Arcot Dhanakoti Mudaliar

Rao Bahadur Dhanakoti Mudaliar or Arcot Dhanakoti Mudaliar was a Zamindar, Philanthropist, and Businessman at the Madras Presidency in the later 19th Century.[1]

Arcot Dhanakoti Mudaliar
Born
Arcot Dhanakoti Mudaliar

1852

Mudaliar

He was born into a wealthy family in 1852,[2] and belongs to the locally dominating and largest landowning 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
  1. History of the Carnatic Lodge No. 2031, E.C. 1883-1933 Jubilee. 1933.
  2. 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. 1900. p. 54.
  3. John Gallagher; Gordon Johnson; Anil Seal (26 July 1973). Essays on Indian Politics 1870 to 1940. p. 165. ISBN 9780521098113.
  4. "Connemara Public library, Dhanakoti Collection".
  5. "The revolutionary manager".
  6. Industry Commerce Journal, Volume 12, 1957. 1957.
  7. "The first Sabha of Madras".
  8. The Victoria Technical Institute and Memorial Hall. 1909.
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