Nalli Kuppuswami Chetti

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Nalli Kuppuswami Chetti
Born9 November 1940
NationalityIndian
OccupationIndustrialist
Organization Nalli
ChildrenRamanathan Nalli, Vishwanathan Nalli, Geetha Devi, Jayashree
Awards Padma Bhushan (2025) [1]

Nalli Kuppuswami Chetti (born 9 November 1940) is a textile industrialist and philanthropist. He is a 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 Sixty-eight books in Tamil namely, Vetrikku Moondre Padigal, Needhi Noolgalil Nirvagam, and Padagacheri Mahan, etc [2]

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Early life

He was born in 1940 in Kanchipuram into a Padmasali family. [3] He went to Ramakrishna Mission School. He did his business management from the University of Washington. [4]

Organisations and affiliations

He is now President of Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, [5] 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. [6] He is also a Patron of Tamil Chamber of Commerce. [7]

PositionOrganization
Chairman Nalli

Awards and accolades

YearAwards and HonorsAwarding Organization
2025 Padma Bhushan Government of India [1]
2006Employer-Employee Relationship AwardThe Rotary Club of Madras [8]
2003 Padma Shri Indian Government [9]
2000 Kalaimamani Government of Tamil Nadu [10]

References

  1. 1 2 "Padma Awards 2025 announced". Press Information Bureau. 25 January 2025.
  2. ↑ Krishna, M-Balamurali (12 November 2012). "From textile magnate to writer". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  3. ↑ "The 'soft' corner for silks". Business Line . 20 March 2000. Retrieved 26 March 2020. Born into the Padmasaliyar weaving community, which has a hoary tradition going back to the Chola period, Nalli Kuppusami Chettiar is proud of his lineage.
  4. ↑ Kannan, Swetha (19 October 2011). "Going faster on the silk route". The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  5. ↑ "December season, a hallmark of Chennai". The Hindu . 13 December 2008. Archived from the original on 16 December 2008. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  6. ↑ "Profile of Dr. Nalli Kuppuswami Chetti". samudhra. Archived from the original on 24 October 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  7. ↑ "Members". Tamil Chamber. Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  8. ↑ "Rotary honours Nalli Kuppuswamy Chetty". The Hindu . 17 May 2006. Archived from the original on 6 June 2008. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  9. ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  10. ↑ "Kalaimamani awards: CM refutes criticism". The Hindu . 26 November 2000. Archived from the original on 17 August 2002. Retrieved 28 July 2013.

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