Rajah Sir Ramasamy Mudeliar Choultry

 It is hard to believe that Royapuram Station was the only train station in Chennai till the 1870s. To decongest Royapuram, there was a need for a second railway station. Thus, the Central Railway Station was constructed in 1873. Within nine years, in 1884, a beautiful and vast Indo-Saracenic structure was built on the opposite side. It was meant to provide transit accommodation to travelers arriving at Central Railway station. It is named after the founder Rajah Sir Ramasamy Mudeliar Choultry.

Rajah Ramasamy Mudeliar was a businessman and philanthropist. He was one of the early leaders of the Indian National Congress. He also served as a Dubashi.

He established various choultries (rest houses) and hospitals in memory of his wife, Thayal Nayagi. The choultry near the Central Railway station, mentioned in this article, is one among them. It remained active till the 1960s. 

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