Vedaratnam Appakutti

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Vedaratnam Appakutti
Born
Vedaranyam, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, India
Other namesVedaratnam Appakutti Pillai
OccupationSocial worker
Parent(s)A. Vedaratnam Pillai
AwardsPadma Shri

Vedaratnam Appakutti Pillai was an Indian freedom fighter, social worker and the co-founder of Kasturba Gandhi National Memorial Trust, a non profit non governmental organization working for the welfare of women in the rural areas of Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[1]

Born into a family of salt merchants in the state of Tamil Nadu to A. Vedaratnam, a freedom activist, he contributed to the efforts of his father to found Kasturba Gandhi Kanya Gurukulam, a rural residential school for girls from financially challenged families, at Vedaranyam, in Nagapattinam district of the state.[2][3] The establishment has grown over the years to house a printing school, electronics and computer training school and an incense manufacturing unit.[4] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of Padma Shri in 1989.[5]

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  1. ↑ "Services of freedom fighter Sardar Vedaratnam recalled". The Hindu. 27 February 2008. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "Kavignar Ramalingam Pillai's statue unveiled by Elangovan". The Hindu. 16 February 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Indian Freedom Fighter". SB FSU. 2006. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "Satsang introduction". Oocities. 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  5. ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.


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