V V S Aiyar - Revolutionary Lawyer from South India

VVS Aiyar - Varahaneri Venkatesa Subramaniam Aiyar
 

VVS Aiyar was born on April 2, 1881 in a middle class Brahmin family in the suburb of Varahaneri in Tiruchi of today's Tamilnadu. After his early education, he studied in St. Joseph's College and took his B.A in History, Politics, and Latin. He studied for the Law profession and passed the Pleader (junior lawyer) examination from the Madras University in 1902. He then practiced as the pleader in the District courts of Tiruchi. Aiyar then moved to Rangoon in 1906 and started practicing as a junior in the Chambers of an English Barrister. From Rangoon, he left for London in 1907 and enrolled in Lincoln's Inn aiming to becoming a Barrister at Law. Soon in London, V.V.S. Aiyar came into contact with active members of India House an informal Indian Nationalist Organization. Under the influence of revolutionaries of India House, Aiyar began to take an active role in the struggle for Indian independence.

Grand Salutes To Panditji on his 107th Birthday

A great day to say "Shri" to the Blog!

He would be 107 years old today and I believe India would be a much better place if he could be here to guide us all.

He was born as Monikar Chandrashekhar Tiwari on July 23rd of 1906 in a small village called Bhavra in Madhya Pradesh into a religious Brahmin Family. Within the the next 25 years he grew up to be a man of many virtues and facets. I am talking about none other than our beloved Chandrashekhar Azad.

This man was a free spirit; a fresh bloom; a new current in the Indian Freedom Movement. He brought together many youngsters, motivated them to give their everything to free our motherland. He made the British Empire take a step back and realize they could not stay in power much longer here. Such was his courage and determination.