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	== Personal life ==		== Personal life ==
	Naidu had three daughters and six sons. His eldest son, Krishnadas, died in June 2012. Three of the his sons had served the Armed Forces. His son Dayanandan retired in 1993 as a Colonel ~~from~~ the Army. Naidu's son-in-law, K.L.K. Row, rose up to the level of Vice-Admiral in the Navy.<ref name=":0" />		Naidu had three daughters and six sons. His eldest son, Krishnadas, died in June 2012. Three of the 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.<ref name=":0" />

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	==Further reading==		==Further reading==
	*[http://www.tamilheritage.org/thfcms/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=325&Itemid=438 Varadarajulu Naidu profile in [[Dina Mani]]]		*[http://www.tamilheritage.org/thfcms/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=325&Itemid=438 Varadarajulu Naidu profile] in [[Dina Mani]]

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'''Perumal Varadarajulu Naidu''' (4 June 1887 – 23 July 1957) was an Indian physician, politician, journalist and Indian independence activist.<ref>http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/article3487237.ece Varadarajulu Naidu, a committed nationalist with varied interests</ref> He was also the founder of [[The Indian Express]], a major English-language daily, in 1932 in Madras.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/magazine/2012/nov/02/namasutra-421504.html|title=Namasutra|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2019-11-29}}</ref> He was described as, "a distinguished labour leader, an eminent journalist, an ardent champion of the causes of handloom weavers, small-scale and cottage industries and a spirited advocate of interests of politically and [[socially disadvantaged]] sections of society".<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/varadarajulu-naidu-a-committed-nationalist-with-varied-interests/article3487237.ece|title=Varadarajulu Naidu, a committed nationalist with varied interests|last=Ramakrishnan|first=T.|date=2012-06-04|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-11-29|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== Early life ==

Varadarajulu Naidu was born into a [[Telugu people|Telugu]] [[Balija]] Naidu family of [[Rasipuram]] near [[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]] on 4 June 1887.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/politicssocialco0000irsc|url-access=registration|quote=Varadarajulu naidu balija.|title=Politics and Social Conflict in South India|year=1969|last=Irschick|first=Eugene F.|publisher=University of California Press|pages=[https://archive.org/details/politicssocialco0000irsc/page/270 270]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L9dIAAAAMAAJ&q=Varadarajulu+naidu+balija|title=The political career of E.V. Ramasami Naicker: a study in the politics of Tamil Nadu, 1920-1949|last=Vicuvanātan̲|first=Ī Ca|date=1983|publisher=Ravi & Vasanth Publishers|pages=23, 32|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1OCfDgAAQBAJ&q=balija|title=The Congress in Tamilnad: Nationalist Politics in South India, 1919-1937|last=Arnold|first=David|date=2017-04-07|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-315-29419-3|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uiVuAAAAMAAJ&q=Varadarajulu+naidu+balija|title=C. Rajagopalachari, Gandhi's southern commander|last=Copley|first=Antony R. H.|date=1986|publisher=Indo-British Historical Society|pages=240|language=en}}</ref> His father Perumal Naidu was a rich landlord.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4zBRAQAAIAAJ&q=Varadarajulu+naidu+balija|title=Cambridge South Asian Studies|date=1965|isbn=978-0-521-20755-3|pages=335|language=en}}</ref> He had his early education in [[Madras]] and trained as an [[Ayurvedic]] physician.

== Politics ==
Varadarajulu Naidu entered politics at an early age and joined the [[Indian National Congress]]. In 1917, he gave up medical practice. He participated in the [[Indian Home Rule Movement]] and was President of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee at the time of the [[Cheranmahadevi]] school controversy.

=== Cheranmadevi school controversy ===
Varadarajulu joined [[Periyar E. V. Ramasami|Periyar]] and [[Kalyanasundara Mudaliar]] and strongly opposed the practice of separate dining for Brahman and non-Brahman students in [[Cheranmadevi|Shermadevi]] Gurukulam, a national school run by [[V. V. S. Aiyar]]. The issue was brought to the notice of [[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.<ref name="Arnold">{{cite book |title=The Congress in Tamilnad: Nationalist politics in South India, 1919-1937| author=David Arnold| year=1977| pages=85| publisher=Manohar| isbn=978-0-908070-00-8}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":0" />

== Personal life ==
Naidu had three daughters and six sons. His eldest son, Krishnadas, died in June 2012. Three of the his sons had served the Armed Forces. His son Dayanandan retired in 1993 as a Colonel from the Army. Naidu's son-in-law, K.L.K. Row, rose up to the level of Vice-Admiral in the Navy.<ref name=":0" />

== Notes ==
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== References ==
* {{cite book|title=Dr. P. Varadarajulu Naidu commemoration volume|publisher=Birthday Celebration Committee|year=1955}}

==Further reading==
*[http://www.tamilheritage.org/thfcms/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=325&Itemid=438 Varadarajulu Naidu profile in [[Dina Mani]]]

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