A. Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar Explained

Sir A. Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar
Birth Date:14 October 1887
Death Date:15 April 1974 (aged 86)[1]
Death Place:Madras, India
Nationality:Indian
Alma Mater:Madras Christian College
Awards:Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan
Relatives:Sir Arcot Ramasamy Mudaliar (brother)

Sir Arcot Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar, FRCOG, FACS (14 October 1887 – 15 April 1974) was an Indian educationist and physician. He was the identical younger twin brother of Sir A. R. Mudaliar. His education began in Kurnool, and they moved to Chennai in 1903.[2]

He pursued his education from the Madras Christian College. He later went on to become the longest serving Vice-Chancellor of Madras University[3] (for 27 years) and principal of Madras Medical College. He was also the Deputy Leader of the Indian delegation to the First World Health Assembly in Geneva in 1948. He was elected as the chairman of the World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board in 1949 and 1950, was vice-president of the Eighth World Health Assembly in 1955 and President of the Fourteenth World Health Assembly in 1961.[4] [5]

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  1. Late Dr. A. Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar . Indian Journal of Medical Education . 13 . 1974 . Indian Association for the Advancement of Medical Education . 77–79 . 18 April 2019 . en . Sir Arcot, a distinguished obstetrician and gynaecologist, an international public health worker, an outstanding medical statesman and an internationally recognised medical educationist passed away on 15th April, 1974, at Madras....
  2. News: T. . Ramakrishnan . The twin stars of Arcot . 28 February 2018 . The Hindu. 14 October 2012.
  3. Web site: The Vice Chancellors. University of Madras.
  4. Book: Yearbook of the United Nations 1961 . The inter-governmental organizations related to the United Nations . December 1962 . Office of Public Information, United Nations . New York . 621 .
  5. 124th Birth Day of Lt. Col. Sir Dr. A. Lakshmana Swami Mudaliar . T. Leo . Alexander . 22 June 2014 . 5 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140705213819/http://www.unom.ac.in/uploads/press/almudhaliar_20120124133534_32489.pdf . live .
  6. Web site: Padma Awards . Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India . 2015 . 21 July 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf . 15 October 2015 .
  7. Web site: List of Past General Presidents . Indian Science Congress Association . 28 February 2018.