HISTORY OF MANIPAL

T.M.A. Pai), (April 30, 1898 – May 29, 1979), a Goud Saraswat Brahmin was an Indian doctor, educationist, banker and philanthropist, most well known for building the university town of Manipal, Karnataka, Indi

1953.
He was the first to start a private, self financing medical college offering MBBS in India. Pai established the Kasturba Medical College, Manipal (KMC) in 1953.

1957
Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1957, which was followed by a string of other education institutions including Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal College of Dental Sciences and [[Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences]}. He, along with his brother Shri Upendra Pai, also established Syndicate Bank originally in Udupi in Karnataka, which has its headquarters now in Manipal and Bangalore. He was responsible for its popular Pigmy Deposit Scheme.

1963
Established in 1963, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences (MCOPS) offers DPharm. , BPharm. , MPharm. , PharmD. , PharmD. , Post Baccalaureate and Ph.D programmes. The hospital pharmacy manufacturing unit and pharmacies of the Kasturba Hospital provide practical training to students. Practical training in manufacturing pharmacy, hospital pharmacy, perfumes and cosmetics museum and a medicinal garden is provided to the students. A bioavailability study centre and placement cell are some of the other facilities offered by the institution.

Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences has research labs for pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmaceutics, pharmacognosy, pharmaceutical marketing and administration, pharmacology, pharmacy practice, pharmaceutical quality assurance and pharmaceutical biotechnology. In the last 40 years, more than 1000 research papers have been published and presented at various national and international conferences. The college has received research grants from CSIR, DST, ICMR, UGC, AICTE, DBT, DAE and pharmaceutical industries.

1965
His nephew, Tonse Ananth Pai (T A Pai, son of Shri Upendra Pai) was responsible for the success of Syndicate bank as its General Manager and later as Chairman. After suceesful career in Syndicate Bank, T A Pai was appointed the first Chairman of Food Corporation of India in 1965.

1970
The Government of India appointed him Chairman of Life Insurance Corporation in 1970.

1972
He was elected to the Rajya Sabha in 1972

1973
He was appointed the Union Minister for Railways. In 1973, he was given the responsibility for the newly created Ministry of Heavy Industries, and subsequently, additional charge of the Ministry of Steel and Mines. Pai took over the responsibility of the Ministry of Industry and Civil Supplies in 1974.

From one Medical College in 1953, their educational empire has expanded to 24 professional colleges in 12 professional streams with 9 campuses and 2 universities. The Manipal Group has gone global with campuses in Nepal, Malaysia, Dubai, Muscat, Sri Lanka and Antigua. It has its presence in 20 countries. His son Dr. Ramdas M Pai, has been instrumental in expanding the horizons of the Manipal Group. He is the present the Chancellor of Manipal University, (formerly known as Manipal Academy of Higher Education - MAHE).