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Janab A. Thangal Kunju Musaliar was born in a middle  class family at the ancestral home of his parents at Kollam on 12th  January 1897. His family proudly trace their ancestry to Malik ibu  Deenar, a legendary Islamic missionary who came to India in the 8th century. Another ancestor of the later generation was Sheikh Ali Hassan  Musaliar entombed in the Sheikh Masjid at Karunagappally, Kollam. Janab  Musaliar is being the 12th in the line after him.  

The name Thangal Kunju Musaliar conjures up the  memories of an era, when Kerala dominated the cashew export trade in the  1940s and 50s. He was a pioneer in this field who built up a vast  business empire through impeccable planning and its systematic implementation and played a pivotal role in contributing the much –  needed foreign exchange to the Nation. By 1940, he had the unique distinction of being one of the world’s  renowned employers. In 1950, while at the peak of his business career,  Janab. Musaliar became preoccupied with new thoughts, of , how best he  could provide education to the new generation for the better development  of the society. As a man of extra ordinary vision he foresaw the  tremendous importance of education in the years to come. He was a  successful industrialist, philanthropist and a great visionary.