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Kandasamy Kandar
Kandaswami Kandar or Vallal Kandaswami Kandar was a philanthropist, from Nanjai Edayar, a small village near Paramathi Velur, Namakkal District, Tamil Nadu. Early life Sri.Sankara Kandaswami Kandar was born to Sankara Kandar and Veerayi Ammal on 23 May 1880 in Nanjai Edayar. He had two siblings, a brother and a sister. The said sister was the wife of another philanthropist of this area Sri.Parimala Kandar. After succeeding his father as Munsiff, Sri.Sankara Kandaswami Kandar started proving his efficiency as an able administrator despite had only elementary education. His work was enriched by his cleverness and his sense of social service and philanthropy. His agricultural enterprises prospered and he grew rich and he wanted to utilize his wealth for good causes. Charity He spent money on renovating and building temples and helping devotees to visit religious places and offering worship. He also planned the uplift to the downtrodden not only in his village but in the entire Cauv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanjai Edayar
Nanjai Edayar is a village panchayat (council) located in the Namakkal district of Tamil Nadu state, India. Geography Nanjai Edayar is located south of the district headquarters Namakkal, from Paramathi Velur (the biggest town in Paramathi Velur Taluk), from Mohanur, and from the state capital Chennai. Kalipalayam (8 km), Manappalli (8 km), Manickanatham (8 km), Irukkur (10 km), Pillaikalathur (10 km) are neighboring villages. The Thirumanimutharu Mutharu joins the Kaveri (Cauvery) river at Nanjai Edayar. The river Manimutharu starts at Salem and runs through Paramathi Velur, joining the Cauvery at Nanjai Idayaru village. Temples Thiruveleeswarar temple (built by Rajaraja Chola), Azhagu Nachchiyar temple, Mariamman temple, and Raja temple are places of worship there. Thiruveleeswarar temple’s history dates back to the time of the Mahabharatha epic and is one of the five Shiva temples where Bheema worshipped. The five Shiva temples ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanniyar
The Vanniyar, also spelled Vanniya, formerly known as the Palli, are a Dravidian community or ''jāti'' found in the northern part of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. From the 19th century, peasant castes typically classified under Shudra category, such as Vanniyars have made mythical claims that their ancestor was born from the flames of a fire sacrifice. Certain Merchant and Artisan castes have fire born myths as well. Many Lower castes use a process of Sanskritisation to get upward mobility by creating such fire myths. Vanniyars, historically considered a lower caste, have been trying to gain upward mobility since 19th century to move away from lower status using these Agnikula myths. Etymology Several etymologies for ''Vanniyar'' have been suggested, including the Sanskrit ''vahni'' ("fire"), the Dravidian ''val'' ("strength"), or the Sanskrit or Pali ''vana'' ("forest"). The term ''Palli'' is widely used to describe them, but is considered to be derogatory. Alf Hiltebei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamil Nadu Vanniyar Public Properties Welfare Board
The Tamil Nadu Government established the Vanniyar Public Properties Welfare Board to identify Vanniyar Charitable Trusts created by Vanniyar philanthropists, consolidate those trusts, research ways to ensure the fulfillment of the objects of the Trusts, and confirm that the benefits reached the intended sections of the Vanniyar community. People belonging to the Vanniyar community live in various parts of Tamil Nadu. A number of philanthropists belonging to this community have dedicated their properties for various charitable purposes by creating trusts/endowments, such as choultries for feeding the poor, institutions for the advancement of education, medical relief and public health and other similar objects. Properties endowed in the past have not been carefully maintained, and several have either been improperly sold or left to be encroached on, while the charities were not performed, and thus the testators’ wishes remained unfulfilled. People interested in the preser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chengalvaraya Naicker
Chengalvaraya Naicker (1825-1874) was a philanthropist also known as Sri P.T.Lee Chengalvaraya Naicker P.T.Lee Chengalvaraya Naicker Naicker was born in Chennai in a Tamil Vanniyar (Vanniya kula Kshatriya) family and served as subedar major in the Madras Army. His Excellency in the service as Dubashi in Shand & Co showered on him with the prestigious honor ‘Lee’. But he died at the early age of 45. Before his demise, he bequeathed all his self earned properties and formed a "trust" with the main object of establishing Educational Institutions, a medical institution and an orphanage to carry out charitable activities for poor and downtrodden peoples. "P.T.Lee Chengalvaraya Naicker Trust" was functioning along with the Pachippa mudaliar Trust from 1874 to 9.10.96. From 10.10.96 onwards, the above said Trust is functioning independently as per the Supreme Court/High Court/Governing Orders. About the trust Chengalvaraya Naicker owned a large number of movable and immovable prop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arcot Dhanakoti Mudaliar
Rao Bahadur Dhanakoti Mudaliar or Arcot Dhanakoti Mudaliar was a Zamindar, Philanthropist, and Businessman at the Madras Presidency in the later 19th Century. Mudaliar He was born in 1852 and belonged to an influential landowning Vanniyar family based in the then North Arcot district. He ventured into Military and Railway Contracting, and grew as a Contracting Magnate in Madras City. He was also a Member of Madras Municipal Corporation in 1885. His nephew, A. Thangavelu Naicker, was also a contractor. Philanthropy He bequeathed his assets to many libraries and educational institutions. He donated to the Victoria Memorial for the purchase of books, which were housed in the Connemara Public Library, and also made several contributions to other causes. Other Activities Mudaliar was a member of the council in the Gyan Samaj, a carantic music Sabha, also considered as the mother of other Sabhas in Madras. He joined along with Sir Pitty Tyagaraya Chetty and he was also one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1880 Births
Year 188 (CLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known in the Roman Empire as the Year of the Consulship of Fuscianus and Silanus (or, less frequently, year 941 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 188 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Publius Helvius Pertinax becomes pro-consul of Africa from 188 to 189. Japan * Queen Himiko (or Shingi Waō) begins her reign in Japan (until 248). Births * April 4 – Caracalla (or Antoninus), Roman emperor (d. 217) * Lu Ji (or Gongji), Chinese official and politician (d. 219) * Sun Shao, Chinese general of the Eastern Wu state (d. 241) Deaths * March 17 – Julian, pope and patriarch of Alexandria * Fa Zhen (or Gaoqing), Chinese scholar (b. AD 100) * Lucius Antistius Burrus, Roman politician (executed) * Ma Xiang, Chin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Year Of Death Missing
A year or annus is the orbital period of a planetary body, for example, the Earth, moving in its orbit around the Sun. Due to the Earth's axial tilt, the course of a year sees the passing of the seasons, marked by change in weather, the hours of daylight, and, consequently, vegetation and soil fertility. In temperate and subpolar regions around the planet, four seasons are generally recognized: spring, summer, autumn and winter. In tropical and subtropical regions, several geographical sectors do not present defined seasons; but in the seasonal tropics, the annual wet and dry seasons are recognized and tracked. A calendar year is an approximation of the number of days of the Earth's orbital period, as counted in a given calendar. The Gregorian calendar, or modern calendar, presents its calendar year to be either a common year of 365 days or a leap year of 366 days, as do the Julian calendars. For the Gregorian calendar, the average length of the calendar year (the me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
