september april indian politician administrator educator indian independence activist acclaimed command english language born poor temple priest village near india completed education worked school teacher later madras entered politics joined served member later resigned protest movement founding members later days strongly opposed partition india served member functioned india delegate member united_kingdom agent gained worldwide fame prowess english language close follower close friend associate addressed elder brother writings companion honour freedom city london conferred received freedom city edinburgh early life educational career born town madras presidency india september father poor hindu priest educated graduated class degree english sanskrit graduation found employment teacher salem married married married renowned indian scientist nephew sir appointed served period years period achieved fame proficiency english good administrative skills late years served vice chancellor tenure vice chancellor demonstrated scholarship sanskrit oriental literature persuaded head translate epic poem tamil poem translated metre published delivered lectures widely remembered politics established term pioneers operative movement started india operative society society met indian independence activist time drawn joined organization president joined secretary member congress instrumental bringing pact congress nominated opposed act empowered government india trial delivered appreciated speech denouncing bill appointed member united_kingdom resigned membership leadership issue non cooperation established consequently served president accompanied visit england demanding home rule india participated second round table conferences international delegation indian visited england indian delegation second session member british delegation participated speeches political situation india accused british agent attacked mob hastily escorted away mounted police government india sent australia new_zealand canada order investigate conditions indians living countries efforts passed commonwealth electoral act franchise include natives british india visited sir delegation signed cape town agreement government south_africa result agreement south_africa gave class area bill intended indians south_africa initially prime minister refused treat par european delegate departure south_africa india agent recognized respected man south_africa sent states report conditions indian labourers country delegation submitted controversial report titled conditions indian labour malaya published madras year author report criticized indian nationalists reluctance comment length political social status indians malaya agent south_africa behest lord india appointed india agent arrived south_africa june served agent till january soon taking successfully south african government withdraw section immigration indian relief provision bill empowered south african immigration officers boards cancel registration certificates efforts indian education appointed november support encouragement british indian association founded december later merged south african indian congress section liquor bill prohibiting indians entering licensed premises withdrawn established investigate conditions indians early tenure number laws passed targeting indians indian immigrants south_africa period witnessed establishment number trade unions campaigned racial segregation indians got class area bill indians withdrawn returned india january succeeded later life death appointed member labour india participated london discuss india future instrumental bringing appointed vice chancellor university served peak second world war participated member indian delegation appealed british prime minister winston_churchill provide dominion status india strongly opposed demands partition india june government madras appointed committee headed frame set general principles words scientific technical terms vernacular languages constitution committee strongly condemned madras presidency tamil secretary felt biased favour sanskrit committee submitted report months recommending retention existing sanskrit tamil rejecting need replaced provoked widespread madras presidency committee eventually minister soon demise balanced introduction members supporting replacement sanskrit loan words health began deteriorate early january admitted madras died april age british_empire known mastery english language student corrected passages english grammar visit united_kingdom consulted mastery english language recognized king george winston_churchill lord rated best english language century master smith swore realized beauty english language heard lord remarked listening realise heights english language rise conferred silver british_empire called united_kingdom inspirations william_shakespeare sir indian sage author hindu epic relation tenure developed close attachment addressed elder brother despite friendship tenure president opposed presence sought advice launching non cooperation movement later years advised accepting demand partition corrected mistakes manuscript story experiments truth english translation autobiography successive issues magazine edited death paid tribute message death removed world india best sons honours member united_kingdom january companion honour offered commander declined offer governor madras offered acting chief minister madras presidency declined offer declined offer membership council secretary state india freedom city london conferred followed freedom city edinburgh january works self government india british flag servants india society scheme exposition servants india society conscience clause indians indian education codes servants india society kenya question report australia new_zealand results address meeting specially studying indian affairs london brief biography rights duties indian citizen lectures university calcutta condensed poet words report conditions indian labour malaya government india life krishna print pub tamil life times sir master model publications biographies builders modern india government india right honourable political biography centenary servants january hindu volume indian freedom fighters struggle independence isbn
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