Vedaratnam Appakutti

Vedaratnam Appakutti
Born Vedaranyam, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, India
Other names Vedaratnam Appakutti Pillai
Occupation Social worker
Parent(s) A. Vedaratnam Pillai
Awards Padma Shri

Vedaratnam Appakutti Pillai was an Indian freedom fighter, social worker and the co-founder of Kasturba Gandhi National Memorial Trust, a non profit non governmental organization working for the welfare of women in the rural areas of Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[1] Born in a family of salt merchants in the state of Tamil Nadu to A. Vedaratnam, a freedom activist, he contributed to the efforts of his father to found Kasturba Gandhi Kanya Gurukulam, a rural residential school for girls from financially challenged families, at Vedaranyam, in Nagapattinam district of the state.[2][3] The establishment has grown over the years to house a printing school, electronics and computer training school and an incense manufacturing unit.[4] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of Padma Shri in 1989.[5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Services of freedom fighter Sardar Vedaratnam recalled". The Hindu. 27 February 2008. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Kavignar Ramalingam Pillai’s statue unveiled by Elangovan". The Hindu. 16 February 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Indian Freedom Fighter". SB FSU. 2006. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Satsang introduction". Oocities. 2015. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.


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