Tigali Mari Gowda was a Labour Contractor for Tea Estate in Ooty.
Tigali Mari Gowda was also a contractor for supply of Kambalies to Tea Estates.
He migrated to Kallanakere in 19th Century in search of laborers and for supply of Kambalies.
Father of Tigali Mariappa was known by the name Tigali Mariaya Maistry.
Tigali Mariya Maistry continued the business of his father Tigali Mari Gowda.
Tigali Mariya Maistry due to his business association with Britishers took keen interest in the education of his first son Tigali Mariappa.
Tigali Mariappa also continued the business of his father Tigali Mariya Maistry till 1924.
Education
1909–1920: -Primary and Secondary Education in A.V. School, Nagamangala.
1920–1924:- Maharaja’s College Mysore.
1924–1928:- Law College Pune
And was a classmate of Shri. S. Nijalingappa Chief Minister of Mysore.
Career
T. Mariappa with Shri Sowcarchanniah
Budget by Shri T. Mariappa
T. Mariappa with Shri. Jawaharlal Nehru
1928–1947:- Advocate at Mysore in the office of the Shri. H.C. Dasappa who was a union Railway Minister in the cabinet of Shri. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and Shri. Lal Bahadur Shastri.
1929–1947:- Member of Representative Assembly Mysore. Member of Legislative Council Mysore. Leader of Constitution Assembly Mysore.
1947–1950:- Minister for Home, Mysore Railways, Mysore Army in the cabinet of Shri. K.C. Reddy
1950–1952:- Minister for Home, Transport, Food and civil Supplies.
1962–1964:- Director Hindustan Photo Films/ Indian Telephone Industry.
1963–1964:- Legal Adviser MICO Bangalore.
Critical Issues and Events
1948 :- Dr. K. M. Munshi in his autobiography has admired the handling of Hindu Muslim riots by T. Mariappa as minister for Home.
1955 :-The British Guiana Government in its official website has recorded the role of T.M. Mariappa as General Secretary,
MPCC in organizing the visit of Mr. Cheddi Jagan, the then Chief Minister of British Guiana Government who had come to India to seek the support of Indian people for ending the British rule in Guiana, South America.
Recognition of Role of T. Mariappa in the State of Mysore and Karnataka
1995:- University of Mysore awarded Ph.D. to Mr. Narayanappa Lecture in History on his Thesis