EducationNational and Dravidian movements
Alagappa College of Technology founded
· Guindy
Funded by Alagappa Chettiar, the University of Madras set up the Alagappa College of Technology for courses such as chemical engineering.
In 1943 the philanthropist Alagappa Chettiar donated funds to the University of Madras, then under Vice Chancellor A. Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar, for a college offering newer technology courses such as chemical engineering. Alagappa College of Technology was founded in 1944. It was part of the University of Madras until 1978, when it became a constituent college of Anna University at its Guindy campus.
