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[[Diwan Bahadur]] '''Cheevaram S. Ratnasabhapathy Mudaliar''' <small>[[Order of the British Empire|OBE]]</small> was an Indian industrialist and politician who served as a member of the [[Madras Legislative Council]] from 1926 to 1936. His family hails from Seevaram village near [[Cheyyar]] of North Arcot district. <br />
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== Personal life ==<br />
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Ratnasabhapathy Mudaliar was born on 9 March 1886, into a wealthy [[Tuluva Vellala]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Founders - Thuluva Vellalar {{!}} thuluva vellalar mudaliar matrimony {{!}} thuluva vellalar thirumana mandapam vellore|url=http://www.tuluvavellala.org/founders/|access-date=2020-06-30|website=www.tuluvavellala.org|language=en-US}}</ref> family in business at [[Coimbatore]].<br />
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== Career ==<br />
He was educated at Coimbatore and served as a member of the Coimbatore Municipal Council from 1906 to 1926 serving as its Chairman from 1921 to 1936.<br />
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Ratnasabhapathy Mudaliar was an active Indian independence activist and collected funds for [[V. O. Chidambaram Pillai]]'s [[Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company]].<br />
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==Awards and Titles==<br />
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He was awarded the [[Dewan Bahadur]] title, in honour of his contributions to the city and the country.<br />
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He was also appointed an Officer of the [[Order of the British Empire]].<br />
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==Legacy==<br />
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A key area in Coimbatore city [[R. S. Puram, Coimbatore|R.S. Puram]] is named after him for his contributions to the city. A street in also named after him as [[Diwan Bahadur Road|DB road]] (Dewan Bahadur).<br />
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* {{cite book|title=C. S. Ratnasabhapathy Mudaliar|author=C. Francis|url=http://dspace.vidyanidhi.org.in:8080/dspace/bitstream/2009/5925/8/UOM-1992-108-7.pdf|pages=9|year=1992|access-date=15 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721182526/http://dspace.vidyanidhi.org.in:8080/dspace/bitstream/2009/5925/8/UOM-1992-108-7.pdf#|archive-date=21 July 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}<br />
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