Kamaraj was born on 15 July 1903 in Virudhupatti, Madras Presidency, to Kumaraswami Nadar and Sivakami Ammal. [3][4] His father Kumaraswami was a coconut merchant and his parents named him Kamatchi, after their family deity. His parents called him Raja, and the portmanteau of both these names led him to be known as Kamaraj. [5][6][7] He had a younger sister named Nagammal. [8][9] At the age of ...
Kumaraswami Kamaraj was an Indian independence activist and statesman who rose from humble beginnings to become a legislator in the Madras Presidency (an administrative unit of British India that encompassed much of southern India), chief minister (head of government) of the successor Madras state
Explore Kumaraswami Kamaraj's inspiring life history, major achievements, and lasting legacy as a leader and reformer in Tamil Nadu.
Kamaraj became the Chief Minister of Madras province in 1954, a post which he held for three terms until 1963. Among his achievements was the improvement in literacy rates, the mid-day meal scheme, and efforts to address caste discrimination, and the provision of irrigation and electricity facilities to villages.
SHRI K. KAMRAJ SHRI K. KAMRAJ Kumaraswami Kamaraj played a leading role in shaping India's destiny after the passing away of Jawaharlal Nehru in 1964, to the Congress split in 1969. Kumaraswami Kamaraj played a leading role in shaping India's destiny after the passing away of Jawaharlal Nehru in 1964, to the Congress split in 1969. He was born humble and poor in a backward area of Tamil Nadu ...
Kamaraj was 20 when Satyamurti Iyer, a fiery orator and a doughty opponent to Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari, better known as Rajaji within the Congress, became Kamaraj’s mentor.