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 Madras Christian College  (University)    | |
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| Formation | 1837 |
| Headquarters | Madras, India |
| Indian college with many distinguished alumni | |
Madras Christian College (MCC) is a liberal arts and sciences college in Chennai, India. Founded in 1837, MCC is one of Asia's oldest extant colleges. The college is affiliated to the University of Madras but functions as an autonomous institution from its main campus in Tambaram, Chennai.
Established originally as a school for boys, the institution evolved into one of the pioneering modern colleges for higher education in India by mid-nineteenth century.[1] From its origins as a missionary endeavor of the Church of Scotland, MCC's alumni and professors include several civil servants, administrators, educators, business people and political leaders, around the world.[2]
MCC is Ranked Top 3 in India and Top 1 in Chennai (2020) by India Today and Education World.
Notable alumni
An alumnus of Madras Christian College is called an MCCian. Among India's oldest and foremost institutions of higher learning, MCCians have held distinguished positions in various fields, including the Indian Government, commerce, academia, journalism, sport, entertainment and the arts.prabakaran is one of the major notable alumni.
Politics, Government & Services
- Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Second President of India
- Shri M. M. Rajendran, Governor of Odisha 1999-2004
- Sir T. R. A. Thumboo Chetty First Indian Chief Judge of the Chief Court of Mysore, Offg. Dewan of Mysore.
- Sir R. K. Shanmukham Chetty, first Finance Minister of independent India[3]
- John Mathai, former Finance Minister of India[3]
- T. T. Krishnamachari, former Finance Minister of India[3]
- T. N. Seshan, former Chief Election Commissioner of India[4]
- R.Parthasarathy, IAS, 1963 batch, Principal Secretary Govt. of AP[5]
- R. V. S. Peri Sastri, former Chief Election Commissioner of India
- Kishore Chandra Deo, former Tribal Affairs and Panchayati Raj Minister of India[6]
- R. Velu, former Minister of State for Railways of India[7]
- M. Thambi Durai, Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha, former Law Minister of India and Minister for Surface Transport
- Krishnaswamy Sundarji, former Chief of Army Staff (1986–88)
- Bhogaraju Pattabhi Sitaramayya, former Governor of Madhya Pradesh, Member of Rajya Sabha, and Founder of Andhra Bank[3]
- Nettur P. Damodaran, Member of 1st Lok Sabha from Tellicherry
- Prakash Karat, former General Secretary, Communist Party of India (Marxist)[8]
- P. Subbarayan, 4th Chief Minister of erstwhile Madras Presidency
- B. Munuswamy Naidu, 5th Chief Minister of erstwhile Madras Presidency
- Sir Kurma Venkata Reddy Naidu (Rao Bahadur), 10th Chief Minister of erstwhile Madras Presidency
- Mohammad Usman (Khan Bahadur Sir), Minister of Home for the erstwhile Madras Presidency
- P.P. Ummer Koya, second Education Minister of Kerala, freedom fighter, Gandhian[9]
- Sir Arcot Ramasamy Mudaliar (Diwan Bahadur), first President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council
- K. P. S. Menon, first Foreign Secretary of independent India, former Ambassador to the Soviet Union and China
- A. P. Venkateswaran, 14th Foreign Secretary of India, former Indian High Commissioner to Fiji, former Ambassador to Syria and China and Indian representative to the United Nations[10]
- K. Raghunath, 20th Foreign Secretary of India, former Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, former Ambassador to Russia, Nigeria and The Philippines
- Sardar KM. Panikkar, Chairman of the States Reorganisation Commission, former Member of Rajya Sabha, former Ambassador to China and France and envoy to Egypt
- A.K. Damodaran, former Ambassador to Sri Lanka, China, Germany, Italy and the Soviet Union, among the principal architects of the Indo-Soviety Treaty (1971)[11]
- K. Vijay Kumar, former Officer in the Indian Police Service (IPS), Chief of Special Task Force that nabbed Veerappan during Operation Cocoon (2004)
- P. T. R. Palanivel Rajan, former Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
- C. Rajendran, Member of Parliament (Chennai South Constituency)
- T. K. M. Chinnayya, former Minister for Animal Husbandry, Government of Tamil Nadu[12]
- Muhammad Ismail, Indian politician belonging to the Indian Union Muslim League
- Dr Ruth Kattumuri, Senior Director for Economic, Youth and Sustainable Development, Commonwealth Secretariat[13]
Independence Movement leaders
- S. Satyamurti, independence activist, politician and lawyer[3]
- K.P.Kesava Menon, independence activist, lawyer and Member of the Indian Home Rule Movement
- E. Ikkanda Warrier, freedom fighter and the last prime minister of Cochin princely state.
