THIRU. R.P. ULAGA NAMBI, M.A.B.L. EX. MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT – VELLORE CONSTITUENCY – FIFTH LOK SABHA – 1971 – 1977 FOUNDER CORRESPONDENT – SIDDHARTHA SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL, VELLORE BORN 10/06/1938, KARAI, RANIPET, TAMILNADU EDUCATION SCHOOLING – DON BOSCO HIGHER SCHOOL, VELLORE HIGHER EDUCATION – B.A. – PRESIDENCY COLLEGE, MADRAS M.A. – PACHAIYAPPA’S COLLEGE, MADRAS B.L. – LAW COLLEGE, MADRAS PROFESSION ADVOCATE, PARLIAMENTARIAN, POLITICIAN, EDUCATIONALIST, SOCIAL WORKER AND PHILANTHROPIST OTHERS RATIONALIST AND SOCIAL REFORMER SOCIAL ACTIVITIES REMOVAL OF ILLITERACY WORKING FOR UPLIFT OF WORKING PEOPLE, DOWNTRODDEN PEOPLE, OPPRESSED PEOPLE AND BACKWARD PEOPLE. ERADICATION OF UNTOUCHABILITY AND CASTE SYSTEM. REPRESENTATIVE OF THE PEOPLE HE WAS THE YOUNGEST PARLIAMENTARIAN OF THE 5TH LOK SABHA SERVED FOR THE FULL TENURE, CONTRIBUTING HIS BEST SERVICE IN DEVELOPING THE VELLORE INTO INDUSTRIAL TOWN (SIPCOT), HE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN BRINGING THE YELAGIRI EXPRESS RUNS BETWEEN CHENNAI AND JOLARPETTAI, BY BEING A STANDING COMMITTEE MEMBER ON RAILWAYS. HE BROUGHT MANY MEASURES TO IMPROVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE IN DEFENCE, BY BEING A STANDING COMMITTEE MEMBER ON DEFENCE. HE WORKED TIRELESSLY FOR THE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE OF VELLORE. HE TOOK PART IN THE INTERNATIONAL YOUTH CONFERENCE HELD AT MOSCOW (USSR) REPRESENTING INDIA AND ACTIVELY PARTICIPATED IN VARIOUS SOCIO-CULTURAL EVENTS ACROSS FORMER SOVIET UNION. ESTABLISHED SIDDHARTHA SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL, VELLORE IN 1981 FIRST CBSE SCHOOL IN VELLORE DISTRICT WITH LOWEST TUITION FEES. ABOUT HIM HE HAD A VAST KNOWLEDGE OF ART, HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY, POLITICS, SOCIOLOGY AND ECONOMICS. HE LIKES READING AND WRITING (POEMS AND SHORT STORIES PUBLISHED IN VARIOUS MAGAZINES).HE WAS A RATIONALIST AND A SELF TAUGHT PERSON. HE LOVES TRAVELLING. VISITED: UKRAINE, UZBEKISTAN, KAZAKHSTAN, GEORGIA, AZERBAIJAN, KYRGYZSTAN, TAJIKISTAN, ARMENIA, TURKMENISTAN, AFGHANISTAN AND RUSSIA. HE LED A VERY SIMPLE LIFE, HE WAS AN INSPIRING PERSONALITY. HE WAS A ROLE MODEL FOR THE SCHOOL CHILDREN. HE WAS A GREAT HUMAN BEING. HE WAS A LEGEND. DIED 07/01/2020, VELLORE, TAMIL NADU