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Ammembal Subba Rao Pai | |
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Born | Ammembal Subba Rao Pai 19 November 1852 Mulki, Mangalore |
Died | 25 July 1909 | (aged 56)
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation(s) | Lawyer and Banker |
Notable work | Canara Bank founder |
Ammembal Subba Rao Pai (19 November 1852 – 25 July 1909) was a leading lawyer of Mangalore, India. He was the founder of Canara Bank, now one of India's leading banks, and Canara High School in Mangalore. Though he was a lawyer and a banker by profession, he was an educationist and social reformer by temperament. He helped shape the future of Dakshina Kannada District and of the GSB community in Karnataka.