P. Varadarajulu Naidu

Perumal Varadarajulu Naidu
President, TNCC
In office
1924 - 1926
Preceded byPeriyar E. V. Ramasamy
Succeeded byThiru. V. Kalyanasundaram
Personal details
Born(1887-06-04)4 June 1887
Rasipuram, Madras Presidency, British India
Died23 July 1957(1957-07-23) (aged 70)
Political partyIndian National Congress
Nickname
  • Tilak of South India[1]

Perumal Varadarajulu Naidu (4 June 1887 – 23 July 1957) was an Indian physician, politician, journalist and Indian independence activist.[2] He was also the founder of The Indian Express, a major English-language daily, in 1932 in Madras.[3] He was described as, "a distinguished labour leader, an eminent journalist, an ardent champion of the causes of handloom weavers, small-scale and cottage industries and a spirited advocate of interests of politically and socially disadvantaged sections of society".[4]

  1. ^
    • S. Muthiah, ed. (1981). Madras Discovered: A Historical Guide to Looking Around. Affiliated East-West Press. p. 40. The exit of the Englishman's Express enabled the Indian Express to be started in 1932 by a fearless, irascible ayurvedic doctor, Varadarajulu Naidu, who has been described as the Tilak of South India.
    • Ramnath Goenka, T. J. S. George, ed. (2006). The Goenka Letters: Behind the Scenes in the Indian Express. East West Books. p. 10. ISBN 9788188661503. A forceful speaker who drew young men into the nationalist movement, Naidu established a reputation as the organiser of the largest number of conferences. His activism, especially in programmes like the boycott of foreign goods, earned him the title of the Tilak of South India.
  2. ^ http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/article3487237.ece Varadarajulu Naidu, a committed nationalist with varied interests
  3. ^ "Namasutra". The New Indian Express. 9 November 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  4. ^ Ramakrishnan, T. (4 June 2012). "Varadarajulu Naidu, a committed nationalist with varied interests". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 29 November 2019.