K. P. Hormis

In this Indian name, the name Kulangara Paulo is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Hormis.

Kulangara Paulo Hormis (18 October 1917 – 26 January 1988) was an Indian banker who is the founder of Federal Bank Limited.^[1]

K. P. Hormis
Born	(1917-10-18)18 October 1917 Mookkannoor, Kingdom of Cochin, British India (present day Ernakulam, Kerala, India)
Died	26 January 1988(1988-01-26) (aged 70)
Nationality	Indian
Occupations	Lawyer Banker
Known for	Founder of Federal Bank

Early life and education

He was born on 18 October 1917 at Mookkannoor; a small village in the suburbs of Greater Cochin in a traditional agrarian family. He initially started his professional journey as a Lawyer in the Munisiff Court of Perumbavoor. He took over the management of Travancore Federal Bank on 30 December 1944 and until 18 May 1945 Travancore Federal Bank Limited functioned at Nedumpuram under his chairmanship.^{[2][3][4][5][6][7]}

The Federal Bank Limited is a major private sector commercial bank headquartered at Aluva, Kochi, Kerala.^[8][9][10]