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31 unusual facts about University of Madras


A. R. Krishnashastry

He worked as a tutor and researcher at Oriental Library (later renamed the Oriental Research Instititute), Mysore, before undertaking his Master of Arts degree at Madras University.

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Shams Alam a Research Scholars from 'Department of Arabic, Persian and Urdu' of University of Madras published a research paper on Daryabadi which was titled Moulana Abdul Majid Daryabadi ki ilmi wa adabi khidmath.

Adyar Library

The Adyar library is also used by post-graduate students in Sanskrit and Indology of the University of Madras.

Chengalpattu

It has a medical college and other colleges affiliated with the University of Madras.

Eli Friedman

His work has been recognized by the American College of Physicians which conferred the distinction of terming him a "Master." He received two honorary degrees (University of Madras, India and Long Island University, New York) and has been made a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in the United Kingdom.

Ezhilagam

Ezhilagam is a five-storey building located on Kamarajar Salai, opposite University of Madras, in Chepauk, Chennai.

George Harris, 3rd Baron Harris

The University of Madras was established in 1857 when Harris was the Governor.

Gilbert Slater

From 1915 to 1921, Slater served as the Professor of Economics at the University of Madras.

Government Victoria College, Palakkad

In January 1888 the High School was raised to the rank of a Second Grade College and was affiliated to the University of Madras under the management of Municipal Council, Government undertaking to bear the net cost of the College Department.

Holden Furber

In the meantime, Furber lectured at the University of Madras in 1948, before moving to the University of Pennsylvania, where he served as Professor of History until 1973.

M. G. S. Narayanan

He topped the University of Madras in his post graduation in 1953 and later went on to complete his Ph.D. from the University of Kerala in 1973.

M. Yousuff Hussaini

Hussaini received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in mathematics and physics from the University of Madras, India, and a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1970.

Molly Easo Smith

Born in Chennai (formerly Madras) in India, Dr. Smith graduated from Ethiraj Women’s College and Madras Christian College in the University of Madras, with BA and MA degrees in English, respectively, and from Auburn University with a Ph.D. in English Literature in 1988.

Nagasamy Ramachandran

Nagasamy Ramachandran (born 1975) is a contemporary artist born in Paramakudi, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, Received his bachelor’s degree (distinction) and masters degree in painting and printmaking from the Government College of Fine Arts, Chennai, University of Madras in 1999.

Nanofoundry

One of the first nanofoundries has been set up at the University of Madras in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

P. N. Krishnamurti

He graduated in law from the University of Madras and joined the Mysore service as Assistant Superintendent in 1870.

Pattabiram

Among the major institutions in Pattabiram is an old and famous Hindu college affiliated to the University of Madras.

Prabhakaran Paleri

He is also a graduate from the National Defense University, Washington DC, with master's degree in National Security Strategy and obtained multi-disciplinary doctorate from the University of Madras in Business Administration and Defence Studies for thesis, ‘Changing Concept of National Security and a Maritime Model for India'.

Robert Chandran

He unsuccessfully applied to study medicine at the University of Madras, but instead undertook a Master's degree in chemistry.

S. Narasinga Rao

He obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree with physics as major from Madras Christian College attached to the University of Madras in 1958.

S. Subramania Iyer

On completion of his schooling in Madura, Subramania Iyer qualified as a lawyer from the University of Madras, and went on to practice as a lawyer in Madura and Madras, before being appointed a Judge of the Madras High Court, in 1891.

Sameer Nair

He later earned his bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Madras via correspondence courses while studying hotel management at the Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition, Mumbai.

Smitha Madhav

She is currently pursuing the Masters' Program in Dance from the Indirakala Sangeet Vishwa Vidyalaya and the Masters' programme in Music from the Madras University.

South Travancore Hindu College

With the reorganization of Indian States, the College first came to be affiliated to the University of Madras in 1957, then to Madurai Kamaraj University in 1966, and finally to Manonmaniam Sundaranar University in 1990.

Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering

In November 1984 the college was granted permission to conduct engineering courses in the disciplines of Mechanical Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering and Computer Science Engineering, awarded by the University of Madras.

Srinivas Aravamudan

Aravamudan was born in 1962 in Madras and attended Loyola College, University of Madras.

St. Joseph's Higher Secondary School, Cuddalore

This school was elevated into a college in 1884 through the efforts of Father Tarbes and was affiliated to the University of Madras.

T S Narayanaswami College of Arts and Science

T S Narayanaswami College of Arts and Science is a co-educational institution of higher learning affiliated to the University of Madras and founded by The India Cements Educational Society.

Thinkers Park

The Thinker is a statue, in JIPMER, Pondicherry which is replica of Aguste Rodin's famous sculpture was unveiled at the JIPMER campus on 18 April 1967 by Dr. A.L Mudaliar, then the Vice Chancellor of the University of Madras.

U. G. Krishnamurti

During his 20s, Krishnamurti began attending the University of Madras, studying psychology, philosophy, mysticism, and the sciences, but never completed a degree, having determined that the answers of the West – to what he considered were essential questions – were no better than those of the East.

Xavier Romero Frías

Romero Frías gave lectures at the University of Madras in the 1980s invited by Professor V. Sudarsan, head of the Department of Anthropology.


Arjun Ray

He holds a master's degree in Defence Studies from the University of Madras, and he has attended the Higher Command Course and the National Defence Course at the National Defence College, New Delhi.

M. A. Chidambaram Stadium

The stadium is surrounded by several stately buildings, such as the Chepauk Palace, the University of Madras–Marina Campus, and the newly built Legislative Assembly building at the Omandurar Government Estate.

SRM University

It was founded in 1985 as SRM Engineering College in Kattankulathur, under University of Madras.

U. Narayan Bhat

He received a B.A. in mathematics (1953) and B.T. in education (1954) from the University of Madras, an M.A. in statistics (1958) from Karnatak University in Dharwar and Ph.D. in Mathematical statistics from the University of Western Australia on the dissertation Some Simple and Bulk Queueing Systems: A Study of Their Transient Behavior (1965).