Nalli Kuppuswami Chetti

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Nalli Kuppuswami Chetti
Born9 November 1940
NationalityIndian
OccupationIndustrialist
Organization Nalli
ChildrenRamanathan Nalli, Vishwanathan Nalli, Geetha Devi, Jayashree

Nalli Kuppuswami Chetti (born 9 November 1940) is a successful textile industrialist and philanthropist. He is a liberal donor for arts, culture and education. After the death of his grandfather, Nalli Chinnasamy Chetti, in 1958, he inherited the family business trademarked Nalli Silks. He has written three Tamil books namely, Vetrikku Moondre Padigal, Needhi Noolgalil Nirvagam, and Padagacheri Mahan. [1]

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Early life

He was born in 1940 in Kanchipuram into a Padmasali family. [2] He went to Ramakrishna Mission School. He did his business management from the University of Washington. [3]

Organisations and affiliations

He is now President of Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, [4] Sri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha, Brahma Gana Sabha, Sri Bhairavi Gana Sabha, Mudhra, Mylapore Fine Arts Club and Chennai Cultural Academy. Vice President of Madras Film Society and Mylapore Academy. [5] He is also a Patron of Tamil Chamber of Commerce, [6] Chetti is also a member in other Chambers like Indo Australian Chamber and Indo-Japan Chamber. Now a Member of the Planning Board of the Tamil University, Thanjavur, he has been a Member of the Senate, Bharathiar University, Member, Central Silk Board and Member, South Zone Cultural Centre, Chennai and Patron of The Madras Progress Union Higher Secondary School.

PositionOrganization
Chairman Nalli

Awards and accolades

YearAwards and HonorsAwarding Organization
2006Employer-Employee Relationship AwardThe Rotary Club of Madras [7]
2003 Padma Shri [8] Indian Government
2000 Kalaimamani Government of Tamil Nadu [9]

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