P. Varadarajulu Naidu

Perumal Varadarajulu Naidu
Perumal Varadarajulu Naidu
President, TNCC
	In office; 1924 - 1926
Preceded by	Periyar E. V. Ramasamy
Succeeded by	Thiru. V. Kalyanasundaram
Personal details
Born	4 June 1887; British India
Died	23 July 1957 (aged 70)
Political party	Indian National Congress

Perumal Varadarajulu Naidu (4 June 1887 – 23 July 1957) was an Indian physician, politician, journalist and Indian independence activist.

socially disadvantaged sections of society".^[3]

Early life

Varadarajulu Naidu was born into a

Ayurvedic

physician.

Politics

Varadarajulu Naidu entered politics at an early age and joined the

Cheranmahadevi

school controversy.

Cheranmadevi school controversy

Varadarajulu joined

Gandhi and Aiyar later resigned. When the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee met in April 1925 to discuss the issue, the recommendation of C. Rajagopalachari and Rajan that Congress should not interfere and that the school should instead be advised to eliminate the practice was swept aside. The resolution which prevented gradations of merit based on birth should not be observed by nationalist parties moved by Ramanathan passed. Rajagopalachari and six of his associates resigned from TNCC citing that caste prejudices could not be overcome by coercion.^[6]

However, Varadarajulu Naidu stayed on in the Congress even as Periyar left the party.

Temple entry

In his later years, Varadarajulu Naidu actively participated in the temple-entry movements in Madras Presidency.

Journalism

Varadarajulu started the weekly Tamil newspaper Tamil Nadu in 1925. In 1931, Varadarajulu Naidu started The Indian Express but had to sell off the newspaper within a year due to financial difficulties.^[3]

Personal life

Naidu had three daughters and six sons. His eldest son, Krishnadas, died in June 2012. Three of his sons had served the Armed Forces. His son Balachandra was a World War 2 veteran, and spent more than 30 years as an officer in the Indian Army. His youngest son Dayanandan also retired in 1993 as a Colonel in the Indian Army. Naidu's son-in-law, K.L.K. Row, rose up to the level of Vice-Admiral in the Navy.^[3]

Notes

^ http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/article3487237.ece Varadarajulu Naidu, a committed nationalist with varied interests
^ "Namasutra". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
^
ISSN 0971-751X
. Retrieved 29 November 2019.

^
- Antony R. H. Copley (1986). C. Rajagopalachari, Gandhi's southern commander. Indo-British Historical Society. p. 240.
- David Arnold (2017). The Congress in Tamilnad: Nationalist Politics in South India, 1919-1937. Routledge.
  ISBN 978-1-315-29419-3
  .
- Eugene F. Irschick, ed. (1969). Politics and Social Conflict in South India. University of California Press. p. 270.
- Viswanathan , E. Sa (1983). The political career of E.V. Ramasami Naicker: a study in the politics of Tamil Nadu, 1920-1949. Ravi & Vasanth Publishers. pp. 23, 32.
ISBN 978-0-521-20755-3
.

ISBN 978-0-908070-00-8
.

References

Dr. P. Varadarajulu Naidu commemoration volume. Birthday Celebration Committee. 1955.

Further reading

Varadarajulu Naidu profile in
Dina Mani

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[1] ttp://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/article3487237.ece Varadarajulu Naidu, a committed nationalist with varied interests

[2] "Namasutra". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 29 November 2019.

[:0-3] 
ISSN 0971-751X
. Retrieved 29 November 2019.

[4] 
Antony R. H. Copley (1986). C. Rajagopalachari, Gandhi's southern commander. Indo-British Historical Society. p. 240.

David Arnold (2017). The Congress in Tamilnad: Nationalist Politics in South India, 1919-1937. Routledge.
ISBN 978-1-315-29419-3
.

Eugene F. Irschick, ed. (1969). Politics and Social Conflict in South India. University of California Press. p. 270.

Viswanathan , E. Sa (1983). The political career of E.V. Ramasami Naicker: a study in the politics of Tamil Nadu, 1920-1949. Ravi & Vasanth Publishers. pp. 23, 32.

[5] Antony R. H. Copley (1986). C. Rajagopalachari, Gandhi's southern commander. Indo-British Historical Society. p. 240.

[6] David Arnold (2017). The Congress in Tamilnad: Nationalist Politics in South India, 1919-1937. Routledge.
ISBN 978-1-315-29419-3
.

[7] Eugene F. Irschick, ed. (1969). Politics and Social Conflict in South India. University of California Press. p. 270.

[8] Viswanathan , E. Sa (1983). The political career of E.V. Ramasami Naicker: a study in the politics of Tamil Nadu, 1920-1949. Ravi & Vasanth Publishers. pp. 23, 32.

[5] ISBN 978-0-521-20755-3
.

[Arnold-6] ISBN 978-0-908070-00-8
.

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