Dharmamurthi Rao Bhahadur Calavala Cunnan Chetty's Hindu College 4.73

HistoryThe origin of the college is traced back to Calavala Cunnan Chetty Garu. He was loved by the Arya Vysya community. The seer was so service minded that his will said,.... the bulk of my properties should be utilised for charities and that my name should be perpetuated not by descendants but by schemes of public benefactions which I am anxious to organise and provide for. He established a Hindu public charitable institution ‘Dharmamurthi Rao Bahadur Calavala Cunnan Chetty’s Charities’ and nominated prominent citizens from Arya Vysya community as its members.He had established a Sanskrit college at Triplicane and an elementary school at Mambalam (T. Nagar). He financially supported a primary school for girls at Chintadripet, a girls’ school at Narayana Mudali Street, George Town and another school at Thambu Chetty Street, near Parrys’ Corner. He maintained a library for the use of the poor students.He also ran Ayurvedic dispensaries and free choultries. He was a member of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA).The Members of the Trust Board continue the founder’s academic services. The result is the three schools viz. Dharmamurthi Rao Bahadur Calavala Cunnan Chetty’s Higher Secondary School at Perambur, Dharmamurthi Rao Bahaddur Calavala Cunnan Chetty’s Hindu Higher Secondary School at Trivellore and Seetha Kingston Matriculation Higher Secondary School at Kilpauk and a College - Dharmamurthi Rao Bahadur Calavala Cunnan Chetty’s Hindu College at Pattabiram. The last two institutions were started to commemorate the birth centenary of the donor. None of the educational institutions under the Trust Board collects capitation fees.The trust, in continuation of the founder’s social services, makes monthly contributions to needy institutions and individuals. Abhaya Nilayam at Mylapore and the Society for the Protection of Children - the Destitute Home at Washermenpet are among the institutions that enjoy the financial assistance of the Trust. A free choultry is being run at Egmore for those who come to Madras for medical treatment. The trust also donated a sum towards the cost of five class rooms to Sri Kanyaka Parameswari Devasthanam and Charities for their Women’s College at Kothwal Market.