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Sir Chettur Sankaran Nair CIE (11 July 1857 – 24 April 1934) was an Indian lawyer and statesman who served as the Advocate-General of Madras from 1906 to 1908, on the High Court of Madras as a puisne justice from 1908 to 1915, and as India-wide Education minister as a member of the Viceroy's Executive Council from 1915 until 1919.
Jul 5, 2021 · Filmmaker Karan Johar recently announced his decision to produce the biopic of Sir Chettur Sankaran Nair, an acclaimed lawyer and judge in the Madras High Court and one of the early builders of the Indian National Congress who had also served as its president in 1897.
Sir Chettur Sankaran Nair was an Indian jurist and statesman who, despite his independent views and outspokenness, attained high government positions rarely open to Indians in his time. He simultaneously opposed the extreme Indian nationalist movement led by Mohandas K. Gandhi and its forcible.
Jan 17, 2023 · C Sankaran Nair’s decision to resign after the Jallianwala Bagh massacre marked a new chapter in India’s freedom struggle. When Nair heard of the massacre, he was so horrified that he resigned from his post in protest.
Sankaran Nair started as a lawyer in 1880 in the High Court of Madras. In 1884, the Madras Government appointed him as a member of the Committee for an enquiry into the state of Malabar. Till 1908, he was the Advocate - General to the Government and an Acting Judge from time to time.
Aug 9, 2018 · This biography of Sankaran Nair (1857-1934) is a deeply reported account of a lawyer, judge, politician and Member of the Viceroy’s Council who strove for the ‘emancipation of his country from the bondage of foreign domination and native custom’.
Apr 11, 2023 · The massacre was one of the darkest episodes in the history of the Indian freedom struggle. C. Sankaran Nair, a nationalist and a celebrated lawyer, was one of the most vociferous voices against the act. This is his story.
Dec 2, 2019 · One among them was a great lawyer and Congress man Sir C. Sankaran Nair (1857-1934). He was relegated to the back stage in Indian history because he boldly said Gandhiji's doctrine of non-violence won't bring in quick result in dealing with autocratic British rulers.
Jul 11, 2022 · C. Sankaran Nair. Chettur Sankaran Nair was born in Mankara in Palakkad District on 11 July 1857. He was the youngest president of the Indian National Congress at the Amaravathi Session of the Congress in 1897. He was the first Malayali president of the Indian National Congress.
Sir C Sankaran Nair was born on 11-07-1857, at Mankara, Kerala. His early education began in the traditional style at home and continued in schools. in Malabar, till he passed the Arts examination with a first-class from the Provincial School at Calicut. Then he joined the Presidency College, Madras.
