C. S. Ratnasabhapathy Mudaliar

Diwan Bahadur C. S. Ratnasabhapathy Mudaliar OBE
Born	(1886-03-09)March 9, 1886
Died	1956
Nationality	Indian
Known for	Being an able planner and administrator.
Notable work	Bringing Siruvani water to Coimbatore. Ensuring Pykara hydel power to the city.
Office	Chairman of Coimbatore Municipality
Term	1921 - 1936

Diwan Bahadur Chinna Seevaram Ratnasabhapathy Mudaliar OBE was an Indian industrialist and politician who served as a member of the Madras Legislative Council from 1926 to 1936. His family hails from Seevaram village near Cheyyar of North Arcot district.

Personal life

Ratnasabhapathy Mudaliar was born on 9 March 1886, into a wealthy Tuluva Vellalar mudaliar family in business at Coimbatore.

Career

He was educated at Coimbatore and served as a member of the Coimbatore Municipal Council from 1906 to 1926 serving as its Chairman from 1921 to 1936.

Ratnasabhapathy Mudaliar was an active Indian independence activist and collected funds for V. O. Chidambaram Pillai's Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company.

Awards and Titles

He was awarded the Dewan Bahadur title, in honour of his contributions to the city and the country.

He was also appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.

Legacy

A key area in Coimbatore city R.S. Puram is named after him for his contributions to the city. A street in also named after him as DB road (Dewan Bahadur).

Sources

• C. Francis (1992). C. S. Ratnasabhapathy Mudaliar (PDF). p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2010.