Alagappa Chettiar

Alagappa Chettiar
Chettiar on a 2007 stamp of India
Born
Alagappa Chettiar

(1909-04-06)6 April 1909
Kottaiyur, (Sivagangai District) Madras Presidency, British India
(in present-day Tamil Nadu, India)
Died5 April 1957(1957-04-05) (aged 47)
Vepery, Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation(s)Businessman, philanthropist
SpouseMathushri Lakshmi[1]
AwardsPadma Bhushan

Sir Alagappa Chettiar (6 April 1909 – 5 April 1957) was an Indian businessman and philanthropist. He received the Padma Bhushan, third highest civilian award of India in 1956.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference death was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.