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{{Short description|Indian medical practitioner and politician | {{Short description|Indian medical practitioner and politician (born 1927)}} | ||
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{{Infobox | {{Infobox officeholder | ||
|name = H V Hande | | name = H V Hande | ||
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1927|11|28}} | | office = [[Department of Health and Family Welfare (Tamil Nadu)|Minister for Health]], [[Government of Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu]] | ||
|birth_place = Coimbatore, | | term_start = 9 June 1980 | ||
|occupation = | | term_end = 21 October 1986 | ||
| 1blankname = Chief Minister | |||
| 1namedata = [[M. G. Ramachandran]] | |||
| predecessor = R. Soundararajan | |||
| successor = [[P. U. Shanmugam]] | |||
| office1 = 1st Deputy General Secretary of the [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] | |||
| predecessor1 = ''Position established'' | |||
| successor1 = [[V. R. Nedunchezhiyan]] and [[ R. M. Veerappan]] | |||
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1927|11|28}} | |||
| birth_place = [[Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu]] | |||
| occupation = Medical practitioner, politician | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''H. V. Hande''' (born 28 November 1927 | '''H. V. Hande''' (born 28 November 1927) is an Indian medical practitioner and a politician. He was associated with [[Swatantra Party]], [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]] and [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] and was considered a close ally of [[C. Rajagopalachari]] and [[M. G. Ramachandran|M. G. R.]] He was [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly|legislator]] five times and was Health Minister in [[Tamil Nadu]] for two terms. He has also written books on Ramayana and Dr. Ambedkar.<ref>{{cite web|title=Books by H. V. Hande|url=https://www.amazon.com/H.-V.-Hande/e/B001ICKOL4|accessdate=4 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Authored by Dr HV Hande, book in 3 languages on Dr Ambedkar released in Bangalore|url=http://samvada.org/2012/news/authored-by-dr-hv-hande-book-on-ambedkar-released-by-in-bangalore/|publisher=Samvada.org|accessdate=4 July 2013}}</ref> | ||
==Personal life== | |||
Dr. HV Hande was born as one among the ten children of Dr. H. Venkataramana Hande, a surgeon working under [[British Raj]] and Mahalakshmi at [[Coimbatore]]. The family had their ancestral roots in [[Mangalore]].<ref>{{cite news |date=11 November 2012 |title=Off the record - A Mangalorean in Chennai |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/291538/off-record.html |accessdate=4 July 2013 |newspaper=Deccan Herald}}</ref> He completed his schooling from [[Nellore]], [[Penukonda]] and [[Mangaluru|Mangalore]] and did medical education from [[Kilpauk Medical College]] in 1950. He married Shanthi in 1954 and his sons Krishna Hande and Vishwanath Hande are doctors.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hande Hospital |url=http://www.medicards.in/userpage/detail_hospital.php?hospital_id=4151&menuId=12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130704145655/http://www.medicards.in/userpage/detail_hospital.php?hospital_id=4151&menuId=12 |archive-date=4 July 2013 |accessdate=4 July 2013 |publisher=Medicards.in}}</ref> He set up Hande Hospital in [[Chennai]] in 1984.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Best Multispeciality Hospital in Chennai |url=https://handehospital.org/ |access-date=2025-10-21 |website=Hande hospital |language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
He | ==Political career== | ||
He has taken part in [[Quit India Movement]] during pre university days in [[Mangaluru|Mangalore]]. The electoral foray began when he contested as an Independent candidate from Graduates Constituency and became a member of [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Council]] in 1964. Thereafter he joined [[Swatantra Party]] and was elected to the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]] from [[Park Town (State Assembly Constituency)|Park Town constituency]] in the [[1967 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1967]] and [[1971 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1971]] elections.<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Madras%201967.pdf 1967 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref><ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_TN_71.pdf 1971 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref> In 1970 he became one of the All India Secretary of [[Swatantra Party]] and after the death of [[Rajaji]] he joined [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]. In 1978 he got elected to [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Council]] from the [[List of constituencies of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Council|Madras City Graduates Constituency]]. In 1980 elections, Hande stood from the [[Anna Nagar (State Assembly Constituency)|Anna Nagar]] constituency as a candidate of the [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]] and lost by a margin of 699 votes to [[M. Karunanidhi]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sambandan |first=V. S. |date=2018-08-09 |title="Karunanidhi brought have-nots also to the forefront": H.V. Hande |url=https://www.thehinducentre.com/the-arena/current-issues/article24640329.ece |access-date=2025-10-22 |website=www.thehinducentre.com |language=en}}</ref> In 1984 he got reelected to [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Council|Legislative Council]]. | |||
