V. C. Vellingiri Gounder
V. C. Vellingiri Gounder | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 October 1880 |
| Died | 7 November 1948 (aged 68) |
| Children | 3 |
V. C. Vellingiri Gounder (28 October 1880 – 7 November 1948) was an Indian agriculturist, industrialist, and politician from Tamil Nadu.
Early life
[edit]Vellingiri Gounder was born on 28 October 1880 in Vellakkinar, Madras Presidency, British India,[1] to V. K. Chinnappa Gounder and Parvathi Ammal.[2] He attended Hindu College in Coimbatore.[1] In 1898, he married Nanjammal of Narasipuram, and the couple had three children—two daughters and a son.[1]
Political career
[edit]He was an active participant in the anti-liquor campaign of 1922, advocating temperance in Tamil Nadu.[3][4] He served as a member of the Madras Legislative Council for two terms in 1920[5] and 1923.[6]
In 1932, he was elected to the Council of State (an upper house of the legislature during British rule).[7][8] He later became the President of the Coimbatore District Board in January 1933[7], a position he held for approximately nine years.[9] He was re-elected to the Council of State in 1945, representing the Central District (Salem, Coimbatore & North Arcot) of the Madras Presidency.[10]
In 1936, Gounder founded the Gnanambika Mills in his village.[2] He was also a founding member of the Gounder caste association.[11] He was closely associated with the Ramakrishna Mission, supporting its educational initiatives.[12][13]
Death
[edit]Vellingiri Gounder died on 7 November 1948.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Biographical Encyclopedia of the World. Institute for Research in Biography. 1948. p. 2038.
- ^ a b c "V.C. Vellingiri Gounder". Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.
- ^ Pulparampil, John. Nation Building and Local Leadership: A Study from South India. Educreation Publishing. p. 367.
- ^ India), Mythic Society (Bangalore (1998). The Quarterly Journal of the Mythic Society (Bangalore). Mythic Society. p. 27.
- ^ Office, Great Britain India (1921). East India (Constitutional Reforms: Elections).: Return Showing the Results of Elections in India. H.M. Stationery Office. p. 4.
- ^ Cambridge South Asian Studies. 1965. p. 335. ISBN 978-0-521-20755-3.
- ^ a b The Who's who in Madras: ... A Pictorial Who's who of Distinguished Personages, Princes, Zemindars and Noblemen in the Madras Presidency. Pearl Press. 1939. p. 276.
- ^ Nehru, Jawaharlal (1990). Selected Works of Jawaharlal Nehru: Second series. Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund. p. 520.
- ^ Bell, Roger (2015-03-12). Recollections of an Indian Official 1928-1949. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 978-1-4990-2877-5.
- ^ The Country Votes Congress: Being a Brief Analysis of the Results of the Central Assembly Elections, 1945-46. Indian National Congress, Central Election Board. 1946. p. 5.
- ^ Lee, Alexander (2020-02-27). From Hierarchy to Ethnicity: The Politics of Caste in Twentieth-Century India. Cambridge University Press. p. 78. ISBN 978-1-108-48990-4.
- ^ Avinashilingam, T. S. (1967). Education for National Integration: A Symposium. Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya.
- ^ "Histroy in brief". Retrieved 2024-12-31.