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Ramaswamy venkataraman biography of abraham

Venkataraman" redirects here. For the Indian cricketer, see R. Venkataraman (Indian cricketer).

In this Indian name, the name Ramaswamy is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Venkataraman.

Ramaswamy Venkataraman (pronunciation^ⓘ, 4 December &#;&#; 27 January ),^[1][2] also known as R.

Venkataraman, was an Indian lawyer, independence activist and politician who served as a Union Minister and as the eighth president of India.^[3] Venkataraman was born in Rajamadam village in Tanjore district, Madras Presidency.

He studied law and practised in the Madras High Court and the Supreme Court of India. In his young age, he was an activist of the Indian independence movement and participated in the Quit India Movement. He was appointed as the member of the Constituent Assembly and the provisional cabinet.

He was elected to the Lok Sabha four times and served as