Gopala Ramanujam (1915–2001) was an Indian politician and co-founder of the Indian National Trade Union Congress.[1] He was born on 28 May 1915 at Edircottal village, Ramanathapuram District in Tamil Nadu, India. He was a recipient of the third highest Indian civilian award of the Padma Bhushan.[2]
He was trained in trade union work during 1945 to 1947 at the Hindusthan Mazdoor Sevak Sangh and Majur Mahajan, Ahmedabad, an institution founded by Mahatma Gandhi. He was the president of the INTUC from 1958 to 1960, and general secretary from 1964 till 1984. In 1985, he was again elected president, and held the post until 3 August 1994.[citation needed]
To honour his commitment to trade unionism, the Chennai-based National Centre for Industrial Harmony conducts the annual G. Ramanujam Memorial Lecture. There is also a permanent chair in his name at The Tamil Nadu Institute of Labour Studies.[3]
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He was Governor of Goa from 4 August 1994, to 15 June 1995,[4] before being transferred to Odisha. He was sworn in as Governor of Odisha on 18 June 1995,[2] and stepped down on 30 January 1997. He did another stint from 13 February 1997, to 13 December 1997.[5]
He held additional charge of Andhra Pradesh, from 22 August to 23 November 1997, when incumbent Krishan Kant was elected vice-president.[6]
gopala, ramanujam, 1915, 2001, indian, politician, founder, indian, national, trade, union, congress, born, 1915, edircottal, village, ramanathapuram, district, tamil, nadu, india, recipient, third, highest, indian, civilian, award, padma, bhushan, governor, g. Gopala Ramanujam 1915 2001 was an Indian politician and co founder of the Indian National Trade Union Congress 1 He was born on 28 May 1915 at Edircottal village Ramanathapuram District in Tamil Nadu India He was a recipient of the third highest Indian civilian award of the Padma Bhushan 2 Gopala RamanujamGovernor of GoaIn office 4 August 1994 15 June 1995Preceded byB RachaiahSucceeded byRomesh BhandariGovernor of OdishaIn office 18 June 1995 30 January 1997Preceded byB Satya Narayan ReddySucceeded byK V Raghunatha ReddyGovernor of OdishaIn office 13 February 1997 13 December 1997Preceded byK V Raghunatha ReddySucceeded byK V Raghunatha ReddyPresident Indian National Trade Union CongressIn office 1958 1960In office 1985 3 August 1994General SecretaryKanti MehtaTreasurerGopeshwar DasPreceded byBindeshwari DubeySucceeded byG Sanjeeva ReddyPersonal detailsBorn 1915 05 28 28 May 1915Ramanathapuram Madras Presidency British IndiaDied26 June 2001 2001 06 26 aged 86 OccupationPolitician Contents 1 Trade union 2 Governor 3 See also 4 ReferencesTrade union editHe was trained in trade union work during 1945 to 1947 at the Hindusthan Mazdoor Sevak Sangh and Majur Mahajan Ahmedabad an institution founded by Mahatma Gandhi He was the president of the INTUC from 1958 to 1960 and general secretary from 1964 till 1984 In 1985 he was again elected president and held the post until 3 August 1994 citation needed To honour his commitment to trade unionism the Chennai based National Centre for Industrial Harmony conducts the annual G Ramanujam Memorial Lecture There is also a permanent chair in his name at The Tamil Nadu Institute of Labour Studies 3 Governor editHe was Governor of Goa from 4 August 1994 to 15 June 1995 4 before being transferred to Odisha He was sworn in as Governor of Odisha on 18 June 1995 2 and stepped down on 30 January 1997 He did another stint from 13 February 1997 to 13 December 1997 5 He held additional charge of Andhra Pradesh from 22 August to 23 November 1997 when incumbent Krishan Kant was elected vice president 6 See also editList of governors of Odisha List of governors of GoaReferences edit History www intuc net Retrieved 13 May 2021 a b List of Odisha Governors PDF Orissa Annual Reference 2016 Retrieved 6 May 2016 Government of Tamil Nadu Archives of Press Releases Tamil Nadu Government Portal www tn gov in Retrieved 13 May 2021 Governors Since Liberation Raj Bhavan Goa Archived from the original on 26 March 2012 Retrieved 16 July 2019 Raj Bhvan Odisha Our Governor s Archived from the original on 25 February 2012 Retrieved 2 February 2012 Archived copy Archived from the original on 25 June 2014 Retrieved 25 June 2014 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Preceded byB Satya Narayan Reddy first term K V Raghunatha Reddy second term Governor of Odisha18 Jun 1995 30 Jan 1997 first term 13 February 1997 13 Dec 1997 second term Succeeded byK V Raghunatha Reddy first term K V Raghunatha Reddy second term Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gopala Ramanujam amp oldid 1206900845, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
