The Madras Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) kicked off its 175th year celebrations on 29 September this year. This is the second oldest
chamber of commerce to be set up in the country, with the Bombay Chamber older by a week.
We reproduce here excerpts from an article on the subject by Sushila Ravindranath published in The Financial Express on 25 October 2010.
N Sankar was the President of the Chamber 25 years ago. He is seen here with ML Khurana, Governor of Tamil Nadu, and other dignitaries during the inauguration of the 150th year celebrations of the Chamber.
Eminent jurist Nani Palkhivala speaking at a Rotary Club felicitation of MCCI during its 150th year. N Sankar is at extreme left.