Presidency College, Chennai
 Coat of Arms | |
Former name | Madras Preparatory School, Madras High School |
|---|---|
| Motto | Unde Orta Recurrit (Latin) |
Motto in English | This inspired returns |
| Type | Government College |
| Established | 1840 |
| Principal | Dr. R. Raman |
Academic staff | 249 |
| Students | 4099 |
| Undergraduates | 3280 |
| Postgraduates | 819 |
| Location | |
| Campus | Urban |
| Nickname | Presidencians |
| Affiliations | University of Madras |
| Website | presidencycollegechennai |
Presidency College is an art, commerce, and science college in the city of
Presidency College, Kolkata.[1]
History
Governor of Madras, Lord Elphinstone, who proposed nineteen resolutions that passed unanimously.[2]
Elphinstone chose
preparatory school, in a rented building in Egmore known as Edinburgh Home, on 16 October 1840. Cooper remained in the primary school for only a few months. Soon after Powell's arrival, and before the high school department opened on 12 April 1841, he returned to Kolkata. The preparatory school shifted to Popham's Broadway in 1841.[2]
The schools grew into Presidency College. When the University of Madras was founded in 1857, Presidency College became affiliated with it.[2]
In 1870, the college moved to its present location in Kamaraj Salai, opposite Marina Beach.[3]
Ranking
Presidency College is ranked third as per National Institutional Ranking Framework for colleges.[4]
Notable alumni
- Alagappa Alagappan (1925–2014), Indian-born American founder of the Hindu Temple Society of North America[5]
- Alladi Ramakrishnan, Founder of Institute of Mathematical Sciences
- Vallal Dr. RM. Alagappa Chettiar, (1909–1957), Industrialist and Philanthropist
- E. S. Appasamy (1878–1963), educator, social worker in Chennai.
- Dewan of Mysore[6]
- Diwan Bahadur Siram.Venkataramadas Nayudu, Diwan of Pudukkottai and Former Chief secretary and Magistrate of Madras Presidency.
- Dewan of Mysore.
- Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar - Nobel laureate in Physics[7]
- Bharat Ratna C. V. Raman, Nobel laureate in Physics[8]
- Bharat Ratna C. Rajagopalachari, the last Governor-General of India[9]
- Bharat Ratna C. Subramaniam[10] - Minister, Finance Government of India
- G. P. Pillai,[11] freedom fighter, close aide to Gandhiji during South African Indian issue
- Singaravelar,Veteran Communist leader
- T. M. Nair, one of the founders of Justice Party
- K. M. Cariappa, first Commander-in-Chief of Defence Forces of independent India
- Benegal Rama Rau, Governor, Reserve Bank of India
- S. Jagannathan, Governor, Reserve Bank of India
- K. V. K. Sundaram, Chief Election Commissioner of India(1958–1967)
- Finance Minister of India
- M. P. Periasamy Thooran
- P Rajagopalachari, Dewan of Cochi state and Travancore
- V Gopalsamy (Vaiko), Former MP, Founder of MDMK
- N. Ram, managing director and Editor in Chief, The Hindu
- G. N. Balasubramaniam, Carnatic vocalist
- V. S. Chandralekha, politician and former IAS officer
- Paravastu Chinnayya Soori, Telugu scholar
- Sarvepalli Gopal, chairman, National Book Trust and historian
- Nataraja Guru[12]
- Dewan of Travancore
- P. S. Sivaswami Iyer, Law Member of the Viceroy's Executive Council
- Defence Minister of India(1957–1962)
- C. R. Pattabhiraman, Minister, Law and Company Affairs, GOI
- Palani G. Periyasamy, businessman
- Palynologist, Fyson Prizerecipient
- social activist
- K. K. Srinivasan, founder of a pre-school for hearing-impaired children
- R. S. Subbalakshmi, educator and social reformer
- Madras
- K. Subrahmanyam, Secretary, Defence Production, Government of India
- Srinivasa Varadhan, Abel Prizelaureate in Mathematics
- R. K. Krishna Kumar, Former director of Tata Sons and Padma Shri awardee
- T. R. Seshadari, Chemist and Padma Bhushanaward
- O. V. Vijayan, author and cartoonist,
- Toppur Seethapathy Sadasivan, Plant pathologist and Padma Bhushan awardee
- Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prizerecipient
- Pothan Joseph, Journalist
- Botanist and Padma Shriawardee
- Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prizerecipient
- Shanti Swarup Bhatnagarlaureate
- K. S. Hegde, Supreme court Judge and Speaker of the Lok Sabha
- M K Stalin, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
- M M Ismail, Former chief justice madras high court
- K R Ramanathan, physicist and meteorologist.
- Vazhakkulangarayil Khalid, Justice of the Supreme Court of India
- M.B Sreenivasan - Music director
- freedom fighter
- K.G Subramanyan, artist. He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan
- Psycho Muhammad, psychologist
- biotechnologist
- Kasu Brahmananda Reddy, Former Chief minister Andhra Pradesh
- P. V. Rajamannar, Chief Justice Madras High Court
- A. L. Abdul Majeed, Sri Lankan politician and Member of Parliament
- Nilakanta Mahadeva Ayyar, member of the erstwhile Indian Civil Service
- polyglot
- Sarah Chakko, first woman to be elected to the presidency of the World Council of Churches.
