N. D. Sundaravadivelu

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N. D. Sundaravadivelu in 1940 during his wedding

Dr N. D. Sundaravadivelu (Nayyadupakkam Duraiswamy Sundaravadivelu ) (1912–1993) was the Vice Chancellor of University of Madras, India,[1] serving for 2 terms.

Earlier he served as educational adviser to the government of Tamil Nadu and was Director of Public Instruction[2] for several decades. He was the main architect of the midday meal scheme for schoolchildren introduced during K. Kamaraj's chief ministership. He brought in an "educational revolution" in Tamil Nadu for which he was awarded the Padma Shri[3] by the Government of India.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Speakers extol the value of functional literacy". The Hindu. 29 January 2010. Archived from the original on 12 October 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Bharat Ratna for Two". The Hindu. 26 January 1961. Archived from the original on 16 February 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
  3. ^ "padmashri_awards_list". Retrieved 19 March 2012.


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