T. S. Avinashilingam Chettiar, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Indian politician
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Place of Birth: Tirupur, Tamil Nadu, India
About T. S. Avinashilingam Chettiar
- Tiruppur Subrahmanya Avinashilingam Chettiar (5 May 1903 – 21 November 1991) was an Indian lawyer, politician, freedom-fighter and Gandhian.
- He served as the Education Minister of Madras Presidency from 1946 to 1949 and was responsible for introducing Tamil as the medium of instruction.
- He is also credited with having commissioned the creation of the first Tamil encyclopedia. Avinashlingam Chettiar was born to K.
- Subrahmanya Chettiar at Tiruppur.
- He was a nephew of politician T.
- A.
- Ramalingam Chettiar.
- Avinashilingam had his early education at Tiruppur, Coimbatore and Madras and graduated in law from Madras Law College of the University of Madras.
- He joined the Indian Independence Movement and participated in Civil Disobedience and the Quit India Movement.
- He also served as a member of the Imperial Legislative Council and later, education minister of Madras.
- He is also credited with introducing reforms in Indian society. Avinashlingam was a devout Gandhian and was a strong follower of Gandhian economics.
- He was also a renowned social reformer and follower of the Ramakrishna Mission.
- He also a father of library movement in Tamilnadu.
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