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| Office | Member of the Sree Moolam Popular Assembly
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| Constituency | Alwaye Perumbavoor |
| Born | 1880 |
| Born | Alwaye, Madras Presidency, British India |
| Died | Template:Death date and age |
| Place of death | Alwaye, Kerala, India |
| Nationality | Template:Flagicon British Indian Empire (1880–1947) Template:Flagicon India (1947–1966)
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| Spouse | Ishumma Tharackandathil Amina Tharackandathil |
| Children | 17, including M. M. Abdul Hameed
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| Occupation | Agriculturalist Exporter Politician
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Manadath Kunju Mackar Pillay (1880 – 1966) was an Indian industrialist, banker, philanthropist, and politician who served in the Sree Moolam Popular Assembly.[1] He was a leading cashew and lemongrass exporter, and founder of the eponymous Mackar Pillay and Sons Limited.
Pillay was the promoter of the Bank of Alwaye, Alwaye Municipality's primary financial institution, before it was merged into the State Bank of Travancore in 1965.
Biography
Mackar Pillay was born to Manadath Kunju, an Aluva agriculturalist and trader, as the second of three sons.
In 1941, Pillay founded Mackar Pillay & Sons, one of the largest trading firms in the Kingdom of Travancore. The company was the first to challenge the monopoly of British trading firms in the Malabar coast by directly exporting essential oils.[2]
Pillay's older brother, M. K. Khader Pillay was the first President of the Alwaye Municipality, which was chartered in 1921. Khader Pillay was also bestowed the Khan Sahib title by the British Raj for his service during the Great Flood of 99.[3]
Philanthropy
Mackar Pillay was instrumental in the establishment of co-operatives that strengthened Aluva's local economy, including the Keezhmad Khadi and Village Industries Co-operative Society,[4] and the Keezhmad Co-operative Bank.
Pillay was also a proponent of the education of Muslim women. He presented a considerable scholarship endowment to the Aligarh Muslim University for funding the education of the institution's female students.[2]
Namesakes
- MES M. K. Mackar Pillay College of Advanced Studies, Edathala[5]
- M. K. Mackar Pillay Pay-ward at the Aluva Government Hospital
Descendants
- M. M. Abdul Hameed - industrialist, philanthropist, and final managing director of Mackar Pillay & Sons Limited
- Naureen Hassan - first vice president and chief operating officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York
References
- ↑ History of legislative bodies in Kerala-- Sri Moolam Praja Sabha. www.keralaassembly.org. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 റയോൺസിൻ്റെ സൈറൺ മുഴങ്ങുന്നു, "പ്രത്യാശയിലേക്ക് ". NewsWaves(2020-06-10). Retrieved 2020-06-19.
- ↑ خان صاحب(2020-06-07).
- ↑ Khadi & Village Industries Co-operative Society. kkvics.com. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
- ↑ Renaming Order for the MES College for Advanced Studies, Edathala. Mahatma Gandhi University Register({Template:Date).