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P. Laxmi Narasu
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(contracted; show full)r, of Rukmini Ammal. In 1925 Narasu married Ramarathnam Ammal, a widow, as per [[:en:Buddhist culture|Buddhist rite]] in the Perambur Viyaram.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Religion of modern Buddhist|last=Narasu|first=P. L.|publisher=Samyak Prakashan, New Delhi|year=2002|isbn=978-81-98524-70-8|location=Delhi|pages=IX|language=English}}</ref><ref>http://keetru.com/dalithmurasu/feb07/aloysious.php</ref>

== Education and professional life ==
P. Laxmi Narasu studied science, graduated from [[
:en:Madras University|Madras University]] and was also the co-winner of the Jagirdar of Arni’s Gold Medal of 1892-94 batch. 

He joined the [[Madras Christian College]] as Assistant Professor in 1894. Very soon he became a popular teacher among students. Narasu had a firm grasp of his subject matter. His altercation with one Professor Wilson, an Englishman, on the subject of Dynamics, Narasu’s speciality, became a lore among the students and colleagues even during his lifetime. 

(contracted; show full)Prof. P. L. Narasu passed away at the age of seventy-three on 14 July 1934, due to heart problems. His body was cremated in a simple Buddhist ceremony in the Mylapore burning-yard.

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