 Sundram Iyengar was born in 1877 in Thirukkurungudi, , Madras presidency, British India.Sundram Iyengar started his initial career as a lawyer, as lawyer he has effective communication skills, as per his father's wishes, then moved to Hard work for the Indian railways and later in a bank.Sundram Iyengar later quit his jobs 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.