N. M. R. Subbaraman (Aged 78) born on August 14, 1905 in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. He was an Indian freedom fighter and politician. He was known as “Madurai Gandhi” for his adherence to Gandhian principles. Subbaraman belonged to a wealthy Saurashtra Brahmin family, his parents being Naatamai Malli Rayalu Iyer and Kaveri Ammal. He completed his education at Sourashtra High School in Madurai and Visva-Bharati University in Santiniketan.
At a young age, Subbaraman joined the Indian National Congress and actively participated in the Indian independence movement. He and his wife Parvatavardhani were imprisoned for five years during this movement. Mahatma Gandhi stayed at his bungalow during a visit to Madurai. As a member of the Harijan Sevak Sangh, an organization founded by Gandhi to eliminate untouchability from Indian society, he worked to advance the depressed classes. He, along with A. Vaidyanatha Iyer, organized a conference to facilitate the entry of people from the depressed classes into the Meenakshi Amman Temple.
Subbaraman contributed to the Bhoodan movement by donating 100 acres of his land to the cause. He also played a key role in establishing the first Gandhi Memorial Museum in Madurai. He won the 1937 and 1946 elections and served as a state legislator in the Madras Presidency. In the 1962 Lok Sabha election, he was elected as a member of Parliament from the Madurai constituency. In 2005, to mark his 100th birthday, the Government of India released a stamp with his image. In 2007, a women’s college was named after him. He passed away on January 25, 1983 in Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
N. M. R. Subbaraman
(1905 – 1983) – (Tamilnadu)
N. M. R. Subbaraman (Aged 78) born on August 14, 1905 in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. He was an Indian freedom fighter and politician. He was known as “Madurai Gandhi” for his adherence to Gandhian principles. Subbaraman belonged to a wealthy Saurashtra Brahmin family, his parents being Naatamai Malli Rayalu Iyer and Kaveri Ammal. He completed his education at Sourashtra High School in Madurai and Visva-Bharati University in Santiniketan.
At a young age, Subbaraman joined the Indian National Congress and actively participated in the Indian independence movement. He and his wife Parvatavardhani were imprisoned for five years during this movement. Mahatma Gandhi stayed at his bungalow during a visit to Madurai. As a member of the Harijan Sevak Sangh, an organization founded by Gandhi to eliminate untouchability from Indian society, he worked to advance the depressed classes. He, along with A. Vaidyanatha Iyer, organized a conference to facilitate the entry of people from the depressed classes into the Meenakshi Amman Temple.
Subbaraman contributed to the Bhoodan movement by donating 100 acres of his land to the cause. He also played a key role in establishing the first Gandhi Memorial Museum in Madurai. He won the 1937 and 1946 elections and served as a state legislator in the Madras Presidency. In the 1962 Lok Sabha election, he was elected as a member of Parliament from the Madurai constituency. In 2005, to mark his 100th birthday, the Government of India released a stamp with his image. In 2007, a women’s college was named after him. He passed away on January 25, 1983 in Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
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