Varahagiri Venkata Giri commonly known as V. V. Giri, was the fourth President of the Republic of India from 24 August 1969 to 24 August 1974. Giri was born in Berhampur in the Ganjam district of Odisha. His father, V. V. Jogayya Pantulu, was a successful lawyer and political activist of the Indian National Congress. […]