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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1933|10|07}}
| birth_place = [[Kanchipuram]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
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| occupation = Social worker Business person
| yearsactive = Since 1952
| known for = [[Hindu Mission Hospital, Chennai]] Valluvar Gurukulam Higher Secondary School
| spouse = Hema Srinivasan
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| children = Two sons
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| awards = [[Padma Shri]] Navjeevan Puraskar Award Samskara Ratna Dr. K. V. Sarath Babu Memorial Wisdom International Award Dr. K. V. Thiruvengadam Health Care Award
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'''Damal Kandalai Srinivasan''' (born 1933) is an Indian social worker, business person, philanthropist and the co-founder of [[Hindu Mission Hospital, Chennai]].<ref name="India Proud of its Padma Winners">{{cite web | url=http://m.dailyhunt.in/news/india/english/the-new-indian-express-epaper-newexpress/india-proud-of-its-padma-winners-newsid-48912789 | title=India Proud of its Padma Winners | publisher=Daily Hunt | date=26 January 2010 | access-date=15 August 2016}}</ref> He is also the secretary of ''Valluvar Gurukulam'', an educational institution founded in 1940 for the children of the [[Burmese community in India|refugees from Burma]], which has since grown to the present-day ''Valluvar Gurukulam Higher Secondary School''.<ref name="Welcome to Valluvar Gurukulam School">{{cite web | url=http://valluvargurukulam.com/index.html | title=Welcome to Valluvar Gurukulam School | publisher=Valluvar Gurukulam Higher Secondary School | date=2016 | access-date=15 August 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826162649/http://valluvargurukulam.com/index.html# | archive-date=26 August 2016 | url-status=dead | df=dmy-all }}</ref> The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the [[Padma Shri]], in 2016, for his contributions to society.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{Cite web |url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/PadmaAwards_25012016.pdf |title=Padma Awards |date=2016 |access-date=9 August 2016 |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803085913/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/PadmaAwards_25012016.pdf# |archive-date=3 August 2017 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

== Biography ==
[[File:HMHHospital.JPG|235px|thumb|Hindu Mission Hospital]]
D. K. Srinivasan, born on 7 October 1933 in [[Kanchipuram]],<ref name="D K Srinivasan being conferred Padma Shri">{{cite web | url=http://tamilchess.com/mr-d-k-srinivasan-for-being-conferred-the-padmashri/ | title=D K Srinivasan being conferred Padma Shri | publisher=Tamil Nadu State Chess Association | date=28 January 2016 | access-date=15 August 2016}}</ref> in the Indian state of [[Tamil Nadu]] to D. K. Varadachari, a locally known lawyer, graduated in economics from [[Loyola College, Chennai]] after which he secured his master's degree in business management (MBA) from the [[University of Madras]].<ref name="D K Srinivasan, Secretary - Profile">{{cite web | url=http://hindumissionhospital.in/index.php/d-k-srinivasan-secretary-a-profile | title=D K Srinivasan, Secretary - Profile | publisher=Hindu Mission Hospital | date=2016 | access-date=15 August 2016}}</ref> Subsequently, instead of opting for a job, he founded his own business in petroleum and [[Fast-moving consumer goods|FMCG]] sectors.<ref name="Padma League Comprises 112 Achievers, Including Rajinikanth, Saina, Others">{{cite web | url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/Padma-League-Comprises-112-Achievers-Including-Rajinikanth-Saina-Others/2016/01/26/article3245486.ece1 | title=Padma League Comprises 112 Achievers, Including Rajinikanth, Saina, Others | newspaper=Indian Express | date=26 January 2016 | access-date=15 August 2016}}</ref> Later, he is known to have abandoned his business for social service<ref name="Gave up business for social work">{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/gave-up-business-for-social-work/article8153380.ece | title=Gave up business for social work | publisher=The Hindu | date=26 January 2016 | access-date=15 August 2016}}</ref> and, in December 1982, started a philanthropic venture in a shed in [[Tambaram]],<ref name="Srinivasan Damal Kandalai Social Work">{{cite web | url=http://www.pressreader.com/india/the-new-indian-express/20160126/282492887714780/TextView | title=Srinivasan Damal Kandalai Social Work | publisher=Press Reader | date=26 January 2016 | access-date=15 August 2016}}</ref> for providing medical assistance to people with limited financial means.<ref name="‘I dedicate the award to my family, doctors and staff’">{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/downtown/i-dedicate-the-award-to-my-family-doctors-and-staff-d-k-srinivasan/article8171993.ece | title=‘I dedicate the award to my family, doctors and staff’ | publisher=The Hindu | date=30 January 2016 | access-date=15 August 2016}}</ref> The venture, over the years, has grown to become the present-day [[Hindu Mission Hospital, Chennai|Hindu Mission Hospital]], a 220-bedded healthcare facility, where he continues to serve as the honorary secretary.<ref name="Board of Management">{{cite web | url=http://hindumissionhospital.in/index.php/about-us/board-of-members | title=Board of Management | publisher=Hindu Mission Hospital | date=2016 | access-date=15 August 2016}}</ref> Medical facilities such as [[dialysis]] are available at the hospital for poor patients at a reported cost of {{USD|4}} and the hospital is also known to provide free [[cataract]] surgeries, [[prosthetics]] and hearing aids.<ref name="‘I dedicate the award to my family, doctors and staff’" />

