Alagappa Chettiar

Alagappa Chettiar
Chettiar on a 2007 stamp of India
Born
Alagappa Chettiar

(1909-04-06)6 April 1909
Kottaiyur, (Sivagangai District) Madras Presidency, British India
(in present-day Tamil Nadu, India)
Died5 April 1957(1957-04-05) (aged 47)
Vepery, Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation(s)Businessman, philanthropist
SpouseMathushri Lakshmi
AwardsPadma Bhushan

Sir Alagappa Chettiar (6 April 1909 – 5 April 1957) was an Indian businessman and philanthropist. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian award in India, in 1956.

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