V. L. Ethiraj, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetV. L. Ethiraj
Indian philanthropist
Date of Birth: 18-Jul-1890
Place of Birth: Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
Date of Death: 18-Aug-1960
Profession: lawyer
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About V. L. Ethiraj
- Vellore Lakshmanaswamy Ethiraj (18 July 1890 – 18 August 1960) was an Indian lawyer and philanthropist who founded Ethiraj College for Women, a college in Chennai, India.
- He was the first Indian to be appointed as Crown Prosecutor by the British Raj.
- He also served as the President of the Madras Bar Association. Ethiraj was born on 18 July 1890 and was the only child of Lakshmanaswamy and Ammayi Ammal.
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- Ethiraj received his undergraduate degree from Presidency College, Chennai and received his law degree from the University of Dublin. One of Ethiraj's successes was the Lakshmikanthan murder case, which he successfully fought in defense of Tamil actors M.
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- Thyagaraja Bhagavathar and N.
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- Krishnan.
- His advocacy was described by C.
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- Ramaswami Iyer as "a marvel of the 20th century".
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