T. S. Avinashilingam Chettiar - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family

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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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