He was Minister of Health (1980-86) twice in [[Third Ramachandran ministry|2nd and 3rd Ramachandran ministry]]. He transformed [[Public health]] in [[Tamil Nadu]] by bringing down [[Infant mortality]], combating [[Leprosy]], improving [[Primary health care]] facilities etc. The [[Medical Council of India]] honoured him with [[Dr. B. C. Roy Award]] in 1985 for excellence as a Health Minister. Another notable event in his stint was, in 1986 he announced the first [[HIV/AIDS]] case in [[India]] when reported in a study done at [[Christian Medical College Vellore]]<ref>{{cite news|last=V|first=Narayana Murthy|title=MGR was instrumental in eradicating polio: Hande|url=http://newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/article341395.ece?service=print|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513015643/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/article341395.ece?service=print|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 May 2016|accessdate=4 July 2013|newspaper=Indian Express|date=6 March 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-08-30 |title=The woman who discovered India's first HIV cases |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-37183012 |access-date=2025-10-21 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> He was also instrumental in the hospitalization and subsequent [[Air medical services|Air lifting]] of [[M. G. Ramachandran]] to [[SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University|Downstate Medical Center Brooklyn]] in 1984.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-10-12 |title=When MGR fell ill |url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/the-nation/when-mgr-fell-ill/article9201689.ece |access-date=2025-10-22 |website=Frontline |language=en}}</ref> He ceased to be a legislator with abolition of [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Council]] and after the death of [[M. G. Ramachandran|M. G. R]]. in 1987 he kept away from active legislative politics.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ramakrishnan |first=T. |date=2023-03-16 |title=Legislative Council holds special place in Tamil Nadu history |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/legislative-council-holds-special-place-in-tamil-nadu-history/article66628020.ece |access-date=2025-10-24 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> | |||
In 1999, he joined [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] and he became National Council member of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in 2004.<ref>{{cite news |date=9 November 2004 |title=MK stir not sincere, says Hande |url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/11/09/stories/2004110914490400.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050113235211/http://www.hindu.com/2004/11/09/stories/2004110914490400.htm |archive-date=13 January 2005 |accessdate=4 July 2013 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> He contested in the 2006 elections from Anna Nagar as a candidate of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] but could only garner 9000 votes.<ref name="chatram">{{cite news |date=26 April 2006 |title=T.P. Chatram in a bad state: Hande |url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/04/26/stories/2006042623200500.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071107071802/http://www.hindu.com/2006/04/26/stories/2006042623200500.htm |archive-date=7 November 2007 |accessdate=4 July 2013 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [http://www.handehospital.org/hvhande.htm Official website] | * [http://www.handehospital.org/hvhande.htm Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130430164128/http://www.handehospital.org/hvhande.htm |date=30 April 2013 }} | ||
{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Medicine}} | |||
{{Authority control}} | {{Authority control}} | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hande, H. V.}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Hande, H. V.}} | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Tamil Nadu MLAs 1967–1971]] | ||
[[Category:People from Coimbatore]] | [[Category:People from Coimbatore]] | ||
[[Category:1927 births]] | [[Category:1927 births]] | ||
[[Category:Living people]] | [[Category:Living people]] | ||
[[Category:Swatantra Party politicians]] | [[Category:Swatantra Party politicians]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Tamil Nadu MLAs 1971–1976]] | ||
[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Shri in medicine]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 22:37, 28 January 2026
H V Hande | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Health, Tamil Nadu | |
