Janab A. Thangal Kunju Musaliar was a successful industrialist, philanthropist and a great visionary who played a pivotal role in contributing to the much-needed foreign exchange of the State. He earnestly upheld humanitarian values and laid the foundation of professional education in Kerala by establishing the TKM College Trust in 1956. In recognition to his services to the nation, the Govt. of India released a commemorative postage stamp in his name. TIM is run by the TKM College Trust, pioneers in the field of education in Kerala, since 1956.

Janab A.Thangal Kunju Musaliar was born in a middle class family at the ancestral home of his parents at Kollam on 12th January 1897. His family proudly traces their ancestry to Malik ibu Deenar, a legendary islamic missionary who came to India in the 8th century. Another ancestor of the later generation was Sheikh Ali Hassan Musaliar entombed in the Sheikh Masjit at Karunagappally, Sri.Musaliar is being the 12th in the line after him.
The name Thangal Kunju Musaliar conjures up the memories of an era, when Kerala dominated the cashew export trade in the 1940s and 50s. He was a pioneer in this field who built up a vast business empire through impeccable planning and its systematic implementation and played a pivotal role in contributing the much - needed foreign exchange to the state.
By 1940, he had the unique distinction of being one of the world's renowned employers. In 1950, while at the peak of his business career, Janab Musaliar became preoccupied with new thoughts, of , how best he could provide education to the new generation for the better development of the society. As a man of extra ordinary vision he foresaw the tremendous importance of education in the years to come. These thoughts have paved the way for the formation of T.K.M Educational Trust in 1956. The trust has the heritage of holding up firmly the values of late Janab Thangal Kunju Musaliar. The trust established institutions such as the T.K.M College of Engineering, T.K.M Institute of Management, T.K.M College of Arts & Science, T.K.M School of Communication and Information Technology. The trust started the T.K.M Centenary Public School during the year 1997 to mark the Birth Centenary celebrations of late janab Thangal Kunju Musaliar. Later T.K.M High School and T.K.M Higher Secondary School were added to the T.K.M group of Educational Institutions. Presently the trust has set up the TKM Centre for advanced Learning and the new campus of TKM Institute of Management at Musaliar Hills, Karuvelil near Cheerankavu, Ezhukone. Today we see the success of a visionary statesman and multifaceted personality, the late Janab Thangal Kunju Musaliar, who full-filled his dream of uplifting the society primarily through education.
The life of Thangal Kunju Musaliar exemplifies greatness in its true sense. Several of his initiatives,innovation and achievements in trade,industry and education have assumed prophetic characters in the changing national and global scenario. In recognition to his services to the nation, the Govt. of India released a commemorative postage stamp in his name.
The year 1997 was significant in the history of T.K.M Educational Institutions, for it was celebrated as the birth centenary year of the late Janab.A.Thangal Kunju Musaliar.MORE ABOUT THE VISIONARY
Janab A.Thangal Kunju Musaliar was born in a middle class family at the ancestral home of his parents at Kollam on 12th January 1897. His family proudly traces their ancestry to Malik ibu Deenar, a legendary islamic missionary who came to India in the 8th century. Another ancestor of the later generation was Sheikh Ali Hassan Musaliar entombed in the Sheikh Masjit at Karunagappally, Sri.Musaliar is being the 12th in the line after him.
The name Thangal Kunju Musaliar conjures up the memories of an era, when Kerala dominated the cashew export trade in the 1940s and 50s. He was a pioneer in this field who built up a vast business empire through impeccable planning and its systematic implementation and played a pivotal role in contributing the much - needed foreign exchange to the state.