Gandhi of The South
He was known as the "Gandhi of the South" for his work for the Congress Party and his participation in the Indian freedom movement.
He had lived a full life, taking an active part in sports and athletics. However, he soon perceived backwardness, superstition, social and economic evils as well as injustice around him and set about to remove them. With the help of his devoted wife Shantabai, he founded the Mahila Sabha for upliftment of widowed and downtrodden women. He provided funds to educate them and find means of self-support. Several women were trained to become teachers, nurses, and tailors.
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