A Concise History of Madras Kali Bari

• The idea to have a Kali Bari at the then Madras was mooted sometimes in mid-1960 in the mess of Mrs. Sudha Chakravarthy located at 3/1, Station View Road, Kodambakkam, Madras- 24. The initiative came mainly from S/Sri Monoranjan Roy Chowdhury, B. N.Pal, B.Sen, S.N.Bakshi,Tarun Sen, some occupants of the mess, along with Mrs. Sudha Chakravarthy.
• Consequent to the idea a Society was formed and registered on Feb 28, 1969. Subsequently the activities of Building the Temple was taken up.

Following Were The Founder Members Who Were Signatories To a Memorandum Dated Feb 19, 1969 Expressing Desire To Form A Society.

Sl No	Name	Address	Designation
1	Shri M.Roy Chowdhury	73, Arcot Road, Chennai -24	Government Service
2	Shri K.C Saha	1, Vishnu Rao Road, Chennai - 24	Government Service
3	Shri M.K. Bose	79, Circular Road, Chennai - 24	Private Services
4	Shri P.N Mookerjee	B-4, Lloyds Estate, Chennai - 14	Businessman
5	Shri K.T. Sarkar	7-A , M Gandhi Road,Chennai - 41	Government Service
6	Dr B.C Roy	46-A, Appamudali St. Chennai - 4	Medical Practitioner
7	Smt. Sudha Chakravarthy	3/1, Station View Road, Chennai - 24	House Wife
8	Shri S. Bhattacharya	SanjivarayanKoil St. Chennai - 21	Private Sector.