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1957<span style="display:none">(1957-04-05)</span> (aged 47)<br /><div style="display:inline" class="deathplace"><a href="/wiki/Vepery" title="Vepery">Vepery</a>, <a href="/wiki/Madras" class="mw-redirect" title="Madras">Madras</a>, Tamil Nadu, India</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation(s)</th><td class="infobox-data role">Businessman, philanthropist</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data">Mathushri Lakshmi<sup id="cite_ref-death_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-death-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Awards</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Padma_Bhushan" title="Padma Bhushan">Padma Bhushan</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Sir <b>Alagappa Chettiar</b> (6 April 1909 – 5 April 1957) was an Indian <a href="/wiki/Businessperson" title="Businessperson">businessman</a> and <a href="/wiki/Philanthropy" title="Philanthropy">philanthropist</a>. He received the <a href="/wiki/Padma_Bhushan" title="Padma Bhushan">Padma Bhushan</a>, third highest civilian award of India in 1956.<sup id="cite_ref-Padma_Awards_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Padma_Awards-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alagappa_Chettiar&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Chettiar was born in <a href="/wiki/Kottaiyur" title="Kottaiyur">Kottaiyur</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Sivaganga" title="Sivaganga">Sivaganga</a> District of <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a> to K.V.AL. Ramanathan Chettiar and Umayal Achi. He attended <a href="/wiki/Presidency_College,_Chennai" title="Presidency College, Chennai">Presidency College</a> at <a href="/wiki/Chennai" title="Chennai">Chennai</a>, where he became friendly with <a href="/wiki/Sarvepalli_Radhakrishnan" title="Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan">Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan</a>, a teacher who later became <a href="/wiki/President_of_India" title="President of India">President of India</a>. In 1930 at the age of 21 he was the first person to earn an <a href="/wiki/Master_of_Arts" title="Master of Arts">M.A.</a> (English Language and Literature) from the community of <a href="/wiki/Nattukottai_Nagarathar" class="mw-redirect" title="Nattukottai Nagarathar">Nattukottai Nagarathars</a>. </p><p>After his graduation he went to England to study law. He qualified for the Bar at Middle Temple, London, in England in 1933<sup id="cite_ref-death_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-death-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and became a 'Bar-at-Law' in <a href="/wiki/Chettinad" title="Chettinad">Chettinad</a>, India. During that time he also earned a pilot certificate at <a href="/wiki/Croydon" title="Croydon">Croydon</a>, London, and became the first Indian trainee in the <a href="/wiki/Standard_Chartered_Bank" class="mw-redirect" title="Standard Chartered Bank">Standard Chartered Bank</a>, London. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Business_career">Business career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alagappa_Chettiar&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Business career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Chettiar's activities as a business entrepreneur were acknowledged by the British Government when he was <a href="/wiki/Knight" title="Knight">knighted</a> in the <a href="/wiki/1946_New_Year_Honours" title="1946 New Year Honours">1946 New Year Honours</a> at the age of 37;<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> however, he renounced using the title of the knighthood when India attained independence. The President of India on 26 January 1956 conferred the distinction of Padma Bhushan onto him. </p><p>Chettiar launched his career by pioneering in textiles. In 1937 he started Cochin Textiles, later Alagappa Textiles at <a href="/wiki/Alagappa_Nagar" title="Alagappa Nagar">Alagappa Nagar</a> near <a href="/wiki/Thrissur" title="Thrissur">Thrissur</a> in Kerala. The township for Cochin textile staff was named "Alagappa Nagar" in his memory. He held a diverse portfolio including rubber <a href="/wiki/Plantation" title="Plantation">plantations</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tin" title="Tin">tin</a> mines, <a href="/wiki/Textile_mill" class="mw-redirect" title="Textile mill">textile mills</a>, insurance companies, hotels, theatres, a stock exchange company and a private airline. <sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Philanthropy">Philanthropy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alagappa_Chettiar&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Philanthropy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Chettiar believed that people need education to become productive, wholesome and humane.