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P. Govindasamy Pillai (1887–1980) was born in the village of Koorainadu in Tamil Nadu. He ran away from home in his teens and boarded a ship for Singapore, arriving in 1905 at the age of 18. 1. Pillai found life in Singapore tough.
P. Govindasamy Pillai ( Tamil: பி கோவிந்தசாமி பிள்ளை; 1887 - 1980), better known as PGP, was a revered successful South Indian businessman and philanthropist in Singapore. He was regarded as one of Singapore’s early pioneers who helped shaped the nation-state by creating a once-famous chain ...
P. Govindasamy Pillai first arrived in Singapore in 1905 as a teen. He started work at a provision shop where he was granted food and accommodation in return and learnt the ropes of running a business.
P. Govindasamy Pillai (b. 1887, Mayiladuthurai, 1 Tamil Nadu, India – d. 1980), popularly known as PGP, was a well-known and successful South Indian businessman who established the string of PGP stores.
P Govindasamy Pillai died in 1980 at the age of 93 and his legacy and memory is remembered for its generosity. As a mark of his enduring footprint in Singapore the Singapore Post honoured the work, life and contributions of Pillai in commemorative postage stamps.
Oct 22, 2016 · P Govindasamy Pillai (popularly known as PGP) was a wellknown and successful Tamil businessman who established the PGP departmental store. He was also a noted philanthropist, and the biggest donor towards the reconstruction of the Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple.
Another successful Indian businessman was P. Govindasamy Pillai, better known as PGP, who established the popular PGP stores. At the height of his success, he owned several textile shops, flour and spice mills, a supermarket, and also invested in properties in the Serangoon area.
One of the star artefacts highlighting the Indian migrants’ rites of passage, attire, language, religious affiliations and festivals is the twentieth-century gold necklace (Kasumalai) which is a gift from the estate of Santhanam Victor Louis and the family of Gnanapragasam Pillai.
Mr Pillai, a successful South Indian businessman who established the PGP stores was a noted philanthropist, founder-member of the Indian Chamber of Commerce set up in 1937, founder of the Ramakrishna Mission and a Justice of the Peace in 1939. Covering Date: 1970s. Media - Image No: 19980005029 - 0040. Negative No: NA 23/30. Photo Accession No:
The temple's five-tier Gopuram was a donation from P. Govindasamy Pillai, one of the earliest Indian migrants to Singapore. In 1978, the temple was gazetted as a National monument of Singapore.
