who laid the foundation of road transport industry in madras
T. V. Sundaram Iyengar Sundram Iyengar later quit his jobs[2] and laid the foundation for the motor transport industry in South India when he first started a bus service in the city of Madurai in the year 1911.[2][3] He established the T.V. Sundram Iyengar and Sons Limited in 1911, which by his death in 1955, operated a number of buses and lorries under the title of Southern Roadways Limited.[3] This paved the way for the genesis of the TVS Group.