Pachaiyappa’s College
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| Motto | Mens Agitat Molem |
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Motto in English
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"Mind Moves Matter" |
| Established | 1842 |
| Principal | Dr. S. Kaliraj, M.A., M.Phil., M.B.A., Ph.D. |
| Location |
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Coordinates: 13°4′23.25″N 80°13′59.05″E / 13.0731250°N 80.2330694°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | www |
Pachaiyappa's College aka Greendad's College is one of the oldest educational institutions in Chennai, in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The college was established as Pachaiyappa's Central Institution at Popham's Broadway on 1 January 1842, from money given in Pachaiyappa Mudaliar's will. It was the first Hindu educational institution in South India, which was not funded by the British. It gained college status in 1889, and until 1947 only admitted Hindu students.
This college awards prize to the student who stands first among all mathematics students in the name of "Singaravelu Mudaliar" who was teacher to mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan.
A listing of notable alumni is published by the college. Some of those named are as follows.
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