Stanley Medical College (SMC) is a public medical college located in Chennai,Tamil Nadu,India. Though the original hospital is more than 200 years old,the medical college was formally established on 2 July 1938.
Mudaliar is a Tamil title and surname. As title,it was historically given to high-ranking officers,administrators and their descendants during the rule of Imperial Cholas. The surname is most prevalent among Tamils from Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka. Descendants of Tamil migrants also bears variants of the name in countries such as South Africa,and elsewhere in the Tamil diaspora. List of Mudaliars
Madras Medical College (MMC) is a public medical college located in Chennai,Tamil Nadu,India. Established in 1835,it is one of the oldest medical colleges in India,as well as in Asia.
Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College,commonly known by its former name Madras Law College,is a law school,located in Chennai (Madras),Tamil Nadu,India. It is also referred to as Government Law College or GLC,Chennai. It was established in 1891. It was renamed in 1990,as Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College,by the Government of Tamil Nadu in commemoration of the birth centenary of B. R. Ambedkar. In 1997,the Government of Tamil Nadu passed an Act which brought the college under the wings of the newly established Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University,splitting the college from the University of Madras.
Muthulakshmi Reddy was an Indian medical practitioner,social reformer and Padma Bhushan award recipient.
Ponnambala Thyaga Rajan Palanivel Rajan was an Indian politician.
Chennai Book Fair is an annual book fair organized in Chennai,India by the Booksellers and Publishers Association of South India (BAPASI). The fair typically lasts for about two weeks during the New Year-Pongal season,that is between the last week of December and the third week of January. It is the second largest book fair in the country after the Kolkata Book Fair. All major Tamil and English publishing houses participate in this fair. It is considered an important event in the Chennai cultural calendar along with the Chennai music season.
Thuluva Vellalar,also known as Agamudaya Mudaliar or Arcot Mudaliars,is a caste found in northern Tamil Nadu,southern Andhra Pradesh and southern Karnataka. They were originally significant landowners.
Udupi Krishna Rau was a medical practitioner and politician of the Indian National Congress. He served as mayor of Madras city and as State minister.
Govindasamy Viswanathan is an Indian politician and the founder and chancellor of Vellore Institute of Technology in India.
Dr. M. R. Guruswami Mudaliar (1880–1958) was an Indian medical practitioner in Madras during the first half of the twentieth century.
Healthcare in Chennai is provided by both government-run and private hospitals. Chennai attracts about 45 percent of health tourists from abroad arriving in the country and 30 to 40 percent of domestic health tourists. The city has been termed Health Capital of India. Multi- and super-specialty hospitals across the city bring in an estimated 150 international patients every day. Factors behind the tourists' inflow in the city include low costs,little to no waiting period,and facilities offered at the speciality hospitals in the city.
K. Kamalakannan was an Indian businessman,engineering contractor,agriculturist and landowner who served as mayor of Madras from November 1958 to April 1959. He was a member of the Indian National Congress.
Tamilisai Soundararajan is an Indian politician belongs to Bharatiya Janata Party. She served as the second Governor of Telangana,and also served as Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry from 18 February 2021 to 18 March 2024. She was the National Secretary and Tamil Nadu State Unit President of the BJP prior to this appointment.
Sivapatham Vittal is an Indian surgical endocrinologist,considered by many as the Father of Surgical Endocrinology in India. The Government of India honored Vittal in 2011,with the fourth highest civilian award of Padma Shri.
Arjunan Rajasekaran is an Indian urologist and one of the pioneers of male infertility therapy in India. He is a former professor and head of the Department of Urology at the Madras Medical College,the founder of Madras Andrology and Assisted Reproduction Research Centre,a Chennai-based male infertility clinic,and a recipient of Dr. B. C. Roy Award,the highest Indian award in the medical category. He heads the National Board of Examinations as its president,the highest academic position in the medical sector in India. The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri,in 2008,for his contributions to medical science.
Kondaikatti Velaalar or Thondaimandala Mudaliar is a Tamil caste in south India. Historically,they were a caste of non-cultivating land-holders and some of them were administrators under various south Indian dynasties. Their original homeland was Thondaimandalam and from there they spread to other areas in south India and northeastern parts of Sri Lanka. Since they historically used the Mudaliar title,they are sometimes referred to as Thondaimandala Mudaliar. However,Kathleen Gough considers them to be a separate subcaste of the Thondaimandala Mudali,as does Susan Neild.
G. M. Yahya is an Indian physician. He is a former professor of Madras Medical College,Stanley Medical College and Kilpauk Medical College,Chennai,South India.