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1943 he donated one lakh (100,000) rupees for the installation and development of the <a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a> Department of <a href="/wiki/Travancore_University" class="mw-redirect" title="Travancore University">Travancore University</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1947 at the <a href="/wiki/Annie_Besant" title="Annie Besant">Annie Besant</a> centenary celebrations he answered the call for industrialists to help educate India by spontaneously offering to start an Arts College in <a href="/wiki/Karaikudi" title="Karaikudi">Karaikudi</a>. This college, <a href="/wiki/Alagappa_Arts_College" class="mw-redirect" title="Alagappa Arts College">Alagappa Arts College</a> started at <a href="/w/index.php?title=Gandhi_Maleghai&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gandhi Maleghai (page does not exist)">Gandhi Maleghai</a>, opened three days later. His donations led to the establishment of a string of educational institutions, which formed the basis for the foundation of the <a href="/wiki/Alagappa_University" title="Alagappa University">Alagappa University</a> in 1985 by the Government of <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a>. </p><p> He convinced Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Jawaharlal_Nehru" title="Jawaharlal Nehru">Jawaharlal Nehru</a> to house one of the Government's National Research Institutes in the heart of the Alagappa campus. At the inauguration of the <a href="/wiki/Central_Electro_Chemical_Research_Institute" title="Central Electro Chemical Research Institute">Central Electro Chemical Research Institute</a> (CECRI) on 14 January 1953, the then vice-president of India <a href="/wiki/Sarvepalli_Radhakrishnan" title="Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan">Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan</a> surmised: <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style></p><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>The magnificent gift of 300 acres of land and fifteen lakhs of rupees by Alagappa Chettiar helped the Government of India to select Karaikudi as the seat of Electro Chemical Research Institute. Being a businessman himself, Dr. Alagappa Chettiar is aware of the industrial possibilities of our country and the need for scientific, technical and technological education. In his lifetime he has built a monument for himself and you have only to look around.</p></blockquote> <p>Alagappa Chettiar pioneered the center of excellence "A.C.College of Technology" (named after him) at <a href="/wiki/Guindy" title="Guindy">Guindy, Chennai</a>, which offers specialized Engineering & Technology courses including Chemical Engineering, Petroleum Refining & Petrochemicals, Textile Engineering, Leather Technology, Industrial Biotechnology, Ceramic Technology, Pharmaceutical Technology, Food Technology, etc. Presently it comes under the governance of <a href="/wiki/Anna_University" title="Anna University">Anna University</a>. His gave away his own palatial residence in Kottaiyur to start a women's college. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Notable_donations_and_institutions[citation_needed]"><span id="Notable_donations_and_institutions.5Bcitation_needed.5D"></span>Notable donations and institutions<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alagappa_Chettiar&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Notable donations and institutions[citation needed]"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Statue_Of_Alagappa_Chettiar.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Statue_Of_Alagappa_Chettiar.jpg/220px-Statue_Of_Alagappa_Chettiar.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Statue_Of_Alagappa_Chettiar.jpg/330px-Statue_Of_Alagappa_Chettiar.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Statue_Of_Alagappa_Chettiar.jpg/440px-Statue_Of_Alagappa_Chettiar.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1944" data-file-height="2592" /></a><figcaption>Dr. Alagappa Chettiar</figcaption></figure> <p>His other foundations and charitable donations included: </p> <ul><li>Alagappa Chettiar College of Technology,(Now known as <a href="/wiki/Alagappa_College_of_Technology" title="Alagappa College of Technology">Alagappa College of Technology</a> Campus- <a href="/wiki/Anna_University" title="Anna University">Anna University</a> Chennai)</li> <li>Alagappa Chettiar Government College of Engineering & Technology (ACCET) at Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu. (Now an autonomous government institution)</li> <li>Alagappa Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Chennai, Tamil Nadu</li> <li>Alagappa Arts College, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu</li> <li>Alagappa College of Polytechnic, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu</li> <li>Alagappa Physical Education College, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu</li> <li>Alagappa Primary School, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu</li> <li>Alagappa Montessori School, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu</li> <li>Alagappa Preparatory School, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu (this is a private school managed by his daughter founded after him)</li> <li>Alagappa Matriculation School, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu (this is a private school managed by his daughter founded after him)</li> <li>Alagappa Model Higher Secondary School at his birthplace, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu</li> <li>A ladies' hostel at <a href="/wiki/Vepery" title="Vepery">Vepery</a>, Chennai</li> <li>A gift for the development of the township infrastructure of Kottaiyur</li> <li>A gift for the Meenakshi club at <a href="/wiki/Kandanur" title="Kandanur">Kandanur</a>, Tamil Nadu</li> <li>A donation for the H.M.I.S Fund</li> <li>Foundation of an engineering college at <a href="/wiki/Annamalai_University" title="Annamalai University">Annamalai