T. M. A. Pai

Tonse Madhava Ananth Pai
Tonse Madhava Ananth Pai
	Bust of T. M. A. Pai at the Manipal Centre for Philosophy and Humanities, Manipal
Born	30 April 1898; Udupi, Madras Presidency, British India; (present day Karnataka, India)
Died	29 May 1979 (aged 81); Manipal, Karnataka, India
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	Stanley Medical College, Chennai; Karnataka University, Dharwad; Andhra University, Visakhapatnam;
Spouse	Sharada Pai
Children	T. Mohandas Pai, Ramdas Pai, Panduranga Pai, Malathi Shenoy, Suneethi Nayak, Narayana Pai, Vasanthi Shenai, Jayanthi Pai, Ashok Pai, Indumathi Pai, Asha Pai
Relatives	T. A. Pai (Nephew); Ramesh Pai (Nephew);
Awards	Padma Shri (1972)

Tonse Madhava Ananth Pai (30 April 1898 – 29 May 1979), was an Indian physician, educationist, banker and philanthropist, most well-known for building the university town of Manipal, India.

He was the first to start a private, self-financing medical college offering MBBS in India. Pai established the Kasturba Medical College in 1953 and Manipal Institute of Technology in 1957, which was followed by a string of other education institutions including Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Manipal Pre-University College. He, along with his brother Upendra Ananth Pai, also established Syndicate Bank originally in Udupi, Karnataka, which has its headquarters now in Manipal and Bangalore. He was responsible for its popular Pigmy Deposit Scheme.

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