Sarojini Varadappan was an Indian social worker from the state of Tamil Nadu.
20 Facts About Sarojini Varadappan
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Sarojini Varadappan was the daughter of former Chief Minister of Madras, M Bhaktavatsalam.
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Sarojini Varadappan's father Bhaktavatsalam was a student at the Madras Law college when she was born.
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Sarojini Varadappan studied till ninth standard at Lady Sivaswami Girls School when her education was discontinued.
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Sarojini Varadappan studied Hindi through private home tuitions and completed her Visharadh.
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Sarojini Varadappan was associated with the Indian National Congress and the Congress Seva Dal during her early days.
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Sarojini Varadappan was 21 years old when her father was arrested at the height of the Quit India Movement.
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Sarojini Varadappan resumed her studies after marriage and completed her Master's in political science from Mysore University through correspondence.
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Sarojini Varadappan did her MA in Vaishnavism from Madras University.
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Sarojini Varadappan got her PhD at the age of 80 for her thesis on "Social Service and the Swami Narayan Movement".
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Sarojini Varadappan is an ardent devotee of the Paramacharya of Kanchi, Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi.
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Sarojini Varadappan died on 17 October 2013, at the age of 92.
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Sarojini Varadappan learnt music from Parur Sundaram Iyer and sung prayer songs at Congress meetings.
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Sarojini Varadappan learnt Kshetragna padams and Tamil padams from Mylapore Gowri Ammal, Bharatiyar songs from E Krishna Iyer and Hindi bhajans from Veena Visalakshi.
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Sarojini Varadappan was involved in social activities ever since her early days.
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Sarojini Varadappan has been a member of the Indian Red Cross Society for over 35 years.
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When contacted, Channa Reddy's wife had declined the request due to her lack of proficiency in Tamil and instead asked Sarojini Varadappan to preside over the organisation.
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Sarojini Varadappan was awarded India's fourth highest civilian award, the Padma Shri in 1973.
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Sarojini Varadappan was awarded the Jankidevi Bajaj award for 2004 at a function in Chennai held on 23 February 2005.
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In 2009, Sarojini Varadappan was awarded India's third highest civilian award, the Padma Bhushan for social service.