S. K. Paramasivan

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S. K. Paramasivan
Erode
In office
1962–1967
Prime MinisterJawaharlal Nehru,
Lal Bahadur Shastri,
Indira Gandhi
Personal details
Born(1919-02-26)26 February 1919
Sinniampalayam, Erode, British Raj
Died30 January 2022(2022-01-30) (aged 102)
Erode, Tamil Nadu, India
NationalityIndian
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseLakshmi
ProfessionAgriculturist, politician

Sinniampalayam Kumaraswamy Paramasivan (26 February 1919

White Revolution. For his contributions to the milk cooperative movement in the region he was called Paalvalatha Thanthai (transl. Father of the Dairies) and received the Dr. Kurien award in 2010 from the National Dairy Development Board
.

Early life

Paramasivan was born in Sinniampalayam, a village near

Madras Law College.[4] He was suspended from college for one year for participating in the Quit India Movement in 1942. During this time he also represented Presidency college as a captain of the football team.[4]

Career

S. K. Paramasivan joined the

Third Lok Sabha in 1962 serving through its term until 1967. He also held office as the President of Coimbatore District Congress Committee.[3][5]

During his time as a member of the third Lok Sabha, he was a member of the

Central Silk Board Act of 1948.[9]

S. K. Paramasivan and his family with Jawaharlal Nehru
S. K. Paramasivan and his family with Jawaharlal Nehru

Aavin milk cooperative

White Revolution. Kurien chose Paramasivan to lead the effort in Tamil Nadu.[3] Paramasivam pioneered the cooperative movement in the region by setting up milk producers' cooperative societies and the Erode Milk Producers Cooperative Union (Aavin) in Chithode in 1976.[10] He also set up the Aavin Dairy, which operates in 55 acres in Chithode, dairy cold storage units in Dharapuram and Sathyamangalam were established. He was also responsible for many Milk producers' Cooperative Societies in many villages near Erode. He also served as the first president of the cooperative union. During this time, he also set up the Aavin cattle feed unit.[10] For these contributions, he was called Paalvalatha Thanthai (transl. Father of the Dairies) in and around Erode.[3] He expanded the cooperative setup to other produce as well by setting up the Erode Cooperative Marketing Society in Karungalpalayam with the intent of ensuring fair price for farmers' produce particularly turmeric.[10] He also held positions including the head of Sinniyampalayam Milk Producers' Cooperative Bank for 35 years and Erode District Milk Producers' Cooperative Union for 4 years.[3]

Paramasivan was awarded the Dr. Kurien Award in 2010 by the

Indian Diary Association for his contributions to milk cooperatives in the region.[10] Writing about his contributions to the milk cooperative movement in a 2010 article, The Hindu newspaper said, "If hundreds of milk producers in and around Erode get good price today, the credit goes to S.K. Paramasivan."[10]

Philanthropy

When Acharya

India-China War in 1962.[3]

Personal life

Paramasivan was married to Lakshmi Paramasivan. The couple had two sons and two daughters and lived in Erode.[4] Paramasivan was commonly referred to as S. K. P. or S. K. P. thatha.[b][3] He was active late into his life, including unveiling a bust of Verghese Kurien at the National Dairy Development Board campus in Erode in 2015 and casting his ballot in Erode during the 2019 general election when he was aged 100.[5][12] He died in Tiruchengode on 30 January 2022, aged 102.[13]

Explanatory notes

  1. ^ There is some confusion with Paramasivan's date of birth, with his profile at the Third Lok Sabha calling his date of birth as 11 August 1921[1]
  2. ^ "Thatha" means "grandfather" in the Tamil language.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Members Bioprofile". loksabhaph.nic.in. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  2. ^ Madhavan, Karthik (3 February 2010). "Former MP gets Dr. Kurien Award". The Hindu. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Elangovan, Naveen (24 February 2018). "வினோபாபாவேவிடம் பணியாற்றிய தமிழக எம்.பி.க்கு வயசு 100!". Vikatan (in Tamil). Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Members Bioprofile". loksabhaph.nic.in. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  5. ^
    ISSN 0971-751X
    . Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  6. ^ Secretariat, Lok Sabha (4 November 1966). "Report of the Select Committee on the Seeds Bill of 1964" (PDF). Parliament of India - Digital Library.
  7. ^ "Proceedings of the Third Lok Sabha" (PDF). Lok Sabha - Digital Library. 11 June 1962.
  8. ^ "Proceedings of the Third Lok Sabha" (PDF). 25 May 1962.
  9. ^ "Proceedings of the Third Lok Sabha" (PDF). Lok Sabha - Digital Library. 22 February 1963.
  10. ^
    ISSN 0971-751X
    . Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  11. ^ "How to say grandfather in Tamil". WordHippo. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  12. ^ Ramakrishnan, Deepa H. (19 April 2019). "Many senior citizens did not miss out on voting this time too". The Hindu. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  13. ^ "Tamil Nadu: Former MP S K Paramasivan passes away". News On AIR - News Services Division, All India Radio News. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
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