V. L. Ethiraj

V. L. Ethiraj (born 18 July, 1890) was an Indian lawyer and philanthropist who founded Ethiraj College for Women, a college in Chennai, India.

His father was Thiru. Lakshmana Swamy Mudaliar from Thottapalayam village in Vellore district in Tamil Nadu, India.

V. L. Ethiraj received his undergraduate degree from what is today Presidency College, Chennai and received his law degree from the University of Dublin. When he returned to India, he joined The Madras Bar. He was the first Indian to be appointed as Crown Prosecutor by the British Raj. He donated one million rupees (Rs.10 lakhs) as an endowment for Ethiraj College for Women. He believed that educating a man is educating an individual, but educating a woman is educating the entire family.

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References

*cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title= Biography released |url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/03/27/stories/2008032757000200.htm |work=The Hindu |publisher= |date=2008-03-27 |accessdate=2008-06-17
*cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title= Education panacea for many problems: Shah. Addresses College Day and silver jubilee celebrations |url=http://www.thehindu.com/2006/03/17/stories/2006031718600300.htm |work=The Hindu |publisher= |date=2006-03-17 |accessdate=2008-06-17
*cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title="Ethiraj College Should Be A Deemed University" |url=http://chennaionline.com/education/2000/ethiraj01.asp |work=Chennai Online |publisher= |date= |accessdate=2008-06-17

External links

* [http://www.ethirajcollege.edu.in Ethiraj College for Women]