THIRU L.K.THULASIRAM

A Brief Sketch of the Life and Services of “RASHTRABANDHU” Thiru. L.K. THULASIRAM B.A.B.L., MADURAI
Birth : 14-01-1870
Died : 04-01-1952
Father of Sourashtra Community and Founder President of Sourashtra High School, Madurai.
Introduction :
                        Thulasiram was born in Madurai in a middle class family on the 14th of January 1870.  His parents resided in a locality called “East Gate” in Madurai, dominated by Christian Missionaries from America.  Educational Institutions, hospitals and churches had been established by them in the locality and surrounding areas.  As a young boy Thulasiram was therefore brought up in this missionary atmosphere which had its impact in his public activities during the later stages of his life.
                        Thulasiram had a brilliant academic career.  He joined the Christian College at Madras where he came under the influence of Dr. Willam Miller, Principal of the college and the greatest educationist of South India in those days and learnt much from him about discipline and character, required for a person aspiring to do service to the public at large.  He studied law and soon be came a lawyer also.

M.V.Venkatram Memorial Prize Programme Photos - 2013