T. S. Soundram

T. S. Soundram (August 18, 1904 – October 21, 1984) was an Indian physician, social reformer and politician. With her husband, G. Ramachandran, she notably founded the Gandhigram Trust in 1947 as a memorial to Kasturba Gandhi, the deceased wife of Mahatma Gandhi, with a fund of national donations. This was set up as a rural institution, in a remote place, to serve the most deprived of people. She also served as Deputy Minister of Education in Nehru's Government.

The Gandhigram Rural Institute became a deemed university in 1976.

Commemoration

• A commemorative stamp was issued in 2005. [1]

Further reading

• Dr. Sushila Nayar, Women Pioneer - In India's Renaissance, National Book Trust, 2002 ISBN 81-237-3766-1

References

• Simple and selfless, centenary article in The Hindu, February 18, 2005 [2]

External links

• Bio details on Gandhigram website [3]

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Name	Soundram, T.S.
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Date of birth	August 18, 1904
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Date of death	October 21, 1984
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