Thanthai Periyar the foreseer of modern era, a social revolutionary and a very great thinker had been emphasizing the importance of education all through his life. He dedicated his life for the welfare of those who were deprived of educational opportunities, besides uprooting the deep rooted superstitious beliefs, customs, irrationalism and injustice in the society. He strongly believed and advocated that offering education to a man is education to him only whereas education to a woman is.......

Thiagarajar College of Engineering(TCE), Madurai, an ISO 9001:2000 certified Institution affiliated to Anna University is one among the several educational and philanthropic institutions founded by Philanthropist and Industrialist Late. Shri. Karumuttu Thiagarajan Chettiar. It was established in the year 1957. TCE is funded by Central & State Governments and Management. The courses offered in TCE are approved by All India Council for Technical Education, NewDelhi. It was granted Autonomy.......

1968 - Mr. T.R. Pachamuthu started the Florence Nightingale Primary School, the cornerstone of the SRM group of educational institutions. He also founded the Valliammai Society in honour of his mother Mrs. R. Valliammai, the same year. 1985 - The SRM Engineering College was established in Kattankulathur, and soon grew into numerous SRM centers of learning. 2002 - The SRM College of Dentistry was awarded the status of deemed university by the Ministry of Human Resources and Development,.......