Date:05/09/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/09/05/stories/2008090588882700.htm

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A whole galaxy of alumni-stalwarts to look up to

C.W. Thamotharam Pillai was the first graduate in 1858. A Tamil scholar, he served as a judge.

Abusha Bibi Marikar was the first Muslim woman to be awarded an MBBS degree in the university.

S. Radhakrishnan started the long list of Indian Presidents who came out of the University of Madras.

C. Rajagopalachari studied at Law College and was the first Indian Governor-General of independent India.

Neelam Sanjiva Reddy was India's sixth President and first Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.

C. Subramaniam served as State and Central Minister and is acclaimed as a father of the Green Revolution.

R. Venkataraman India's eighth President took his Masters degree in Economics and later Law from the University.

A.P.J. Abdul Kalam India's eleventh President, studied at the Madras Institute of Technology.