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Kamarajar Mandapam In Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu

Kamarajar Mandapam (Kamarajar Memorial) in Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India on February 12, 2020. The memorial was built to honor Shri Kumarasami Kamaraj (known as the Black Gandhi) , the freedom fighter, a veteran political leader and the past Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu who in 1962, introduced the 'free meal scheme' in schools to encourage the poorest of the poor people to send their children to school. Shri Kamaraj was awarded India's highest civilian honour - Bharat Ratna, for his work in the field of education (free education to rural kids). After his death, his ashes were kept at the memorial before being immersed in the sea. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto)

Photo ID	#5528032
Date Taken	12 February 2020
Location	N/A
Photographer	Creative Touch Imaging Ltd/NurPhoto
Category	Human Interest
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Creative Touch Imaging Ltd/NurPhoto

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