Varadarajan Mudaliar | C. N. Muthuranga Mudaliar | Vallal Sadaiyappa Mudaliar | Prathapa Mudaliar Charithram | Mudaliar | Arcot Narayanaswami Mudaliar | A. Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar |
It is named after the eminent medical practitioner and former professor of Madras Medical College, Dr M.R. Guruswami Mudaliar.
After completing his bachelor's, Guruswami Mudaliar joined Madras Medical College for a degree in medicine.