Mannar Thirumalai Naicker College, Madurai

The renowned educational organization ‘Mannar Thirumalai Naicker College’, Madurai has created a niche on the educational map of South India. It is a unique alma mater and has shaped a galaxy of eminent men and women shining in various realms of minent men and women shining in various realms of life in India and abroad. This educational epitome was established by the untiring efforts of the philanthropic organization, ‘Tamilnadu Naidu MahajanaSangam’, “under the patronage of like-minded patrons” in 1974 for the welfare, benefit and development of the educationally and economically backward Telugu speaking Naidu minority community. The college has been christened with the name of ‘Mannar Thirumalai Naicker’, the most notable king of this region of the ancient past who has left a rich legacy and heritage to the city of Madurai, whose dictum was “To rule is to serve”. Undoubtedly, this dictum is carried forward by the college over the span of fifty years nurturing the young minds to educate and live strong in the macrocosm taking with them the efficacy of the college ‘Mannar Thirumalai Naicker’. The former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Dr.Kalaingar M.Karunanidhi inaugurated the college on 18th August, 1974 and the foundation for the college building was laid by Cavalier Mr.G.K.Devarajulu Naidu. The College which had initially operated at ‘Shri Rama Villas Mandapam’ in Shenoy Nagar, Madurai, with 153 students and was shifted to its own sprawling premises in Pasumalai on 4thSeptember 1979.It is befitting to bring to concern at this juncture that the Central Government allotted 24.52 acres of land adjoining National Highway for the expansion of this college. Fortunately, the State Government allotted 7.31 acres of land for the development of the college. However, the credit of initiating the allotment of land from the central and state governments goes to late Mr.K.Rajaram Naidu, Former Minister and the Speaker of the Assembly of Tamil Nadu. With all the initiations, it became a bountiful privilege that the college has been included in the list of colleges which have been affiliated permanently under section 2(f) and 12 (B) of the UGC Act, 1956 vie appendix. Following the decorum, our college was upgraded to the status of imparting graduate program to the students from the academic year 1979-80 that it became the pioneering institution to open the doors of higher education to the women students in the city providing opportunities to pursue higher education along with their male counterparts in the early eighties. Foremost, our college has been rendering significant service to the society by fulfilling the aspirations of thousands of first generation learners which made the institution witness an exponential growth in the last four decades. ...view more