B Shivaraman
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B Shivaraman (born June 5, 1924 - 18 December 2002), in Nemmara village, Pallakkad district in Kerala was one of the foremost industrialists in post independent South India.
Rising from humble beginings, he completed his degree of Bachelor Of Sciences in the prestigious Indian Institute of Sciences(IISc), Bangalore. He later went to set up his own businesses ranging from Mekuba Inc., to Central Petro Chemicals Limited (CPCL), the former of which tied up a collaboration with Wynns Intl Ltd. He married Lakshmi Shivaraman in 1942 and fathered two sons and a daughter, Meena Subrahmanyan, an Economics Gold Medallist and a noted Chennai citizen.
He was also awarded the prestigious Vijay Shree Award presented by the International Friendship Society of India (IFSI) for 'enriching human life and outstanding attainments'.