Kumaraguru College of Liberal Arts and Science

Kumaraguru College of Liberal Arts and Science was founded in 2018 in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, in the vision of Dr. N. Mahalingam, who was the founder and chairman of Sakthi Group, a large industrial conglomerate operating in sugar, automobiles, finance, distilleries, power, and logistics. Dr. Mahalingam was a philanthropist, educationalist, and politician who founded many educational institutions ranging from schools to colleges, including Kumaraguru College of Technology, Nachimuthu Polytechnic College, Mahalingam College of Engineering, NGM College, and Kumaraguru Institution of Agriculture. He served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu from 1952 to 1967 and was a member of the Tamil Nadu State Planning Commission for two terms. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India in 2007 for his contributions to trade and industry, and he also served as Honorary Consul to the Government of Mauritius from 1989 to 1992. Kumaraguru College of Liberal Arts and Science stands as one of the later additions to this network of educational institutions established under his guidance and philanthropic vision.