T. S. Soundram

T. S. Soundram (August 18, 1904 – October 21, 1984) was an Indian physician, social reformer and politician. With her husband, G. Ramachandran, she notably founded the Gandhigram Trust in 1947 as a memorial to Kasturba Gandhi, the deceased wife of Mahatma Gandhi, with a fund of national donations. This was set up as a rural institution, in a remote place, to serve the most deprived of people. She also served as Deputy Minister of Education in Nehru's Government.

The Gandhigram Rural Institute became a deemed university in 1976.

Commemoration

 * A commemorative stamp was issued in 2005.