Vangal Krishnamachari Thiruvenkatachari (January 30, 1904 – January 23, 1984) was an Indian lawyer who served as the Advocate-General of Madras State

Madras State

Madras State was the name by which the Indian districts in Tamil Nadu, Andhra, Northern Kerala, Bellary and Dakshina Kannada were collectively known as from 1950 to 1953....

 from 1951 to 1964. He was the eldest son of Indian civil servant Sir V. T. Krishnamachari.

Early life and education

Thiruvenkatachari was born in Srirangam

Srirangam

Srirangam , Old name is Vellithirumutha gramam and Tamil name is Thiruvarangam , is an island and a part of the city of Tiruchirapalli , in South India....

 to V. T. Krishnamachari

V. T. Krishnamachari

Rao Bahadur Sir Vangal Thiruvenkatachari Krishnamachari KCSI, KCIE was an Indian civil servant and administrator...

 and his wife Rangammal on January 30, 1904. He was the second child and the eldest son of the couple. Thiruvenkatachari was educated at Presidency College, Madras and studied law at the Madras Law College. On completion of his education, Thiruvenkatachari worked as a junior under S. Srinivasa Iyengar and Sir Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar. In 1950, the newly constituted Republic of India consulted him on the Companies Act.

Other activities

Apart from law, Thiruvenkatachari was also instrumental in the founding of the Vivekananda College, Vidya Mandir, and the Voluntary Health Service.

Family

Thiruvenkatachari married Padmini (1910–1995). The couple had two children:

• Sita Narasimhan
• T. Krishnan