Sir

A. Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar
Born14 October 1887
Died15 April 1974 (aged 86)[1]
Madras, India
NationalityIndian
Alma materMadras Christian College
RelativesSir Arcot Ramasamy Mudaliar (brother)
AwardsPadma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan
Statue of Lakshmanaswami in the Senate House, University of Madras

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. Initial education was 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.[4]

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  1. ^ Indian Journal of Medical Education. The Association. 1974. p. 84. Retrieved 18 April 2019. 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. ^ "The twin stars of Arcot". The Hindu. 14 October 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  3. ^ "The Vice Chancellors". University of Madras.
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ London Gazette, 1 January 1945
  6. ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  7. ^ "List of Past General Presidents". Indian Science Congress Association. Retrieved 28 February 2018.


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