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Personality Varahagiri Venkata Giri

VARAHAGIRI VENKATA GIRI:

AN ADVOCATE OF LABOUR RIGHTS

GLORIOUS CULTURAL HERITAGE OF INDIA
BORN: 10 AUGUST 1894 | DIED: 24 JUNE 1980

Gita Press is the only printing press in the world which is not just an organization but a living
Fearless freedom fighter, distinguished orator, writer and skilled politician faith. The office of Gita Press, established in 1923, is no less than a temple for crores of
Varahagiri Venkata Giri is popularly known as VV Giri. He wanted to
become a lawyer but sacrificing his ambition he entered the freedom people and is one of the largest publishers in the world. It has published 41.7 crore books in
struggle. VV Giri, the fourth President of India, became both acting 14 languages, including 16.21 crore Shrimad Bhagavad Gita. Prime Minister Narendra Modi
President and full-time President. VV Giri, awarded the country's highest participated in the centenary closing ceremony of the Gita Press, which has taken India's
civilian honor Bharat Ratna, is remembered for his contribution to the civilization and culture, to new heights and released the pictorial Shiva Purana Granth on July 7.
Indian freedom struggle, labour rights and social equality.
ike its name �ita it has been working in the same
arahagiri �enkata �iri was born on 10 �ugust �� �iri was the �overnor of �ttar Pradesh, �erala and Lspirit of the �ita, the religious scripture of �indus. Gandhi Peace Prize to Gita Press
�1894 in a Telugu speaking family in the Berhampur �arnataka from 19�� to 19��. In 19��, he was elected �here there is �ita, there is Krishna in person, and The Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2021
district of �disha. His father was a lawyer and mother the �ice President of the country. �fter the death of where there is Krishna, there is compassion and has been given to Gita Press, Gorakhpur.
a social worker. He completed his primary and the then President �akir Hussain on � May 19�9, he action. There is reali�ation of knowledge as well
secondary education in Berhampur only. After this, was made acting President. There was an interesting as research of science. Addressing the centenary The Gandhi Peace Prize is an annual award
in 191�, he went to �niversity College �ublin to study contest in the presidential election held in 19�9. The closing ceremony of Gita Press in Gorakhpur, instituted by the Government of India. The
law. In the same year, in�uenced by Mahatma �andhi, then Prime Minister Indira �andhi appealed to her �ttar Pradesh, Prime Minister �arendra Modi said, award was instituted in the year 1995 on
he understood that the fight for freedom is more party members to vote according to their conscience. �The spiritual �ame that lit up here in the form of the occasion of the 125th birth anniversary
important than the studies. He gave more importance In this election, the Congress party made Neelam �ita Press in ��2�, today its light is guiding the of the Father of the Nation, Mahatma
to the freedom struggle than his studies. �hen he Sanjiva Reddy its presidential candidate. However, entire humanity. �e are fortunate that we are all Gandhi, as a tribute to his ideals.
came back to India, he started actively participating in Reddy lost the election and �� �iri was elected as the witnessing the centenary of this humanitarian
the labour movement. fourth and first independent President of the country mission. On this historic occasion, our government
Due to his active participation in the labour by getting �0.2 percent votes. He remained on this has also given the Gandhi Peace Prize to Gita Press. has a national character. It has 20 branches across
movement, �� �iri became the President of �ll India highest constitutional post till 19�4. �� �iri also had a Mahatma �andhi had an emotional attachment the country. �e �nd �ita Press stalls at railway
Railway Men's �ederation. �fter this, he became the keen interest in book writing. The books written by him to the �ita Press. �t one time, Mahatma �andhi stations in every nook and corner of the country.”
President of the Indian Trade �nion Congress twice in have been very popular. used to write for �ita Press through Kalyan There are about ��00 publications in �� different
192� and 1942. �� �iri handled the Ministry of Labour In 19�4, the Indian Posts and Telegraphs Patrika. Mahatma �andhi had suggested that languages from Gita Press and it takes the basic
and Industry twice in 19�� and 194� in the Madras Department issued a commemorative stamp in his advertisements should not be printed in the thought of India to the masses. Prime Minister
Presidency. Due to his activism during the Quit India honour. In 19��, he was awarded the Bharat Ratna, the Kalyan Patrika. This institution has never resorted Modi also visited the �eela �hitra Mandir in the �ita
Movement in 1942, he also had to go to jail. �espite country's highest civilian honour, for his contribution to advertising for revenue. Gita Press through Press �omple� and paid �oral tributes to the picture
this he remained active. After the country gained to the Indian freedom struggle and public affairs. its a�liated organi�ations is striving for the of �ord �hri �am. �ita Press in a way represents the
independence, �� �iri was appointed as the High He died on 24 June 1980 in Chennai due to a heart progressive development of people's lives and for spirit of '�k �harat, �hreshtha �harat'. �ita Press
Commissioner to Sri Lanka. He was elected to the first attack. President �roupadi Murmu paid tributes to the welfare of all. Prime Minister Modi said in the is also proof that when your objectives are pure,
Lok Sabha in 19�2. �rom 19�2 to 19�4, he handled the former President �� �iri on his birth anniversary at program, “An organization like Gita press is not your values are pure then success
Ministry of Labour. Rashtrapati Bhavan on August 10 last year. only associated with religion and work, but it also becomes synonymous with you.

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