B. Shivaraman

B. Shivaraman (born 5 June 1924 - 18 December 2002), in Nemmara village, Palakkad district in Kerala was one of the foremost industrialists in post independent South India.

Rising from humble beginnings, he completed his degree of Bachelor Of Sciences at The INDIAN Institute of Science, Bangalore (IISc). He later went to set up his own businesses ranging from Mekuba Inc., to Central Petro Chem 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 who is a noted Chennai citizen. Meena Subrahmanyan also had the rare honour of winning the gold medal for Economics from the Madras University for her M.A. degree. She is also a seasoned Carnatic (South Indian classical) vocalist. She has two sons; Sujay S. and Suraj S. Sujay is currently in his final year at the prestigious National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli. Shiavaraman was also awarded the Vijay Shree Award presented by the International Friendship Society of India (IFSI) for 'enriching human life and outstanding attainments'.