Pachaiyappa's college

Pachaiyappa's college Pachaiyappa's College is one of the oldest educational institutions in Chennai, in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

The college was established as Pachaiyappa's Central Institution at Popham's Broadway on January 1, 1842 from the amount Pachaiyappa Mudaliar had allocated to charities as per the contents of his will. It was the first Hindu educational institution in South India, which was not funded by the British. It gained college status in 1889, and until 1947 only admitted Hindu students. Pachaiyappa’s Colle  ...