22 Notable alumni of Madurai Kamaraj University
Updated: June 06, 2026 EliteDegrees
Madurai Kamaraj University is ranked #2,531 in the world and #72 in India by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 22 notable alumni from Madurai Kamaraj University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Madurai Kamaraj University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Rajiah Simon
1948-. (aged 78)
physicist
Rajiah Simon is a professor of physics at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai, India.
2. Kaustuv Sanyal
1969-. (aged 57)
academic
Kaustuv Sanyal is an Indian molecular biologist, mycologist and Director of Bose Institute in Kolkata. He is a professor at the Molecular Biology and Genetics Unit of the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR). He is known for his molecular and genetic studies of pathogenic yeasts such as Candida and Cryptococcus). An alumnus of Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya...
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3. Nirmal Selvamony
1953-. (aged 73)
academic
Nirmal Selvamony is an Indian academician and scholar with specialization in the field of ecocriticism.
4. Sendurai A. Mani
1993-1998 (aged 5)
professor
Sendurai A. Mani is an Indian-American oncologist and a Molecular Biologist. He is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences, and Dean's Chair for Translational Oncology at Brown University Warren Alpert Medical School. He is also the associate director for Translational Oncology at the Legorreta Cancer Center at Alpert Medical School, Brown University. In recognition of...
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5. Vijayalakshmi Navaneethakrishnan
1946-. (aged 80)
singer
author
songwriter
Vijayalakshmi Navaneethakrishnan is a Tamil folk singer and composer and a renowned exponent of Tamil folk art. Together with her husband M. Navaneethakrishnan, she has conducted several years of research and study on Tamil folk music and dances and devoted a lifetime to research, collection, revival, and documentation of ancient Tamil folk songs and dances, many of which are fast...
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6. T. Paramasivan
1950-2020 (aged 70)
author
professor
Tho. Paramasivan, often known as Tho Pa, was an Indian Tamil anthropologist, writer, folklorist, archeologist and professor. He was the first graduate in his family. He grew up to serve as a professor of Tamil at Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, simultaneously pursuing a career in writing.
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7. Vijay Siva
1967-. (aged 59)
singer
N. Vijay Siva is a Carnatic music vocalist. He is a disciple of the late D. K. Jayaraman.
8. Ganapathy Baskaran
physicist
Ganapathy Baskaran is an Indian theoretical physicist, known for his work on condensed matter physics and strongly correlated quantum materials. Baskaran is an Emeritus Professor of physics at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences in Chennai, India and holds a Distinguished Visiting Research Chair at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Waterloo, Canada. Recently he became a Distinguished Professor at...
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9. R.Parthipan
1963-. (aged 63)
politician
R. Parthipan is an Indian politician and Member of Parliament elected from Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Theni constituency as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 2014 election.
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10. Kariamanickam Srinivasa Krishnan
1898-1961 (aged 63)
astrophysicist
physicist
Sir Kariamanikkam Srinivasa Krishnan was an Indian physicist. He was a co-discoverer of Raman scattering, for which his mentor C. V. Raman was awarded the 1930 Nobel Prize in Physics.
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11. Gopi Shankar Madurai
1991-. (aged 35)
indigenist
LGBTQ rights activist
politician
Gopi Shankar Madurai is an Indian activist and Indigenist. They are among the youngest people, and the first openly intersex and genderqueer person, to serve on a statutory body in India. In 2016, they were a candidate in the 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election. They founded the Srishti Madurai. In January 2026, Shankar was appointed as the Special Monitor...
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12. Thamizhachi Thangapandian
1962-. (aged 64)
poet
writer
politician
Thamizhachi Thangapandian, also known as Sumathy, is an Indian Tamil poet, lyricist, orator, politician and writer. She was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India, from Chennai South constituency in the 2019 Indian general election as a member of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. She worked as a lecturer in English at Queen Mary's College, Chennai...
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13. Mukul Roy
1954-. (aged 72)
politician
Mukul Roy is an Indian politician from West Bengal. He has also served as a Minister of State in the Shipping Ministry and later Ministry of Railways during the second UPA government. Before the creation of Trinamool Congress, he was a member of Indian National Congress. Between 2017 and 2021, Roy left Trinamool Congress to join Bharatiya Janata Party. In...
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14. P. Sathasivam
1949-. (aged 77)
judge
Palanisamy Sathasivam is a retired Indian judge who served as the 40th Chief Justice of India, holding the office from 2013 to 2014. On retirement from his judicial career, Sathasivam was appointed the 21st Governor of Kerala from 5 September 2014 to 4 September 2019. Sathasivam is the second judge from Tamil Nadu to become the CJI, after M. Patanjali...
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15. Govindappa Venkataswamy
1918-2006 (aged 88)
surgeon
ophthalmologist
Govindappa Venkataswamy, popularly known as Dr V., was an Indian ophthalmologist who dedicated his life to eliminate needless blindness. He was the founder and former chairman of Aravind Eye Hospitals. He is best known for developing a high quality, high volume, low-cost service delivery model that has restored sight to millions of people. Since inception, Aravind Eye Care System (a...
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16. Rangaraj Pandey
1975-. (aged 51)
journalist
Rangaraj Pandey Ragunathacharya is an Indian journalist and actor.
17. Vivek
1961-2021 (aged 60)
singer
television actor
comedian
social activist
film actor
Vivekanandan, known professionally as Vivek, was an Indian actor, comedian, television personality, playback singer, social activist, and entertainer who worked in the Tamil film industry. He was introduced in films by director K. Balachander in Manathil Urudhi Vendum (1987)
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18. Shiv Nadar
1945-. (aged 81)
businessperson
Shiv Nadar is an Indian billionaire businessman and philanthropist. He is the founder and chairman of HCL Technologies, and is chairman of the Shiv Nadar Foundation. Nadar founded HCL in 1976 and transformed the IT hardware company into an IT enterprise over the next three decades.
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19. Sivan Kailasavadivoo
1957-. (aged 69)
aerospace engineer
scientist
military flight engineer
Kailasavadivu Sivan is an Indian aerospace engineer who served as the secretary of the Department of Space and chairman of ISRO and Space Commission. He has previously served as the director of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Center and the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre.
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20. H. Raja
1957-. (aged 69)
politician
Hariharan Raja Sharma also known as H. Raja is an Indian politician. He started his political-social life as an Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh promoter. He was a MLA representing the Karaikudi constituency in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from 2001 to 2006, as part of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)-led alliance. He was one of the national secretaries of the Bharatiya...
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21. Charle
1960-. (aged 66)
television actor
actor
comedian
film actor
Velmurugan Thangasamy Manohar, professionally credited as Charle, is an Indian actor who works in Tamil cinema. He has acted in more than 800 Tamil films as a comedian and supporting actor. Charle was named after the English actor Charlie Chaplin.
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22. Zahoor Qasim
1926-2015 (aged 89)
marine biologist
oceanographer
Sayed Zahoor Qasim was an Indian marine biologist. Qasim helped lead India's exploration to Antarctica and guided the other seven expeditions from 1981 to 1988. He was a Member of the Planning Commission of India from 1991 to 1996. He was the Vice Chancellor of Jamia Milia Islamia from 1989 to 1991 and an Honorary Professor of universities including Aligarh...
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