- zoologist, founder of Indian chronobiology
- P. Coomaraswamy, member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon
- philanthropist
- Salim Ghouse, actor
- T. R. Govindachari, chemist
- freedom-fighter
- L. V. Ramaswami Iyer, Indian linguist
- K. Rajah Iyer, Advocate-General of Madras Presidency
- Sarukkai Jagannathan, tenth Governor of the Reserve Bank of India
- Kadambur R. Janarthanan, Union minister of India
- K. S. Venkataramani, lawyer and an acclaimed writer in English
- V. Kanakasabhai, lawyer and historian
- Sonti Kamesam, timber engineer and scientist
- Kanmani, film director
- Pattathuvila Karunakaran, film producer and short story writer
- Gopalan Kasturi, Editor of The Hindu
- M. O. P Iyengar, prominent Indian botanist and phycologist
- oncologist
- Gana Bala, Playback Singer
- Pushpavanam Kuppusamy, Folk Singer
- Thol. Thirumavalavan, Indian politician
- Moosa Raza
- Dr. A. K. Viswanathan IPS
- T. Ananda
- P. S. Sivaswami Iyer, Vice chancellor Madras University
- S. Subramania Iyer, Vice chancellor Madras University
- Palapatti Sadaya Goundar Kailasam, Chief Justice of Madras High Court
- B. Jagannadha Das, Judge of the Supreme Court of India
- D. Ramanaidu, Dadasaheb Phalke award recipient and Former MP
- Mithavaadi Krishnan, Social reformer
- Moorkoth Ramunny, First Malayalee pilot in the Royal Indian Air Force
- Kezhekapt Rukmini Menon, Second woman to be a career diplomat in India[13]
- Freedom fighter and Minister of States
- K. Kunjunniraja, Writer and Scholar
- Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit, Vice Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University
- T. J. Gnanavel, Film Director
Notable faculty
- E. B. Powell
- Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan[14]
- John Mathai[15]
- Alfred Gibbs Mourne
- Philip Furley Fyson
- Mark Hunter (Civil Servant)
- E. W. Middlemast
- Gustav Solomon Oppert
- Harold Papworth
- Peter Percival
- A. Chakravarthi
- Paravastu Chinnayasuri
- T. R. Govindachari
- P. C. Kokila[citation needed]
- T. P. Meenakshisundaram
- Mu. Metha
- Chirayinkeezhu Ramakrishnan Nair
- M. Nannan
- Samuel Satthianadhan
- B. G. L. Swami
- Atoor Ravi Varma[16]
- Perumal Murugan[17]
- M. O. P Iyengar
- U.V. Swaminatha Iyer, Tamil scholar[18]
In popular culture
Presidency College (mainly its campus) was the place where many films were shot, including:[19]
- Mouna Ragam (1986)
- Nayakan (1987), court scenes
- Iyer the Great (1990)
- Idhayam (1991)
- Thiruda Thiruda (1993), government office scenes
- Maanbumigu Manavan (1996)
- Kadhal Desam (1996)[20]
- Sipayi (1996)
- Aaytha Ezhuthu(2004)
- Nanban (2012), hostel scenes[21]
- The Man Who Knew Infinity (2015)[22]
References
- ^ "Home". presidencycollegechennai.ac.in. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "The History of Presidency College". archives.chennaionline.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2009. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ "The Hindu : Tamil Nadu / Chennai News : Presidency College to have bioinformatics centre". www.hindu.com. Archived from the original on 7 March 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "MoE, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)".
- ^ Martin, Douglas (November 2014). "Alagappa Alagappan, 88, Dies; Founded Hindu Temples Across U.S." The New York Times. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ "Diwan K Seshadri Iyer". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ "The Nobel Prize in Physics 1983". NobelPrize.org. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ "The Nobel Prize in Physics 1930". NobelPrize.org. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ "Chakravarti Rajagopalachari – The Last and the Only Indian to Become Governor General of India | BeAnInspirer". Be An Inspirer. 10 December 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ "Contact Us - IndiaInfoline". www.indiainfoline.com. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ Praveen, S. r. (28 February 2016). "Setting an old record straight". The Hindu. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ Thadathil, George (2002). "The Making of a Tradition: The Vision of Nataraja Guru" (PDF). Divyadaan. 13 (2): 159–190. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2014.
- ^ "IFSA mourns Rukmini". Deccan Herald. 31 December 2009. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "presidency". www.presidencycollege.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ ലേഖകന്, സ്വന്തം. "ആറ്റിക്കുറുക്കിയ കവിതകളുടെ ആറ്റൂര്". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "Reel Life Locations In Chennai Where Some Of The Best Films Were Made | LBB". LBB, Chennai. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "From Vikram Vedha To Vijay's Theri: Seven Places You Need To Make A 'Madras Film'". Film Companion. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "▓▒╚• Nanban •╝▒▓ Glorious 100 days....Great century of our 'Mass'claster! - Page 80". www.forumkeralam.in. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ Chhabra, Aseem. "'It took a decade to make The Man Who Knew Infinity'". Rediff. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
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