Alagappa Alagappan | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | (1925-12-03)December 3, 1925 Kanadukathan, India |
| Died | October 24, 2014(2014-10-24) (aged 88) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Hinduism |
Alagappa Alagappan (December 3, 1925 - October 24, 2014) was the founder of theHindu Temple Society of North America.[1]
Alagappan was born inKanadukathan, India. Alagappan graduated with bachelor's and master's degrees fromPresidency College in Chennai. Alagappan later received a master's degree from theLondon School of Economics and Political Science in international relations.[1]
In London, Alagappan worked forBBC. Remarkably, while working at BBC, Alagappan interviewed a pope.[1] After working at BBC, Alagappan returned to India and became a journalist forThe Hindu.[2] He went on to work at theUnited Nations inBangkok and transferred to New York in 1961.[1] Alagappan worked at the UN for 30 years and served as the deputy director of the natural resources and energy division.[1][2]
Algappan, along with a few others, established theHindu Temple Society of North America in 1970. He served as the chairman of the temple till 2000.[1]