V. C. Vellingiri Gounder
Indian politician
About V. C. Vellingiri Gounder
Lived 1880 – 1948 (aged 68).
V. C. Vellingiri Gounder (28 October 1880 – 7 November 1948) was an Indian agriculturist, industrialist, and politician from Tamil Nadu.
Early life Vellingiri Gounder was born on 28 October 1880 in Vellakkinar, Madras Presidency, British India, to V. K. Chinnappa Gounder and Parvathi Ammal. He attended Hindu College in Coimbatore. He served as a member of the Madras Legislative Council for two terms in 1920 and 1923.
In 1932, he was elected to the Council of State (an upper house of the legislature during British rule). He later became the President of the Coimbatore District Board in January 1933, He was re-elected to the Council of State in 1945, representing the Central District (Salem, Coimbatore & North Arcot) of the Madras Presidency.
In 1936, Gounder founded the Gnanambika Mills in his village. He was closely associated with the Ramakrishna Mission, supporting its educational initiatives.
Death Vellingiri Gounder died on 7 November 1948.
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Indian politician (1880–1948)
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