V . ▁Kr ish nam ach ari yar , ▁and ▁a ▁long ▁line ▁of ▁them ▁are ▁fast ▁in ▁the ▁College ' s ▁memory - album . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁Mah ak avi ▁Rab ind ran ath ▁Tag ore ▁visited ▁this ▁college ▁and ▁bl essed ▁her ▁services . ▁At ▁the ▁dawn ▁of ▁Fre edom ▁to ▁India , ▁in ▁the ▁Central ▁Hall ▁of ▁this ▁ancient ▁college - building , ▁the ▁then ▁Princi pal ▁Dr . ▁Kar am ch and ▁W ade , ▁FR CS ▁celebrated ▁the ▁freedom ▁function . ▁Dr . ▁W ade ▁was ▁a ▁close ▁associate ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁India , ▁P und it ▁J aw ah ar l al ▁Ne h ru . ▁From ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁great ▁l umin aries ▁gave ▁lect ures ▁in ▁the ▁college - prec inct s . ▁Of ▁them , ▁Dr . ▁A . ▁Ram as amy ▁M ud ali yar , ▁Sri ▁R . ▁K . ▁Sh an m ug am ▁Ch etti yar , ▁Sri ▁R . ▁M . ▁Al ag appa ▁Ch etti yar , ▁Sir ▁P . ▁T . ▁Raj an , ▁Dr . ▁Kar an ▁sing h ▁of ▁Bot any - f ame , ▁Dr . ▁C . ▁Ch andr ase kar ▁( who ▁later ▁became ▁Central ▁Minister ▁in ▁Ne h ru ' s ▁Cab inet ), ▁Dr . ▁Seq ur ra ▁of ▁St . ▁Joseph , ▁Dr . ▁Ch id amb aran