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.
