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Varahagiri Venkata Giri (pronunciation ⓘ; 10 August 1894 – 24 June 1980) was an Indian politician and activist who served as the fourth president of India from 24 August 1969 to 24 August 1974. He also served as the third vice president of India from 13 May 1967 to 3 May 1969.
Giri served as the Vice President of India from 1967 to 1969 before becoming the President of India. Notably, he was the only person to have been elected as an independent candidate to the presidency, underscoring his broad acceptability and popularity across political lines.
Aug 10, 2017 · On 10 th August 1894, Varahagiri Venkata Giri, the fourth President of India and one of the patriarchs of the country’s trade union movement was born in Berhampur, Odisha.
Varahagiri Venkata Giri (10 August 1894 – 24 June 1980) was an Indian politician and activist from Berhampur in Odisha who served as the fourth president of India from 24 August 1969 to 24 August 1974. He also third vice president of India from 13 May 1967 to 3 May 1969.
He became General Secretary and then eventually, the President of the All-India Railwaymen’s Federation. He was also elected twice as President of the All-India Trade Union Congress. When the Congress Party formed a government in Madras state, he was Minister of Labour and Industries.
Aug 6, 2024 · Varahagiri Venkata Giri (born Aug. 10, 1894, Berhampore [now Brahmapur], India—died June 24, 1980, Madras [now Chennai]) was a statesman, who served as the president of India from 1969 to 1974. Giri began his education at Khallikote College, Berhampore, and then went to Dublin to study law.
Aug 21, 2019 · The independent candidate, Mr. V. V. Giri, who became the non-official Congress nominee of the Prime Minister in the wake of her current power struggle with the Syndicate, was to-day [August 20]...
