An endowment has been created in IIT Madras in memory of Murugappa Group Patriarch A.M.M. Arunachalam, who was the Chairman, Board of Governors, IIT Madras (1978-81). Since its formative years, the Murugappa family and group companies have been generous to IIT Madras and showed a keen interest in its growth and development.
IIT Madras’ A.M.M. Arunachalam Auditorium
IIT Madras was very close to A.M.M. Arunachalam’s heart and to the successive generations of his family. To commemorate this association, his son M.A. Alagappan along with the A.M.M. Foundation, has made a benevolent contribution towards naming an auditorium in the Institute after A.M.M. Arunachalam. The auditorium is a modern facility for hosting conferences, workshops and seminars for the benefit of students, researchers and faculty. The endowment is to the tune of Rs. 4 crore.”
Addressing the inaugural event, the Chief Guest M.A. Alagappan, Chairman AMM Foundation and Advisor, Murugappa Group, said, “Knowledge and economic development have always grown together. And in today’s fast-paced world of ideas, that linkage has become even stronger. As our country aspires to ‘Make in India”, so too must we aspire to ‘develop in India’ and ‘invent in India’. Only then can the businesses that ‘Make in India’ also be globally competitive. While businesses are constantly seeking to innovate in terms of technology, the academic world has the multi-disciplinary expertise that can be harnessed to accelerate the development of new technologies.”
