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 Dictionary of Indian Biography A to C

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Date transcribed2011-01-01
Transcribed byPeter Bailey
CommentNote that notables of Indian, Afghan, etc. origin do not always follow the alphabetical name pattern established by Buckland in his original work.

Surname  Chetty    
First Name(s)  Gazulu Lakshminarasu    
Year of Birth  1806    
Year of Death  1868    
Entry  Son of an indigo merchant : joined his father in trade and amassed a large fortune at the time of the American war : founded the Madras Native Association, of which he was President : opposed the proselytizing tendencies of the missionaries and successfully resisted the attempt made to introduce the Bible as a text-book in Government Schools in 1843 : was forward in the agitation carried on in 1853-5 regarding the grievances of the natives, which led to the Torture Commission : after incurring much odium as a seditious person, in 1861 he was made a C.S.I. : he next directed his attention to the affairs of Mysore and the Tanjore widows : lost most of his fortune and died a poor man, leaving a name for patriotism and self-sacrifice.     
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