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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Gopala Ramanujam
|image =
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| caption =
|office = [[List of Governors of Odisha|Governor of Odisha]]
|term_start = 18 June 1995
|term_end = 30 January 1997
|predecessor = [[B. Satya Narayan Reddy]]
|successor = [[K.V. Raghunatha Reddy]]
| office1 = [[List of Governors of Odisha|Governor of Odisha]]
| term_start1 = 13 February 1997
| term_end1 = 13 December 1997
| predecessor1 = [[K.V. Raghunatha Reddy]]
| successor1 = [[K.V. Raghunatha Reddy]]
| office2 =President [[Indian National Trade Union Congress]]
|term_start2=1958
|term_end2=1960
|term_start3=1985
|term_end3=3 August 1994
| 1blankname3=General Secretary
| 1namedata3=Kanti Mehta
| 2blankname3=Treasurer
| 2namedata3=Gopeshwar Das
|predecessor3=[[Bindeshwari Dubey]]
|successor3=[[G. Sanjeeva Reddy]]
| birth_date = {{birth date|1915|05|28|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Ramanathapuram]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British India]]
| death_date ={{death date and age|2001|06|26|1915|05|28|df=y}}
| death_place =
| nationality = [[India]]n
| other_names =
| known_for =
| occupation = Politician
}}
'''Gopala Ramanujam''' (1915–2001) was an Indian politician and co-founder of the [[Indian National Trade Union Congress]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=History|url=http://www.intuc.net/index.php?articleid=5|access-date=2021-05-13|website=www.intuc.net}}</ref> He was born on 28 May 1915 at Edircottal village, Ramanathapuram District in [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. He was a recipient of the third highest Indian civilian award of the [[Padma Bhushan]].<ref name="List of Odisha Governors">{{cite web | url=http://odisha.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/329-342.pdf | title=List of Odisha Governors | publisher=Orissa Annual Reference | date=2016 | access-date=6 May 2016}}</ref>

==Trade Union==
He was trained in trade union work during 1945 to 1947 at the Hindusthan Mazdoor Sevak Sangh and Majur Mahajan,
Ahmedabad, an institution founded by Mahatma Gandhi. He was the president of the INTUC from 1958 to 1960, and general secretary from 1964 till 1984. In 1985, he was again elected president, and held the post until 3 August 1994.

To honour his commitment to trade unionism, the Chennai-based National Centre for Industrial Harmony conducts the annual G. Ramanujam Memorial Lecture. There is also a permanent chair in his name at [[The Tamil Nadu Institute of Labour Studies]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Government of Tamil Nadu : Archives of Press Releases {{!}} Tamil Nadu Government Portal|url=https://www.tn.gov.in/pressrelease/archives/pr2004/pr060404/pr060404.htm|access-date=2021-05-13|website=www.tn.gov.in}}</ref>

==Governor==
He was Governor of Goa from 4 August 1994, to 15 June 1995,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rajbhavangoa.org/pastgovernors_postliberation.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326193954/http://www.rajbhavangoa.org/pastgovernors_postliberation.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=26 March 2012 | title=Governors Since Liberation | publisher=Raj Bhavan Goa | access-date=16 July 2019 }}</ref> before being transferred to [[Odisha]]. He was sworn in as Governor of Odisha on 18 June 1995,<ref name="List of Odisha Governors" /> and stepped down on 30 January 1997. He did another stint from 13 February 1997, to 13 December 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rajbhavanorissa.gov.in/formergovernor.asp |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-02-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225081608/http://www.rajbhavanorissa.gov.in/formergovernor.asp |archive-date=2012-02-25 }}</ref>

He held additional charge of Andhra Pradesh, from 22 August to 23 November 1997, when incumbent [[Krishan Kant]] was elected vice-president.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://governor.ap.nic.in/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-06-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140625111514/http://governor.ap.nic.in/ |archive-date=2014-06-25 }}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of Governors of Odisha]]
* [[List of Governors of Goa]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{PadmaBhushanAwardRecipients 1980–89}}
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{{succession box |
| title = [[List of Governors of Odisha|Governor of Odisha]]
| years = 18 Jun 1995 – 30 Jan 1997 (first term);<br> 13 February 1997 – 13 Dec 1997 (second term)|
| before = [[B. Satya Narayan Reddy]] (first term);<br> [[K.V. Raghunatha Reddy]] (second term)|
| after = [[K.V. Raghunatha Reddy]] (first term);<br>[[K.V. Raghunatha Reddy]] (second term)|
}}

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[[Category:Governors of Goa]]
[[Category:Governors of Odisha]]
[[Category:1915 births]]
[[Category:2001 deaths]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in social work]]
[[Category:Trade unionists from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:People from Ramanathapuram district]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian educational theorists]]
[[Category:Scholars from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Tamil Nadu politicians]]

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