2007|id=|publisher=APH Publishing|isbn=978-81-313-0072-5}}</ref> He became one of the three directors and the only Indian director (the other two being European)<ref name="fcci">{{cite book|title=Footprints of Enterprise: Indian Business Through the Ages|pages=122|last=Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=1999|isbn=0-19-564774-2|id=}}</ref> in the board of Simpsons group<ref name="historicaldefp64" /> when Sir Alexander MacDougall, Chairman of Simpson's, and [[W. W. Ladden]], managing director of the company founded a holding company in 1938.<ref name="amalgamation_road" /> Anantharamakrishnan's induction marked the partial Indianization of Simpsons group which was, till then, completely owned by Europeans.<ref name="fcci" /> The very next year, it was converted into a public limited company.<ref name="industrialrelationsp92" /> This eventually became the Amalgamations Group<ref name="historicaldefp64" /> in 1941.<ref name="industrialrelationsp91">{{cite book|title=Industrial Relations|pages=91|first=P.|last=Venkataraman|year=2007|id=|publisher=APH Publishing|isbn=978-81-313-0072-5}}</ref> Anantharamakrishnan, also called "J", was responsible for the rapid expansion of the Amalgamations group in the 1940s. Anantharamakrishnan took over Amalgamations Group in 1945,<ref name="muthiahp61">[[#Muthiah|Muthiah]], Pg 61</ref> though he officially became its Chairman only in 1953.<ref name="amalgamation_road" /> | ||
== Expansion of the Amalgamations Group == | == Expansion of the Amalgamations Group == | ||