Dr. Justice A. R. Lakshmanan B.A., B.L., (b. 1942) is a former judge of the Supreme Court of India and current chairman of the Law Commission of India.
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AMM Murugappa Chettiar, founder of Murugappa Group companies which includes EID Parry, Tube Investments of India, Cholamandalam MS General Insurance, Cholamandalam Finance, TI Cycles, and Coramandel International.
The bank served the Nattukottai Chettiars, who were a mercantile class that at the time had spread from Chettinad in Tamil Nadu state to Ceylon (Sri Lanka), Burma (Myanmar), Malaya, Singapore, Java, Sumatra, and Saigon.
For the aromatic lichen used in Chettinad cuisine, see Kalpasi
The Raja of Chettinad was an honorary title bestowed on the head of the S. Rm. M. family of Kanadukathan in the Chettinad region by the government of the Madras Presidency during the British Raj era in India.