The idea of starting this Medical College in a much larger area was conceived later and the search was on.

The Rotary Club of Thanjavur had earlier acquired about 156 acres of land for the purpose of establishing the Raja Serfoji College. Most part of these lands were gifted to Rotary by Shri. P. A. Yaggappa Nadar, who was the major donor and the rest came in as contribution by Rotarians like Shri. A. Y. S. Parisutha Nadar, Rao Bahadur A. Y. Arulananda Samy Nadar, Mr. K. V. Srinivasan, Mr. T. S. Krishnamurthy and other outstanding Rotarians of that time.

These lands were handed over to the Government along with the buildings of Raja Serfoji College as Rotary was finding it difficult to run the same on its own. Of these lands about 85 acres was bifurcated to start a Medical College as it stands today. These lands fall north of the former railway line running from Vallam to Thanjavur, in Lakshathope Village of Thanjavur Taluk. (Now this rail track area has been converted into a public road.) The land south of the railway line measuring about 69 acres in Neelagiri Vattam, was retained for Serfoji College, which was later bifurcated for the formation of the New Bus Stand.

Shri. K. Kamaraj was mainly instrumental in guiding the formation of the Thanjavur Medical College in this region to provide Medical relief and treatment to this region of Thanjavur. Great efforts were taken by him. Mr. A. Y. S. Parisutha Nadar who was the M.L.A of Thanjavur and Chairman of Thanjavur Municipality had also played a major role for the establishment of the College along with social service organizations and mobilizing public support for the establishments of this great institution for which Thanjavur always stands proud.

History Narrated by:

S. P. ANTHONISAMY

S/o Parisutha Nadar, Thanjavur.