Management
Late Dr. Mrs. Umayal Ramanathan
Founder/ Secretary-Emeritus
Late Dr. (Mrs.) Umayal Ramanathan, the daughter of Dr. RM. Alagappa Chettiar, is the founder of the Dr. Umayal Ramanathan College for Women in 2006 and has actively worked to expand the academic programmes and to provide vocational training to enable women in the community to prosper. She is enthusiastically involved in the field of education and social service. She serves as a Syndicate Member of the Alagappa University and as the Managing Trustee of the Dr. Alagappa Chettiar Educational Trust and the Asoka Charitable Trust. She has been an active member of the Social Welfare Board of Ramnad District and the Chairperson of Gangadeeswarar Temple, Chennai. Dr. (Mrs.) Umayal Ramanathan was awarded the Doctor of Letters (Honoriscausa) by the Honourable Governor of Tamil Nadu. In recognition of her outstanding services to the society, Dr. Mrs. Umayal Ramanathan was awarded the prestigious Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini Award for National Integration and National Unity by the All India National Unity Conference on Indira Gandhi‟‟s seventy-fifth Birth Anniversary. She was also honored with a Doctorate Degree by the University of Madras on its150th Convocation by His Excellency, the Governor of Tamil Nadu
Chairman’s Message
Dr. Ramanathan Vairavan
Chairman & Correspondent
Dr. Ramanathan Vairavan, the grandson of Dr. RM. Alagappa Chettiar obtained his Undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering at the Alagappa College of Technology in Madras and went on to pursue his Post – graduate education at Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA, where he obtained a Master of Science degree in Biomedical Engineering and a Master‟‟s Degree in Business Administration. He has held various executive positions with the multinational company, Hoechst AG of Germany in the US, Germany and Singapore. He co-founded a US based company, Auto Genomics, engaged in the development of a novel DNA based technology of biochips, which enables doctors to provide effective therapy to patients based on their genetic makeup. This technology is set to revolutionize the process of diagnosis, monitoring and management leading to the emerging era of personalized medicine.
Dr. Ramanathan Vairavan was honored with Doctor of Literature (Honoris Causa) in recognition of his contribution to education and to the field so Pharma cogenetics and Molecular oncology during 30 convocation of Alagappa university on 20.12.2017 by the Honorable Governor of Tamil Nadu Thiru.Banwarilal Purohit. Dr.Ramanathan Vairavan has been assiduously involved in enhancing the quality of education and promoting the infrastructure of the educational institutions, located in Chennai and Karaikudi. He is the founder of the Alagappa Girls Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Dr.Alagappa Academy CBSE School and Alagappa College of Performing Arts (Affiliated to TN Music and Fine Arts University). His strategic vision is to establish a College of Medical Sciences in Karaikudi and thus realize the dream of his grandfather.
Ms. DEVI ALAMELU VAIRAVAN
Trustee
Ms. Devi Alamelu Vairavan is a practicing attorney in New York, USA. She schooled mostly in the US but spent a year at the St. Hilda’s convent in Ooty, where she learned to read and write Tamil. She obtained her bachelor’s degree specializing in Criminal Justice and Molecular Biology in California and obtained her Juris Doctorate law degree at New York Law School with focus in Intellectual Property, Criminal, Family, Matrimonial and Health Law. She now works for The New York Legal Aid Society representing over 100 clients in exclusively civil litigation matters serving the underprivileged population of New York. To date she has successfully represented 65 clients. From her early age Ms. Devi Alamelu Vairavan has been passionate about education and has actively contributed to the growth of the Alagappa Group of Educational Institutions. Her mission in life is to follow the footsteps of her father – Dr. Ramanathan Vairavan, her grandmother – Dr. Mrs. Umayal Ramanathan and her great-grandfather – Dr. R.M. Alagappa Chettiar by continuing to give back to society and broaden the spectrum of education offered to our community with emphasis on achieving academic excellence and offering opportunities for immediate employment.
