Nalli Kuppuswami Chetti

Nalli Kuppuswami Chetti
Born	9 November 1940
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Industrialist
Organization	Nalli
Children	Ramanathan Nalli, Vishwanathan Nalli, Geetha Devi, Jayashree

Nalli Kuppuswami Chetti (born 9 November 1940) is a textile industrialist and philanthropist. He is a donor for arts, culture and education. After the death of his grandfather, Nalli Chinnasamy Chetti, in 1958, he inherited the family business trademarked Nalli Silks. He has written three Tamil books namely, Vetrikku Moondre Padigal, Needhi Noolgalil Nirvagam, and Padagacheri Mahan.^[1]

Early life

He was born in 1940 in Kanchipuram into a Padmasali family.^[2] He went to Ramakrishna Mission School. He did his business management from the University of Washington.^[3]

Organisations and affiliations

He is now President of Sri Krishna Gana Sabha,^[4] Sri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha, Brahma Gana Sabha, Sri Bhairavi Gana Sabha, Mudhra, Mylapore Fine Arts Club and Chennai Cultural Academy. Vice President of Madras Film Society and Mylapore Academy.^[5] He is also a Patron of Tamil Chamber of Commerce.^[6]

Position	Organization
Chairman	Nalli

Awards and accolades

Year	Awards and Honors	Awarding Organization
2006	Employer-Employee Relationship Award	The Rotary Club of Madras[7]
2003	Padma Shri	Indian Government[8]
2000	Kalaimamani	Government of Tamil Nadu[9]

References

1. Krishna, M-Balamurali (12 November 2012). "From textile magnate to writer". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
2. "The 'soft' corner for silks". Business Line. 20 March 2000. Retrieved 26 March 2020. Born into the Padmasaliyar weaving community, which has a hoary tradition going back to the Chola period, Nalli Kuppusami Chettiar is proud of his lineage.
3. Kannan, Swetha (19 October 2011). "Going faster on the silk route". The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
4. "December season, a hallmark of Chennai". The Hindu. 13 December 2008. Archived from the original on 16 December 2008. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
5. "Profile of Dr. Nalli Kuppuswami Chetti". samudhra. Archived from the original on 24 October 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
6. "Members". Tamil Chamber. Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
7. "Rotary honours Nalli Kuppuswamy Chetty". The Hindu. 17 May 2006. Archived from the original on 6 June 2008. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
8. "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
9. "Kalaimamani awards: CM refutes criticism". The Hindu. 26 November 2000. Archived from the original on 17 August 2002. Retrieved 28 July 2013.

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