| Name(s) |
Ramaswamy
Venkataraman |
| Date of
Birth |
December 04, 1910
- Rajamadam, Thanjavur District, Tamil Nadu, India. |
| Date of
Death |
January 27, 2009
– New Delhi, India. |
|
Identity |
Indian Politician
and the 8th President of India |
|
Date-wise Events / Works |
July 25, 1987
- He became the President of India. |
|
Other Events &
Developments |
- A post graduate in
economics a also a
qualified lawyer.
- He took active part in the
Quit India Movement
of 1942 as a result of which he was
arrested and imprisoned for 2 years.
- He was a member on the
1946 panel of lawyers sent
to Singapore to defend Indian
nationals there.
- He started a labour law
journal in 1949.
- He was elected
as a Member of Parliament in the
first Lok Sabha in 1952.
- He made appreciable contribution
to the industrialization of
Tamil Nadu.
- He was a member of the
Planning Commission from
1967 to 1971.
- In July, 1987 he was elected
President of India; prior to this he
had been Finance Minister, Defence
Minister and Vice-President of
India.
|
| Awards
and Accolades |
- He was awarded The
Tamra Patra for
participation in the freedom
struggle.
- Soviet Land Prize
for his travelogue on K. Kamaraj's
visit to the Socialist countries.
- Souvenir from the
Secretary-General of the United
Nations for distinguished service as
President of the U.N. Administrative
Tribunal.
- The title of "Sat Seva
Ratna" was conferred on him
by His Holiness the Sankaracharya of
Kancheepuram.
|
|
Commemorations |
He was cremated with full state honours
at Ekta Sthal near Raj Ghat, New Delhi. |
