Virendra Swarup Explained

Virendra Swarup
डॉ. वीरेन्द्र स्वरूप
Office:Chairman of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council
Term Start:15 March 1969
Term End:26 February 1980
Predecessor:Darbari Lal Sharma
Successor:Nagendra Swarup
Office1:Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council
Term Start1:6 May 1956
Term End1:26 February 1980
Predecessor1:Brijendra Swarup
Successor1:Jagendra Swarup
Birth Date:23 July 1923
Death Date:26 February 1980
Party:Independent
Constituency1:Kanpur

Virendra Swarup (25 July 1923 – 26 February 1980) was an educator and a former chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council. He was elected four times as MLC from Kanpur division graduates constituency.

Legacy

The Dr. Virendra Swarup Memorial Trust (VSMT) was established in 1989 in his memory. The Foundation is running 10+2 schools and several other institutions in Kanpur and nearby areas.The first school of the organisation was the ICSE H2 block VSEC in kanpur .It is closely associated with Dayanand Shiksha Sansthan, an organisation that manages more than 25 post-graduate and 10+2 colleges all over Uttar Pradesh and [Uttarakhand] . He was a good man and was loved by whole kanpur till now he is in our hearts and will remain forever by Archit dubey the student of vsec family..

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