1852
Rao Bahadur Dhanakoti Mudaliar or Arcot Dhanakoti Mudaliar was a Zamindar, Philanthropist, and Businessman at the Madras Presidency in the later 19th Century.[1]
Mudaliar
He was born into a wealthy family in 1852,[2] and belongs to the locally dominating and largest land owning Vanniyar family. He was ventured into Military and Railway Contracting, which grow as a Contracting Empire in Madras City. He was also a Member of Madras Municipal Corporation in 1885. His nephew, A. Thangavelu Naicker, was also a contractor.[3]
Philanthropy
He bequeathed his assets to many libraries and educational institutions. He donated to the Victoria Memorial for the purchase of books, which were housed in the Connemara Public Library,[4] and also made several contributions to other causes.[5][6]
Other Activities
Mudaliar was a member of the council in the Gyan Samaj, a carantic music Sabha, also considered as the mother of other Sabhas in Madras. He joined along with Sir Pitty Tyagaraya Chetty[7] and he was also one of the first executives in the council of The Victoria Technical Institute.[8]
See also
References
- ↑ History of the Carnatic Lodge No. 2031, E.C. 1883-1933 Jubilee{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}(1933)
- ↑ The golden book of India; a genealogical and biographical dictionary of the ruling princes, chiefs, nobles, and other personages, titled or decorated, of the Indian empire, with an appendix for Ceylon{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}(1900)
- ↑ Essays on Indian Politics 1870 to 1940{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}(26 July 1973). ISBN 9780521098113
- ↑ Connemara Public library, Dhanakoti Collection.
- ↑ The revolutionary manager.
- ↑ Industry Commerce Journal, Volume 12, 1957{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}(1957)
- ↑ The first Sabha of Madras.
- ↑ The Victoria Technical Institute and Memorial Hall{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}(1909)