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{{Short description|Ex Vice Chancellor of University of Madras, India}}
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Dr '''N. D. Sundaravadivelu''' (Nayyadupakkam Duraiswamy Sundaravadivelu ) (1912–1993) was the Vice Chancellor of [[University of Madras]], India,<ref>{{cite news |title=Speakers extol the value of functional literacy |url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/29/stories/2010012954490500.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=29 January 2010 |accessdate=14 October 2011 |archive-date=12 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101012025745/http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/29/stories/2010012954490500.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> serving for 2 terms.
| image              = நெ. து. சுந்தரவடிவேலு 1940.jpg
| office              = Vice Chancellor<br/>[[University of Madras]]
| termstart          = 1969
| termend            = 1975
| chancellor          = [[Ujjal Singh]] (1969–71)<br/>[[Kodardas Kalidas Shah|K. K. Shah]] (1971–76)
| predecessor        = [[A. Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar]]
| successor          = [[Malcolm Adiseshiah]]
| honorific_prefix    = [[Padma Shri]]
| birth_place        = [[Neyyadupakkam]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British India]]<br/>(now [[Tamil Nadu]], India)
| parents            = Saradhambal (mother)<br/>Duraiswamy (father)
| death_date          = {{death date and age|1993|04|12|1912|10|12|df=y}}
| birth_date          = {{Birth date|1912|10|12|df=y}}
| death_place        = [[Madras]] (now [[Chennai]]),<br/>[[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| children            = K.S. Thiruvalluvan (1949–59)<ref>நினைவு அலைகள்; சாந்தா பதிப்பகம்; பக்கம் 289,290,377</ref>
| spouse              = {{marriage|Kanthamma|1940}}<ref>நினைவு அலைகள்; சாந்தா பதிப்பகம்; பக்கம் 382</ref>
| relations          = [[Kuthoosi Gurusamy]]<br/>(brother-in-law)<br/>[[Poondi Kumaraswamy]]<br/>(nephew-in-law / son-in-law)
}}


'''Neyyadupakkam Duraiswamy Sundaravadivelu''' (12 October 1912– 12 April 1993), known as '''N. D. Sundaravadivelu''', from a [[Kondaikatti Vellalar]] family, was an Indian academic who served as the Vice Chancellor of the [[University of Madras]], [[Tamil Nadu]], from 1969 to 1975,<ref>{{cite news |title=Speakers extol the value of functional literacy |url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/29/stories/2010012954490500.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=29 January 2010 |accessdate=14 October 2011 |archive-date=12 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101012025745/http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/29/stories/2010012954490500.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> serving for two terms.
== Birth ==
Sundaravadivelu was born on 12 October 1912 to Saradhambal and Duraiswamy in [[Neyyadupakkam]], a village in present-day [[Kanchipuram district]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India. 
== Legacy ==
Earlier he served as educational adviser to the government of Tamil Nadu and was Director of Public Instruction<ref name="thehindu19610126">{{cite news |title=Bharat Ratna for Two |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/article1125876.ece |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=26 January 1961 |accessdate=14 October 2011 |archive-date=16 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210216035122/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/This-day-that-age/article15533941.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> for several decades. He was the main architect of the midday meal scheme for schoolchildren introduced during [[K. Kamaraj]]'s chief ministership. He brought in an "educational revolution" in Tamil Nadu for which he was awarded the [[Padma Shri]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://india.gov.in/myindia/padmashri_awards_list1.php?start=2201 |title=padmashri_awards_list|access-date=19 March 2012 }}</ref> by the Government of India.<ref name=thehindu19610126/>
Earlier he served as educational adviser to the government of Tamil Nadu and was Director of Public Instruction<ref name="thehindu19610126">{{cite news |title=Bharat Ratna for Two |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/article1125876.ece |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=26 January 1961 |accessdate=14 October 2011 |archive-date=16 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210216035122/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/This-day-that-age/article15533941.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> for several decades. He was the main architect of the midday meal scheme for schoolchildren introduced during [[K. Kamaraj]]'s chief ministership. He brought in an "educational revolution" in Tamil Nadu for which he was awarded the [[Padma Shri]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://india.gov.in/myindia/padmashri_awards_list1.php?start=2201 |title=padmashri_awards_list|access-date=19 March 2012 }}</ref> by the Government of India.<ref name=thehindu19610126/>
== Personal life ==
On 15 October 1940, Sundaravadivelu married Kanthamma (younger sister of [[Dravidian movement]] writer [[Kuthoosi Gurusamy]]). The couple had a son named Thiruvalluvan (December 1949 - December 1959).
== Death ==
He died on 12 April 1993 in Madras (now [[Chennai]]).


== References ==
== References ==
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Padma Shri
N. D. Sundaravadivelu
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Vice Chancellor
University of Madras
In office
1969–1975
ChancellorUjjal Singh (1969–71)
K. K. Shah (1971–76)
Preceded byA. Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar
Succeeded byMalcolm Adiseshiah
Personal details
Born(1912-10-12)12 October 1912
Neyyadupakkam, Madras Presidency, British India
(now Tamil Nadu, India)
Died12 April 1993(1993-04-12) (aged 80)
Madras (now Chennai),
Tamil Nadu, India
Spouse(s)
Kanthamma
(
m. 1940)
[1]
RelationsKuthoosi Gurusamy
(brother-in-law)
Poondi Kumaraswamy
(nephew-in-law / son-in-law)
ChildrenK.S. Thiruvalluvan (1949–59)[2]
Parent(s)Saradhambal (mother)
Duraiswamy (father)

Neyyadupakkam Duraiswamy Sundaravadivelu (12 October 1912– 12 April 1993), known as N. D. Sundaravadivelu, from a Kondaikatti Vellalar family, was an Indian academic who served as the Vice Chancellor of the University of Madras, Tamil Nadu, from 1969 to 1975,[3] serving for two terms.

Birth[edit | edit source]

Sundaravadivelu was born on 12 October 1912 to Saradhambal and Duraiswamy in Neyyadupakkam, a village in present-day Kanchipuram district, Tamil Nadu, India.

Legacy[edit | edit source]

Earlier he served as educational adviser to the government of Tamil Nadu and was Director of Public Instruction[4] for several decades. He was the main architect of the midday meal scheme for schoolchildren introduced during K. Kamaraj's chief ministership. He brought in an "educational revolution" in Tamil Nadu for which he was awarded the Padma Shri[5] by the Government of India.[4]

Personal life[edit | edit source]

On 15 October 1940, Sundaravadivelu married Kanthamma (younger sister of Dravidian movement writer Kuthoosi Gurusamy). The couple had a son named Thiruvalluvan (December 1949 - December 1959).

Death[edit | edit source]

He died on 12 April 1993 in Madras (now Chennai).

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ நினைவு அலைகள்; சாந்தா பதிப்பகம்; பக்கம் 382
  2. ↑ நினைவு அலைகள்; சாந்தா பதிப்பகம்; பக்கம் 289,290,377
  3. ↑ "Speakers extol the value of functional literacy". The Hindu. 29 January 2010. Archived from the original on 12 October 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Bharat Ratna for Two". The Hindu. 26 January 1961. Archived from the original on 16 February 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
  5. ↑ "padmashri_awards_list". Retrieved 19 March 2012.


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