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{{Infobox Indian politician
| name = A. Y. S. Parisutha Nadar
| image = ParisuthaNadar_PortraitScan_March2011.jpg
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date |1909|04|13|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Thanjavur]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| residence =
| death_date = {{death date and age|1985|05|14|1909|4|13|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Thanjavur]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| office1 = Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly for Thanjavur
| term_start1 = 1946
| term_end1 = 1952
| constituency1 = [[Thanjavur (State Assembly Constituency)|Thanjavur]]
| predecessor1 =
| successor1 = [[M. Marimuthu (Thanjavur MLA)|M Marimuthu]],<br>[[S. Ramalingam]]
| office2 = Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly for Thanjavur
| term_start2 = 1957
| term_end2 = 1962
| constituency2 = [[Thanjavur (State Assembly Constituency)|Thanjavur]]
| predecessor2 = [[M. Marimuthu (Thanjavur MLA)|M Marimuthu]],<br>[[S. Ramalingam]]
| successor2 = [[M. Karunanidhi]]
| office3 = Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly for Thanjavur
| term_start3 = 1967
| term_end3 = 1971
| constituency3 = [[Thanjavur (State Assembly Constituency)|Thanjavur]]
| predecessor3 = [[M. Karunanidhi]]
| successor3 = [[S. Natarajan]]
| office4 = Municipal Chairman of [[Thanjavur]]
| term_start4 = 1959
| term_end4 = 1961
| predecessor4 =
| successor4 =
| spouse = Philomena Soosaiammal
| nationality = [[India]]n
| footnotes =
| date=
| year =
| source =
}}

'''A. Y. S. Parisutha Nadar''' was an Indian politician. He was a member of the legislative assembly elected to Madras State from [[Thanjavur (State Assembly Constituency)|Thanjavur constituency]] as a [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] candidate. He was elected thrice from the constituency, in 1946, 1957 and 1967.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/04/13/stories/2009041357270300.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090417060857/http://www.hindu.com/2009/04/13/stories/2009041357270300.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=2009-04-17 | work=[[The Hindu]] | title=More fund allocated for education | date=2009-04-13 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title= Thanjavur to get School of Business soon |url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/01/23/stories/2009012350400200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090126215523/http://hindu.com/2009/01/23/stories/2009012350400200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2009-01-26|work= [[The Hindu]] |date=2009-01-23}}</ref>

The people of Thanjavur, in his time, relied heavily on agriculture. There was a lack of industries and higher educational institutions. Parisutha Nadar, aided by [[K. Kamaraj|Kamaraj]] was instrumental in facilitating the creation of institution of [[Thanjavur Medical College]].

== Early life and education ==
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He was born in Thanjavur, on 13 April 1909, to Yagappa Nadar and Gnanammal. His elder brother was Arulanandasamy Nadar. He did his schooling at St. Antony's High School, Thanjavur. He completed his intermediate course and graduated from St. Joseph's college in Tiruchirappalli. He was equally fond of sports and excelled in them.

== Political work ==
He was also elected as a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] (MLA)<ref name="chn08ass">{{cite web|url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/Resumes/08assly/08_01_2.pdf |title=Obituary References |access-date=2011-02-20 |author=Ramaswamy C K |year=1985 |work=Resume of Business, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly |publisher=Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Secretariat |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721162036/http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/Resumes/08assly/08_01_2.pdf |archive-date=2011-07-21 }}</ref> in the year 1946. During this tenure, he was a member of the constituent assembly that helped formulate the Constitution of India. He was part of the transient assembly and legislature formed just before India attained its independence. Parisutha Nadar and Jerome D'Souza were part of the commission that was specially formed for "the protection of Minorities' rights" under the Indian Constitution.

{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|+ Political Roles
! Role !! Duration
|-
| 1946-52 || MLA, Thanjavur
|-
| 1957-62 || MLA, Thanjavur<ref name="madras62">{{cite book | title=A Review of the Madras Legislative Assembly (1957-62) | author=Hanumanthappa T | year=1962 | publisher=Madras Legislative Assembly | location=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/Resumes/review_02assly/table4.pdf}}</ref>
|-
| 1967-71 || MLA, Thanjavur
|-
| 1959-61 || Municipal Chairman, Thanjavur
|}

As MLA for Thanjavur, he completed a project to provide drinking water to Thanjavur from Kollidam.<ref name="bio09"/> Thanjavur's Bus Stand, now referred to as the ''Old Bus Stand'', was also instituted during his term in office. A bicycle manufacturing plant was also begun on his initiative. This was part of his vision towards providing industrial infrastructure and colleges of higher education.

A.Y.S. Parisutha Nadar was the MLA in Tamil Nadu, India for 3 terms, spanning over 15 years. He lost only once contesting against the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] leader [[M Karunanidhi]] on a difference of about 1000 votes. He also served as the Municipal Chairman of Thanjavur apart from his dedication to the Indian National Congress. He had avery close association with Kamaraj and Kakkan.

==Achievements ==

* He represented the Madras Presidency in Football.
* He was the runner-up in Madras Presidency Billiards tournament.
* He became a pilot at the age of 61 when he successfully flew a solo flight.
* He was the founder president of the "Rotary Club of Thanjavur" in the year 1949.<ref name="bio09">{{cite book | title=Brief Biography of Shri A Y S Parisutha Nadar | author=Anthonisamy, S P | location=Thanjavur | pages=3–15}}</ref>
* He was the founder president of The Thanjavur Cricket Club and Thanjavur District Football Association.
* During World War II, he served as the [[Air Raid Precautions#Wardens|Air Raid Warden]] for Thanjavur and was decorated with the title "[[Rao Sahib]]" for his meritorious service to society.

== Philanthropic services ==
Parisutha Nadar was among the main donors<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/11/10/stories/2010111060030200.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101113102402/http://www.hindu.com/2010/11/10/stories/2010111060030200.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=2010-11-13 | title=Thanjavur Medical College turns 50 | access-date=2011-01-24 | work=[[The Hindu]] | date=2010-11-10 }}</ref> of lands of about {{convert|150|acre|km2}} now occupied by the Thanjavur Medical College, the New Bus Stand and the Raja Serfoji Government College.

== Agriculturist ==
Being a traditional agriculturist, he owned large tracts of agricultural lands cultivating paddy, banana, sugarcane and coconut. He was the first to introduce borewells in the region for irrigation. He was the first in the region to introduce mechanized systems in agriculture in the region.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}}

== References ==
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[[Category:1909 births]]
[[Category:1985 deaths]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Members of the Constituent Assembly of India]]
[[Category:People from Thanjavur district]]
[[Category:St Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli alumni]]

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