University</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chidambaram" title="Chidambaram">Chidambaram</a>, Tamil Nadu</li> <li>Foundation of a college of technology at <a href="/wiki/Madras_University" class="mw-redirect" title="Madras University">Madras University</a>, subsequently named Alagappa Chettiar College of Technology, <a href="/wiki/Guindy" title="Guindy">Guindy</a>, Chennai</li> <li>A donation to establish higher education in Malaysia</li> <li>A donation to establish the South Indian Educational Society at New Delhi in 1948</li> <li>A donation to the Lady Doak College at <a href="/wiki/Madurai" title="Madurai">Madurai</a></li> <li>A donation for constructing "Alagappa Mandapam" at <a href="/w/index.php?title=Thakkar_Baba_Vidyalaya&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Thakkar Baba Vidyalaya (page does not exist)">Thakkar Baba Vidyalaya</a> in 1946 – the Foundation Stone was laid by <a href="/wiki/Gandhi" class="mw-redirect" title="Gandhi">M.K.Gandhi</a></li> <li>A donation for publishing <i>Tamil Kalangiyam</i></li> <li>A donation to the Cochin Cyclone Relief fund</li> <li>A donation for geological research by the <a href="/wiki/Travancore" title="Travancore">Travancore</a> government</li> <li>A donation for establishing a maternity hospital and childcare centre in <a href="/wiki/Cochin" class="mw-redirect" title="Cochin">Cochin</a></li> <li>A donation for indigenous medicine research by Ernakulam Maharaja College</li> <li>A donation to fund students from Cochin to study abroad</li> <li>Funding the morning food scheme for Cochin children</li> <li>Establishing the South Indian chamber of commerce in Cochin</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Death">Death</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alagappa_Chettiar&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Death"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At the age of 48, Chettiar succumbed to his illness. He was treated for <a href="/wiki/Cancer" title="Cancer">cancer</a> in 1955. After a brief recovery, his health worsened and died on 5 April 1957 at his residence in <a href="/wiki/Vepery" title="Vepery">Vepery</a>, <a href="/wiki/Madras" class="mw-redirect" title="Madras">Madras</a> (now Chennai).<sup id="cite_ref-death_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-death-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alagappa_Chettiar&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar">A. Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palden_Thondup_Namgyal" title="Palden Thondup Namgyal">Palden Thondup Namgyal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._Narahari_Rao" title="V. Narahari Rao">V. Narahari Rao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamini_Roy" title="Jamini Roy">Jamini Roy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sukumar_Sen_(civil_servant)" title="Sukumar Sen (civil servant)">Sukumar Sen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._S._Subbulakshmi" title="M. S. Subbulakshmi">M. S. Subbulakshmi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kodandera_Subayya_Thimayya" title="Kodandera Subayya Thimayya">Kodandera Subayya Thimayya</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1955</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fateh_Chand_Badhwar" title="Fateh Chand Badhwar">Fateh Chand Badhwar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lalit_Mohan_Banerjee" title="Lalit Mohan Banerjee">Lalit Mohan Banerjee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suniti_Kumar_Chatterji" title="Suniti Kumar Chatterji">Suniti Kumar Chatterji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamaladevi_Chattopadhyay" title="Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay">Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._R._Khanolkar" title="V. R. Khanolkar">V. R. Khanolkar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunder_Das_Khungar" title="Sunder Das Khungar">Sunder Das Khungar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rameshwari_Nehru" title="Rameshwari Nehru">Rameshwari Nehru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prana_Krushna_Parija" title="Prana Krushna Parija">Prana Krushna Parija</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madapati_Hanumantha_Rao" title="Madapati Hanumantha Rao">Madapati Hanumantha Rao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maneklal_Sankalchand_Thacker" title="Maneklal Sankalchand Thacker">Maneklal Sankalchand Thacker</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1956</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rukmini_Devi_Arundale" title="Rukmini Devi Arundale">Rukmini Devi Arundale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajshekhar_Basu" title="Rajshekhar Basu">Rajshekhar Basu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhyan_Chand" title="Dhyan Chand">Dhyan Chand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zain_Yar_Jung" title="Zain Yar Jung">Zain Yar Jung</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._K._Nayudu" title="C. 