Tonse Madhava Ananth Pai (30 April 1898 – 29 May 1979), was an Indian
physician,
educationist,
banker and
philanthropist
Philanthropy is a form of altruism that consists of "private initiatives, for the Public good (economics), public good, focusing on quality of life". Philanthropy contrasts with business initiatives, which are private initiatives for private goo ...
, most well-known for building the university town of
Manipal,
India.
He was the first to start a private, self-financing medical college offering
MBBS
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery ( la, Medicinae Baccalaureus, Baccalaureus Chirurgiae; abbreviated most commonly MBBS), is the primary medical degree awarded by medical schools in countries that follow the tradition of the United King ...
in India. Pai established the
Kasturba Medical College in 1953 and
Manipal Institute of Technology in 1957, which was followed by a string of other education institutions including
Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Manipal Pre-University College. He, along with his brother Upendra Ananth Pai, also established
Syndicate Bank originally in
Udupi, Karnataka, which has its headquarters now in Manipal and Bangalore. He was responsible for its popular
Pigmy Deposit Scheme.
Early life
Born in 1898, Tonse Madhava Ananta Pai belonged to a lower-middle-class household of
Gowd Saraswath Brahmins of
Kallianpur
Kallianpur (previously anglicised as Calliampore) is a hamlet of Tonse East village about six km from Udupi. It is a developed with all modern amenities like schools, college, hospital, good transport and communication facilities. The people ...
, a village from
Manipal
Awards
Pai was conferred the
Padma Shri by the
Indian government in 1972.
He was awarded the degree of
D.Litt. by the
Karnataka University, Dharwad in 1973 and the
Andhra University, Visakhapatnam in 1975.
The
Government of India brought out a stamp commemorating Pai on 9 October 1999. Pai has also been recognized by
Ripley's Believe It or Not as the person who has established the most number of educational institutions in his lifetime.
TAPMI
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References
See also
* T. Mohandas Pai
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1898 births
1979 deaths
People from Udupi
Manipal Academy of Higher Education alumni
Karnatak University alumni
Indian bankers
Businesspeople from Karnataka
Recipients of the Padma Shri in literature & education
20th-century Indian philanthropists
People from Udupi district