Valluvar Gurukulam Higher Secondary School, founded in 1940 for providing educational facilities for the refugee children from Burma, is another organization Srinivasan is involved with and he serves as the honorary secretary of the institution.<ref name="School honours Padma Shri awardee">{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-downtown/school-honours-padma-shri-awardee/article8204168.ece | title=School honours Padma Shri awardee | publisher=The Hindu | date=27 February 2016 | access-date=15 August 2016}}</ref><ref name="Secretary Message">{{cite web | url=http://valluvargurukulam.com/secretary.html | title=Secretary Message | publisher=Valluvar Gurukulam Higher Secondary School | date=2016 | access-date=15 August 2016}}</ref> He is also involved with the activities of a number of social, healthcare and religious organizations; Asthiga Samajam, Thirunarpani Trust, Thirumalai Mission Hospital, Ranipet, Devaraja Swami Temple, Kanchipuram, Shree Gayathri Trust and Sri Krishna Trust - School For Dyslexia are some of them.<ref name="Secretary">{{cite web | url=http://hindumissionhospital.in/index.php/secretary | title=Secretary | publisher=Hindu Mission Hospital | date=2016 | access-date=15 August 2016}}</ref> In the aftermath of the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami]], he worked for the rehabilitation of the affected people of Tamil Nadu by constructing shelter homes and by providing furniture and laboratory equipment for damaged schools.<ref name="AICF Congratulates Mr.DK.Srinivasan for being conferred Padmashri">{{cite web | url=http://aicf.in/blog/2016/01/28/mr-d-k-srinivasan-for-being-conferred-the-padmashri/ | title=AICF Congratulates Mr.DK.Srinivasan for being conferred Padmashri | publisher=All India Chess Federation | date=2016 | access-date=15 August 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910231203/http://aicf.in/blog/2016/01/28/mr-d-k-srinivasan-for-being-conferred-the-padmashri/ | archive-date=10 September 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref> He is a recipient of several honors such as Navjeevan Puraskar Award (1999), Samskara Ratna of Bharath Vikas Parishad (2004), Dr. K. V. Sarath Babu Memorial Wisdom International Award (2004) and
Dr.K. V. Thiruvengadam Healthcare Award of Rotary Club of Madras East and [[Chettinad University|Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute]] (2006).<ref name="D K Srinivasan, Secretary - Profile" /> The Government of India awarded him the civilian honor of the [[Padma Shri]] in 2016.

Srinivasan is married to Hema and the couple has two sons. The family lives in Chennai.<ref name="D K Srinivasan being conferred Padma Shri" />

== See also ==
* [[Hindu Mission Hospital, Chennai]]
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== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{cite web | url=http://www.worldhindunews.com/2016/07/17/54635/hindu-mission-all-set-to-cross-new-milestone/ | title=Hindu Mission all set to cross new milestone | publisher=World Hindu News | work=Web report | date=17 July 2016 | access-date=15 August 2016}}

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