Arcot Dhanakoti Mudaliar

Rao Bahadur Dhanakoti Mudaliar or Arcot Dhanakoti Mudaliar was a Zamindar, Philanthropist, and Businessman at the Madras Presidency in the later 19th Century.^[1]

Arcot Dhanakoti Mudaliar
Born	Arcot Dhanakoti Mudaliar 1852
Occupation(s)	Businessman , Contractor

Mudaliar

He was born in 1852 ^[2] and belonged to an Influential Vanniyar landowning family based in the then North Arcot district. He ventured into Military and Railway Contracting, and grew as a Contracting Magnate in Madras City. He was also a Member of Madras Municipal Corporation in 1885. His nephew, A. Thangavelu Naicker, was also a contractor^[3]

Philanthropy

He bequeathed his assets to many libraries and educational institutions. He donated to the Victoria Memorial for the purchase of books, which were housed in the Connemara Public Library,^[4] and also made several contributions to other causes.^[5][6]

Other Activities

Mudaliar was a member of the council in the Gyan Samaj, a carantic music Sabha, also considered as the mother of other Sabhas in Madras. He joined along with Sir Pitty Tyagaraya Chetty^[7] and he was also one of the first executives in the council of The Victoria Technical Institute.^[8]

See also

• Chengalvaraya Naicker
• Kandasamy Kandar