| In office 9 June 1980 – 21 October 1986 | |
| Chief Minister | M. G. Ramachandran |
| Preceded by | R. Soundararajan |
| Succeeded by | P. U. Shanmugam |
| 1st Deputy General Secretary of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | V. R. Nedunchezhiyan and R. M. Veerappan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 November 1927 Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu |
| Occupation | Medical practitioner, politician |
H. V. Hande (born 28 November 1927) is an Indian medical practitioner and a politician. He was associated with Swatantra Party, AIADMK and BJP and was considered a close ally of C. Rajagopalachari and M. G. R. He was legislator five times and was Health Minister in Tamil Nadu for two terms. He has also written books on Ramayana and Dr. Ambedkar.[1][2]
Personal life[edit | edit source]
Dr. HV Hande was born as one among the ten children of Dr. H. Venkataramana Hande, a surgeon working under British Raj and Mahalakshmi at Coimbatore. The family had their ancestral roots in Mangalore.[3] He completed his schooling from Nellore, Penukonda and Mangalore and did medical education from Kilpauk Medical College in 1950. He married Shanthi in 1954 and his sons Krishna Hande and Vishwanath Hande are doctors.[4] He set up Hande Hospital in Chennai in 1984.[5]
Political career[edit | edit source]
He has taken part in Quit India Movement during pre university days in Mangalore. The electoral foray began when he contested as an Independent candidate from Graduates Constituency and became a member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Council in 1964. Thereafter he joined Swatantra Party and was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Park Town constituency in the 1967 and 1971 elections.[6][7] In 1970 he became one of the All India Secretary of Swatantra Party and after the death of Rajaji he joined AIADMK. In 1978 he got elected to Tamil Nadu Legislative Council from the Madras City Graduates Constituency. In 1980 elections, Hande stood from the Anna Nagar constituency as a candidate of the AIADMK and lost by a margin of 699 votes to M. Karunanidhi.[8] In 1984 he got reelected to Legislative Council.
He was Minister of Health (1980-86) twice in 2nd and 3rd Ramachandran ministry. He transformed Public health in Tamil Nadu by bringing down Infant mortality, combating Leprosy, improving Primary health care facilities etc. The Medical Council of India honoured him with Dr. B. C. Roy Award in 1985 for excellence as a Health Minister. Another notable event in his stint was, in 1986 he announced the first HIV/AIDS case in India when reported in a study done at Christian Medical College Vellore[9][10] He was also instrumental in the hospitalization and subsequent Air lifting of M. G. Ramachandran to Downstate Medical Center Brooklyn in 1984.[11] He ceased to be a legislator with abolition of Tamil Nadu Legislative Council and after the death of M. G. R. in 1987 he kept away from active legislative politics.[12]
In 1999, he joined Bharatiya Janata Party and he became National Council member of Bharatiya Janata Party in 2004.[13] He contested in the 2006 elections from Anna Nagar as a candidate of the Bharatiya Janata Party but could only garner 9000 votes.[14]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Books by H. V. Hande". Retrieved 4 July 2013.
- ↑ "Authored by Dr HV Hande, book in 3 languages on Dr Ambedkar released in Bangalore". Samvada.org. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
- ↑ "Off the record - A Mangalorean in Chennai". Deccan Herald. 11 November 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
- ↑ "Hande Hospital". Medicards.in. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Best Multispeciality Hospital in Chennai". Hande hospital. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
- ↑ 1967 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
- ↑ 1971 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
- ↑ Sambandan, V. S. (9 August 2018). ""Karunanidhi brought have-nots also to the forefront": H.V. Hande". www.thehinducentre.com. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ↑ V, Narayana Murthy (6 March 2012). "MGR was instrumental in eradicating polio: Hande". Indian Express. Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
- ↑ "The woman who discovered India's first HIV cases". BBC News. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
- ↑ "When MGR fell ill". Frontline. 12 October 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ↑ Ramakrishnan, T. (16 March 2023). "Legislative Council holds special place in Tamil Nadu history". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
- ↑ "MK stir not sincere, says Hande". The Hindu. 9 November 2004. Archived from the original on 13 January 2005. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
- ↑ "T.P. Chatram in a bad state: Hande". The Hindu. 26 April 2006. Archived from the original on 7 November 2007. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Official website Archived 30 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine
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