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词条 Arcot Dhanakoti Mudaliar
释义

  1. Mudaliar

  2. Philanthropy

  3. Other Activities

  4. See also

  5. References

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}}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 Vellalar 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

  • Chengalvaraya Naicker
  • Kandasamy Kandar

References

1. ^{{cite book|title=History of the Carnatic Lodge No. 2031, E.C. 1883-1933 Jubliee|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=EbIDAAAAMAAJ&dq=dhanakoti+mudaliar&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=dhanakoti}}
2. ^{{cite book|title=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|url=https://archive.org/details/goldenbookofindi00lethrich|page=54}}
3. ^{{cite book|title=Essays on Indian Politics 1870 to 1940|author1=John Gallagher |author2=Gordon Johnson |author3=Anil Seal |page=165|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=x104AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA332&lpg=PA332&dq=Locality,+Province+and+Nation:+Essays+on+Indian+Politics+1870+to+1940&source=bl&ots=nBGoowcrH1&sig=tBI0Oe5XLgmdKdV8Q6Ps2MSjdZw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiOgpKJibjLAhUFBo4KHclNBKIQ6AEIMTAE#v=snippet&q=dhanakoti&f=false}}
4. ^{{cite web|title=Connemara Public library, Dhanakoti Collection|url=http://www.connemarapubliclibrarychennai.com/about-us}}
5. ^{{cite web|title = The revolutionary manager|url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chen-columns/the-revolutionary-manager/article3824308.ece}}
6. ^{{cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=xyEpAQAAIAAJ&q=dhanakoti+mudaliar&dq=dhanakoti+mudaliar&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjQpt2BhrjLAhWQCI4KHVx_AlYQ6AEIPTAE|title=Industry Commerce Journal, Volume 12, 1957}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/history-and-culture/the-first-sabha-of-madras/article3893003.ece|title=The first Sabha of Madras}}
8. ^{{cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=tPlYAAAAYAAJ&q=dhanakoti+mudaliar&dq=dhanakoti+mudaliar&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjQpt2BhrjLAhWQCI4KHVx_AlYQ6AEIMTAB|title=The Victoria Technical Institute and Memorial Hall}}
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