- K. Kelappan, freedom fighter, journalist and Founder of the Nair Service Society
- M. C. Rajah, Dalit politician and contemporary of Dr.B. R. Ambedkar
- Konda Venkatappaiah, freedom fighter, lawyer and Founder of Krishna Patrika
- K Radhakrishna Menon (Baba), Gandhian, founded first basic school in Kerala[9]
Legal Professionals
- Sir Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer, Member of the Constituent Assembly of India, Member of the drafting committee of the Indian Constitution, Advocate General of erstwhile Madras State (1929–44)[3]
- P. V. Rajamannar, first Indian Chief Justice of the Madras High Court, acting Governor of erstwhile Madras State (1957–58)
- V. Balakrishna Eradi, former Supreme Court Judge, former Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court
- N. Santosh Hegde, former Solicitor General of India, former Supreme Court Judge[14]
- Muhammad Shahabuddin, Governor of erstwhile East Bengal, former Chief Justice of the Dhaka High Court, served on the Indo-Pak Boundary Disputes Tribunal (1949–50)
- Justice K Chandru, former Judge of the Madras High Court[15]
- K.K. Venugopal, Attorney General of India
Business & finance
- Indra Nooyi, Chairperson and CEO, PepsiCo[16]
- Chandrika Tandon
- K. M. Mammen Mappillai, Founder and former Chief Managing Director, MRF Ltd.[17]
- Dr Prathap C. Reddy, Founder, Apollo Hospitals and Padma Vibhushan awardee[18]
- Gopal Vittal, MD & CEO, Bharti Airtel
Science
- Raja Ramanna, Indian physicist, Director of India's Nuclear Program, awarded the Padma Shri (1968), Padma Bhushan (1973) and Padma Vibhushan (1976)
- Sir Kariamanickam Srinivasa Krishnan, Fellow of the Royal Society, co-discovered Raman Scattering, awarded the Padma Bhushan (1954) and the Bhatnagar Award (1958)[19]
- George Sudarshan, Theoretical Physicist, awarded the Padma Bhushan (1976) and Padma Vibhushan (2007)
- Ravi Arvind Palat, Political Economist & Historical Sociologist, Professor (Department Chair) at the Department of Sociology, Binghamton University
- P. T. Narasimhan, theoretical chemist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
- T. N. Ananthakrishnan, renowned entomologist, Director, Zoological Survey of India
- T. V. Ramakrishna Ayyar, renowned agricultural entomologist
- Muthusamy Lakshmanan, theoretical physicist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
- Bunyan Edmund Vijayam, Geologist, Osmania University
- N. Gautham, DNA Crystallographer and Bioinformatician, Professor Emeritus at Centre of Advance Study in Crystallography and Biophysics, University of Madras[20]
Humanities & Social Sciences
- K. A. Nilakanta Sastri
- Sardar K. M. Panikkar
- Menon Marath
- M. G. S. Narayanan
- C. Minakshi
- C. S. Lakshmi
- S. Theodore Baskaran
- Shreekumar Varma
- Nanduri Venkata Subba Rao
- K. N. Raj[9]
- Malcolm Adiseshiah[21]
- Raja Chelliah[22]
- C.T. Kurien[23]
- S. R. Ranganathan - Father of Library Science, Information Science and Documentation in India
- Pulapre Balakrishnan, Economist
Vice-Chancellors
- A. Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar, Vice Chancellor, Madras University for 26 years
- Maddela Abel, Sri Krishnadevaraya University
- Sonajharia Minz, vice-chancellor to the Sido Kanhu Murmu University
- Molly Easo Smith, President of the Manhattanville College, New York.
Journalism, Writing & Performing Arts
- Srirangam Srinivasa Rao Famous Telugu Poet, writer and author of Maha Prasthanam.
- K. M. Mathew, Chief editor, Malayala Manorama
- Vedam Venkataraya Sastry, Thespian, Playwright, Critic
- Gemini Ganesan, cinema actor[24]
- Nassar - cinema actor, producer, director, lyricist, singer
- Ram (director)
- A.L.Vijay
- Prathap Pothan, cinema actor
- Handel Manuel - Musician[25]
- David Davidar - CEO, Penguin, India
- Naren Weiss - Actor, playwright, model.
- Benny Dayal, playback singer[26]
- Sashi Kumar, Founder- Asianet[27]
- Samuel Joseph (Shyam) - music director
- K. A. Jayaseelan - Linguist and poet[28]
- Mervin Solomon - Music Director
- Chittamuru Ramaiah - Writer
- John Sankaramangalam - Director
- Roshan Mathew - Malayalam Actor
Theologians
- K. T. Paul - former president, Y.M.C.A.
- P. Chenchiah
- Vengal Chakkarai
- Aiyadurai Jesudasen Appasamy
- Wesley Ariarajah
- Rev. Dr. V.C. Samuel
- Vedanayagam Samuel Azariah
- P. V. Saraswathi, Shankaracharya of Puri Govardhan Math[29]
- Archbishop Mar Ivanios
Healthcare
- Pulney Andy - First Indian to receive a British medical degree, 1860[30]
- Dr. Prathap C. Reddy, Founder, Apollo Hospitals[31]
- Sudi Devanesen
An Alumnus on Wikispooks
| Person | Born | Nationality | Summary | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indra Nooyi | 28 October 1955 | US | Executive | Indra K. Nooyi. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, PepsiCo. |
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References
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- ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chennai-colleges-100-and-counting/article6273124.ece
- ↑ a b c d e f ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY DR.K.ROSAIAH, GOVERNOR OF TAMIL NADU AT THE 175TH YEAR GRADUATION DAY AND COLLEGE DAY AT THE MADRAS CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, CHENNAI ON 11.04.2012 AT 5.30 P.M Archived 2015-04-03 at the Wayback Machine.
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- ↑ "A.K. Damodaran (1921-2012) - A principled diplomat with formidable intellect", SANDEEP DIKSHIT, The Hindu 1 February 2012
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- ↑ "Not for him the second fiddle" MAHADEVA SRINIVASAN- The Hindu Book Review, 5 June 2012
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