S. Mahadevan

Subramaniam Mahadevan (24 August 1904 – 23 December 1957) was a Ceylon Tamil businessman and one of the founders of Capital Maharaja Organisation, one of the largest conglomerates in Sri Lanka.

S. Mahadevan
Born(1904-08-24)24 August 1904
Died23 December 1957(1957-12-23) (aged 53)
NationalityCeylonese
Alma materJaffna Hindu College
OccupationBusinessman

Early life and family

Mahadevan was born on 24 August 1904.[1] He was the son of Subramaniam, a proprietary planter from Malaya.[1] He had his early education in Malaya before his family moved to Ceylon.[1] He was then educated at the Jaffna Hindu College.[1]

Career

After finishing education Mahadevan and his school friend S. Rajandram joined Beer and Co. as guarantee brokers.[1] Mahadevan was appointed manager of the company after it was taken over by Dodge and Seymour in 1935.[1] He became general manager of the National Carbon Company in 1939.[1]

After Dodge and Seymour ceased trading in Ceylon Mahadevan and Rajandram established several businesses to take over its client base: Mahadavans Limited, Rajandram Limited, Stirling Products and Maharaja Distribution.[1] The Maharaja building in Banshall Street, Colombo was completed in 1953.[1]

Mahadevan was a secretary of the Hindu Educational Society, which built Colombo Hindu College, and a trustee of the Maharaja Trust.[1][2] He died on 23 December 1957 after a heart attack.[1][3]

References
  1. Arumugam, S. (1997). Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon. p. 94.
  2. Neelakandan, Kandiah (16 February 2010). "Hindu College, Colombo - Temple of learning - Part II: Pulling through trying times". Daily News (Sri Lanka).
  3. "The Group". Capital Maharaja Organisation.
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