Rao Sahib L. C. Gurusamy (1885–1966), was an educator, politician, activist and reformer. He was born in

Madiga Madiga is a Telugu caste from southern India. They mainly live in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka, with a small minority in Tamil Nadu. Madigas are historically associated with the work of tannery, leatherwork and smal ...

community to Kottappa at

Perambur Perambur is a neighbourhood located in the northern region of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Etymology In Tamil language, Tamil, ''pirambu (பிரம்பு)'' means bamboo, and ''oor (ஊர்)'' means city or place. Before British Raj, B ...

, Tamil Nadu. He was one of the founding members of ' Adi Dravida Mahajana Sabha' and later founded ‘ Arunthathiyar Mahasabha’ in 1920 with H. M. Jaganathan. He was nominated to the

Madras Legislative Council Tamil Nadu Legislative Council was the upper house of the former bicameral legislature of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It began its existence as Madras Legislative Council, the first provincial legislature for Madras Presidency. It was initia ...

from 1920 to 1930 and was made Honorary Magistrate in the Labour Court where he served for 22 years. He also served as Director of a Madras Co-operative Bank, Senator of Madras University and elected to the Madras Municipal Council. In 1927, British government conferred him with the title of "

Rao Sahib Rai Sahib / Rao Saheb / Roy Sahib / Rao Sahib (abbreviated R.S.) was a title of honour issued during the era of British rule in India to individuals who performed faithful service or acts of public welfare to the nation. From 1911 the title wa ...

" for his contribution towards

depressed classes Depression may refer to: Mental health * Depression (mood), a state of low mood and aversion to activity * Mood disorders characterized by depression are commonly referred to as simply ''depression'', including: ** Major depressive disorder, al ...

Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is the southernmost States and union territories of India, state of India. The List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of Indi ...

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{{reflist 1885 births 1966 deaths People from British India