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Menon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radha_Kumud_Mukherjee" title="Radha Kumud Mukherjee">Radha Kumud Mukherjee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andal_Venkatasubba_Rao" title="Andal Venkatasubba Rao">Andal Venkatasubba Rao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shrikrishna_Narayan_Ratanjankar" title="Shrikrishna Narayan Ratanjankar">Shrikrishna Narayan Ratanjankar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shyam_Nandan_Sahay" title="Shyam Nandan Sahay">Shyam Nandan Sahay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Govind_Sakharam_Sardesai" title="Govind Sakharam Sardesai">Govind Sakharam Sardesai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._A._Nilakanta_Sastri" title="K. A. Nilakanta Sastri">K. A. Nilakanta Sastri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basiswar_Sen" title="Basiswar Sen">Basiswar Sen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siddheshwar_Varma" title="Siddheshwar Varma">Siddheshwar Varma</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1958</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Salim_Ali" title="Salim Ali">Salim Ali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maharajkumar_of_Vizianagram" title="Maharajkumar of Vizianagram">Vijaya Anand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D._P._Roy_Choudhury" title="D. P. Roy Choudhury">D. P. Roy Choudhury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeahangir_Ghandy" class="mw-redirect" title="Jeahangir Ghandy">Jeahangir Ghandy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._S._Hardikar" title="N. S. Hardikar">N. S. 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Nambiar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kuvempu" title="Kuvempu">Kuvempu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poola_Tirupati_Raju" title="Poola Tirupati Raju">Poola Tirupati Raju</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamalendumati_Shah" title="Kamalendumati Shah">Kamalendumati Shah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hanut_Singh" title="Hanut Singh">Rao Raja Hanut Singh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rustom_Jal_Vakil" title="Rustom Jal Vakil">Rustom Jal Vakil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Surya_Narayan_Vyas" title="Surya Narayan Vyas">Surya Narayan Vyas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darashaw_Nosherwan_Wadia" title="Darashaw Nosherwan Wadia">Darashaw Nosherwan Wadia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1959</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sisir_Bhaduri" title="Sisir Bhaduri">Sisir Bhaduri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramdhari_Singh_Dinkar" title="Ramdhari Singh Dinkar">Ramdhari Singh Dinkar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ali_Yavar_Jung" title="Ali Yavar Jung">Ali Yavar Jung</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hansa_Jivraj_Mehta" title="Hansa Jivraj Mehta">Hansa Jivraj Mehta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pammal_Sambandha_Mudaliar" title="Pammal Sambandha Mudaliar">Pammal Sambandha Mudaliar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tiruppattur_R._Venkatachala_Murthi" class="mw-redirect" title="Tiruppattur R. Venkatachala Murthi">Tiruppattur R. Venkatachala Murthi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tenzing_Norgay" title="Tenzing Norgay">Tenzing Norgay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhaurao_Patil" title="Bhaurao Patil">Bhaurao Patil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhanvanthi_Rama_Rau" title="Dhanvanthi Rama Rau">Dhanvanthi Rama Rau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nirmal_Kumar_Sidhanta" title="Nirmal Kumar Sidhanta">Nirmal Kumar Sidhanta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mysore_Vasudevachar" title="Mysore Vasudevachar">Mysore Vasudevachar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhargavaram_Viththal_Varerkar" title="Bhargavaram Viththal Varerkar">Bhargavaram Viththal Varerkar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghulam_Yazdani" title="Ghulam Yazdani">Ghulam Yazdani</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="2"><div># Posthumous conferral <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Padma_Bhushan_award_recipients_(1954%E2%80%931959)" title="List of Padma Bhushan award recipients (1954–1959)">1954–1959</a></li> <li><a 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M. M. Murugappa Chettiar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Rm._M._Annamalai_Chettiar" title="S. Rm. M. Annamalai Chettiar">Annamalai Chettiar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._V._Meiyappan" title="A. V. Meiyappan">A. V. Meiyappan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kannadasan" title="Kannadasan">Kannadasan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karumuttu_Thiagarajan_Chettiar" title="Karumuttu Thiagarajan Chettiar">Karumuttu Thiagarajan Chettiar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._R._Lakshmanan" title="A. R. Lakshmanan">A. R. Lakshmanan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lena_Chettiar" title="Lena Chettiar">Lena Chettiar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._A._Muthiah_Chettiar" title="M. A. Muthiah Chettiar">M. A. Muthiah Chettiar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Ct._M._Chidambaram_Chettyar" class="mw-redirect" title="M. Ct. M. Chidambaram Chettyar">M. Ct. M. Chidambaram Chettyar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Chidambaram" title="P. Chidambaram">P. Chidambaram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panchu_Arunachalam" title="Panchu Arunachalam">Panchu Arunachalam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Rm._M._Ramaswami_Chettiar" title="S. Rm. M. 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