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