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V. V. Giri
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Indian politician and 4th president of India (1894-1980)
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V. V. Giri was an Indian politician, trade unionist, and writer who served as the Vice President and President of India. A member of the Indian National Congress, he was a candidate in the 1969 Indian presidential election. Born in Brahmapur in 1894, he was educated at the University of Madras and University College Dublin. He received the Bharat Ratna award during his lifetime.
Giri wrote several works, including *Industrial relations*, *Civilization at the cross-roads of destiny*, and *Speeches of President V. V. Giri*. He spoke Telugu and Odia, with Telugu as his native language. He was a Hindu who resided in Odisha and had a sibling named Adruti Laxmibai. He died in Chennai in 1980.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1894
- Died
- 1980
- Works
- 3
Top works
- Industrial relations
- Civilization at the cross-roads of destiny
- Speeches of President V. V. Giri
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Dominion of India
- Place of birth
- Brahmapur
- Place of death
- Chennai
- Sibling
- Adruti Laxmibai
- Occupation
- writer
- Educated at
- University of Madras
- Political party
- Indian National Congress
- Languages spoken
- Odia
- Native language
- Telugu
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Image
- VV Giri 1974 stamp of India.jpg
- Residence
- Odisha
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- Commons category
- V. V. Giri
- date of birth
- 1894-08-10
- date of death
- 1980-06-23
- name in native language
- వి. వి. గిరి
- candidacy in election
- 1969 Indian presidential election
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Encyclopedic overview
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha In office 17 April 1952 – 4 April 1957 Preceded byConstituency established Succeeded byConstituency abolished ConstituencyPathapatnam, Andhra Pradesh Indian High Commissioner to Ceylon In office 1947 – 1951 Appointed byLord Mountbatten Preceded byOffice established Succeeded byK. P. Kesava Menon
Personal details BornVarahagiri Venkata Giri (1894-08-10)10 August 1894 Berhampur, Madras Presidency, British India (present-day Brahmapur, Odisha, India)
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