Arcot Dhanakoti Mudaliar

Arcot Dhanakoti Mudaliar
Born Arcot Dhanakoti Mudaliar
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 landowning Vanniyar Caste. 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 Jubliee.
  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. p. 54.
  3. ↑ John Gallagher; Gordon Johnson; Anil Seal. Essays on Indian Politics 1870 to 1940. p. 165.
  4. ↑ "Connemara Public library, Dhanakoti Collection".
  5. ↑ "The revolutionary manager".
  6. ↑ Industry Commerce Journal, Volume 12, 1957.
  7. ↑ "The first Sabha of Madras".
  8. ↑ The Victoria Technical Institute and Memorial Hall.
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