Gandhiji gave a Passionate Speech
Gandhiji gave a passionate speech in 1895 on the plight of Indians living in South Africa. Where Gandhiji spoke at many places. Particularly, Pachaiyappa’s college,Victoriya Hall, YMCA, Seashore of Triplicane. In 6th April 1919, when Gandhiji in Chennai he got an idea to start a Satyagraha against the Roulette ban and also holding fast, prayer and hartal across the country. In 1938 Madras province was the first to adopt the prohibition scheme.
David Mc Conaughy
DAVID MCCONAUGHEY 1890 DAVID MC CONAUGHY, American Secretary who was first General Secretary of YMCA Madras.
Mr. K.T PAUL
1916 K.T. Paul became the first Indian National General Secretary of India. Paul had started rural development programmes in India through co-operatives and credit societies. These programmes for self-reliance of marginal farmers became very popular.
