P. V. Cherian

P. V. Cherian

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P. V. Cherian Profile

  • Name:
  • P. V. Cherian
  • Born:
  • July 9, 1893
  • Father:
  • P M Varkey
  • Mother:
  • Achamma
  • Spouse:
  • Tara

P. V. Cherian Biography

Dr. P. V. Cherian was one of the leading Indian physicians and surgeon of 20th century. He was also an eminent politician who served as Governor of Maharashtra from 14th Nov 1964 till 8th Nov 1969, till his death. It was only a few days left to end his tenure as government. A popular person among Chennai people and Maharastrians, his death was condemned by all leading politicians of the country including the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Cherian originally belongs to a famous Christian family of Kerala.

 

Cherian was born on 9 July 1893 to P M Varkey and Achamma. His family - Palathinkal is one of the leading Christian families of Alappuzha till now. Had his early days spent in his traditional home, he moved to Maharajah’s College High School, Thiruvananthapuram where he completed his matriculation in the year 1909. He passed his Intermediate Examination at the famous CMS College, Kottayam and moved to Chennai for higher studies. In 1912 he joined the L.M.S Course, which later came to be known as MBBS. After completing M.B.B.S. degree in 1917 he was appointed as Assistant Surgeon in the Government Hospital for Women and Children, Chennai, then known as Madras.

 

After that he served as a physician at many hospitals before he moved to England in 1925 to specialize in ENT. Once returned he was appointed as the first Indian Superintendent of Madras Medical College and later became its Principal. He was appointed as the first Indian Surgeon General of Madras and got retired from service in 1948. He then got actively involved with politics in the post-independent period. In 1949, he became the Mayor of Madras. He married Tara in 1935 who later became Mayor of Chennai in 1956, the first woman Mayor of independent India. Thus the couple stayed as an elite members of Chennai township.

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Updated: March 12, 2016

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