V. S. Srinivasa Sastri
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The Right Honourable Valangaiman Sankaranarayana Srinivasa Sastri CH PC |
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V. S. Srinivasa Sastri in 1940
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| India's Agent to the Union of South Africa | |
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In office June 1927 – January 1929 |
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| Monarch | George V |
| Governor General | E. F. L. Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax |
| Preceded by | None |
| Succeeded by | Kurma Venkata Reddy Naidu |
| Member of the Council of State | |
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In office 1920–1925 |
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| Monarch | George V of the United Kingdom |
| Governor General | Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading |
| Member of the Imperial Legislative Council of India | |
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In office 1916–1919 |
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| Monarch | George V |
| Governor-General | Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford |
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| Born |
22 September 1869 Valangaiman, Tanjore district |
| Died | 17 April 1946 (aged 76) Mylapore, Madras |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party |
Indian National Congress (1908 - 1922), Indian Liberal Party (1922 - 1946) |
| Spouse(s) | Parvathi |
| Alma mater | Native High School, Kumbakonam Government College, Kumbakonam |
| Occupation | headmaster |
| Profession | educationist, orator, writer, politician, diplomat |
| Religion | Hindu |
Valangaiman Sankaranarayana Srinivasa Sastri CH PC (22 September 1869 – 17 April 1946) was an Indian politician, administrator, educator, orator and Indian independence activist. He was acclaimed for his oratory and command over the English language. Srinivasa Sastri was born to a poor temple priest in the village of Valangaiman near Kumbakonam, India. He completed his education at Kumbakonam and worked as a school teacher and later, headmaster in Triplicane, Madras. He entered politics in 1905 when he joined the Servants of India Society. Sastri served as a member of the Indian National Congress from 1908 to 1922, but later resigned in protest against the Non-Cooperation movement. Sastri was one of the founding members of the Indian Liberal Party. In his later days, he was strongly opposed to the partition of India.
Srinivasa Sastri served as a member of the Madras Legislative Council from 1913 to 1916, Imperial Legislative Council of India from 1916 to 1919 and the Council of State from 1920 to 1925. Sastri also functioned as India's delegate to the League of Nations, as member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom and agent to the Union of South Africa.
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