N. D. Sundaravadivelu | |
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| Vice Chancellor University of Madras | |
| In office 1969–1975 | |
| Chancellor | Ujjal Singh (1969–71) K. K. Shah (1971–76) |
| Preceded by | A. Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar |
| Succeeded by | Malcolm Adiseshiah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1912-10-12)12 October 1912 |
| Died | 12 April 1993(1993-04-12) (aged 80) |
| Spouse | [1] |
| Relations | Kuthoosi Gurusamy (brother-in-law) Poondi Kumaraswamy (nephew-in-law / son-in-law) |
| Children | K.S. Thiruvalluvan (1949–59)[2] |
| Parent(s) | Saradhambal (mother) Duraiswamy (father) |
Neyyadupakkam Duraiswamy Sundaravadivelu (12 October 1912– 12 April 1993), known asN. D. Sundaravadivelu, from aKondaikatti Vellalar family, was an Indian academic who served as the Vice Chancellor of theUniversity of Madras,Tamil Nadu, from 1969 to 1975,[3] serving for two terms.
Sundaravadivelu was born on 12 October 1912 to Saradhambal and Duraiswamy inNeyyadupakkam, a village in present-dayKanchipuram district,Tamil Nadu, India.
Earlier he served as educational adviser to the government of Tamil Nadu and was Director of Public Instruction[4] for several decades. He was the main architect of the midday meal scheme for schoolchildren introduced duringK. Kamaraj's chief ministership. He brought in an "educational revolution" in Tamil Nadu for which he was awarded thePadma Shri[5] by the Government of India.[4]
On 15 October 1940, Sundaravadivelu married Kanthamma (younger sister ofDravidian movement writerKuthoosi Gurusamy). The couple had a son named Thiruvalluvan (December 1949 - December 1959).
He died on 12 April 1993 in Madras (nowChennai).
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