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| birth_place = Kothakuppam, [[Gudiyattam]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British India]] | | birth_place = Kothakuppam, [[Gudiyattam]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British India]] | ||
| nationality = [[Indian citizenship|Indian]] | | nationality = [[Indian citizenship|Indian]] | ||
| occupation = Founder & Chancellor, [[Vellore Institute of Technology|VIT University]] | | occupation = Founder & Chancellor, [[Vellore Institute of Technology|VIT University]] | ||
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'''Govindasamy Viswanathan''', is the founder and chancellor of [[Vellore Institute of Technology]]<ref>[https://vit.ac.in/about/leadership VIT Website]</ref> in India, was born on 8 December 1938 in a remote village in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu. He served as a Member of Parliament and as a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. He was elected to the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]] as an [[Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] candidate from [[Anaicut (State Assembly Constituency)|Anaicut constituency]] in the [[1980 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1980 election]]<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1980/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu%201980.pdf 1980 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref> and from [[Arcot (State Assembly Constituency)|Arcot constituency]] in [[1991 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1991 election]].<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-Tamil%20Nadu91.pdf 1991 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref> | '''Govindasamy Viswanathan''', is the founder and chancellor of [[Vellore Institute of Technology]]<ref>[https://vit.ac.in/about/leadership VIT Website]</ref> in India, was born on 8 December 1938 in a remote village in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu. | ||
He served as a Member of Parliament and as a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. He was elected to the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]] as an [[Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] candidate from [[Anaicut (State Assembly Constituency)|Anaicut constituency]] in the [[1980 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1980 election]]<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1980/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu%201980.pdf 1980 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref> and from [[Arcot (State Assembly Constituency)|Arcot constituency]] in [[1991 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1991 election]].<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-Tamil%20Nadu91.pdf 1991 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref> | |||
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Govindasamy Viswanathan, is the founder and chancellor of Vellore Institute of Technology[1] in India, was born on 8 December 1938 in a remote village in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
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 Viswanathan in October 2016 | |
| Born | Govindasamy Viswanathan 8 December 1938 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Loyola College, Chennai Madras University |
| Occupation | Founder & Chancellor, VIT University |
| Years active | 1967 – present |
| Spouse(s) | Rajeswari (deceased) |
| Children | G.V. Sankar, G.V. Sampath, Sekar Viswanathan, and G.V. Selvam |
He served as a Member of Parliament and as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Anaicut constituency in the 1980 election[2] and from Arcot constituency in 1991 election.[3]
Early life and educationEdit
Viswanathan was born in a family near Gudiyattam. He attended the six-week Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School in 2003. He obtained a Master's Degree in Economics from Loyola College and completed Law from Madras University. His leadership skills were noticed by C. N. Annadurai and the DMK party chose him to contest the elections in 1967. He entered the Indian parliament representing the aspirations of around 500,000 people of his constituency.
CareerEdit
Currently, Dr. G Viswanathan holds these offices:[4]
- Chancellor, VIT University, Vellore
- Chancellor, VIT University, Chennai
- Chancellor, VIT-AP University, Amaravati
- Chancellor, VIT Bhopal University, Bhopal
- Chairman and Managing Trustee, North Arcot Educational and Charitable Trust, Vellore
- President, Friends of United States[5]
- Executive President, The Centenarian Trust, Chennai
- Vice President, Thiru Vi Ka — Dr. Mu. Va. Educational Trust, Chennai
- President, Universal Higher Education Trust, Vellore (NGO)[6]
- President, Indian Economic Association (IEA)[7]
- President, Education Promotion Society of India (EPSI) [https://epsiindia.org/]
- President, North Arcot District Tuluva Vellala Association.
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ VIT Website
- ↑ 1980 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
- ↑ 1991 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
- ↑ "The Living Legend — Dr. G. Viswanathan". Retrieved 8 October 2012.
- ↑ "Friend of United States". www.friendsofus.com. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ↑ "President — UHET".
- ↑ Namma, Vellore (26 January 2018). "IEA President". www.nammavellore.in.