Background
Mathur, Veerendra Swarup was born on July 27, 1920 in Rajgarh, Rajasthan, India. Son of Banwari Swarup and Lakshmi Devi Mathur.
educator social scientist trade unionist
Mathur, Veerendra Swarup was born on July 27, 1920 in Rajgarh, Rajasthan, India. Son of Banwari Swarup and Lakshmi Devi Mathur.
Bachelor, Hindu College, Delhi, 1939. Bachelor of Laws, University Delhi, 1942.
Secretary, Indian Federation Labour, Delhi, 1941-1948; secretary, Hind Mazdoor Sabha, Delhi, 1948-1951; general secretary, Indian Adult Education Association, Delhi, 1948-1952, 79-80; president, Indian Adult Education Association, New Delhi, 1981-1983; director education for Asia, International confederation Free Trade Unions, Calcutta, 1952-1965; general secretary Asian and Pacific Regional Organisation, International confederation Free Trade Unions, New Delhi, 1965-1989.
General secretary Radical Democratic Party Delhi Branch, 1945-1948. Member Delhi Municipal Committee, 1946-1954. Member Labour Organization of the Rural Poor (president since 1975), Society for Promotion Organizations Rural Poor (president since 1979), Lok Shiksha Samaj (president since 1983), Appropriate Technology Development Association (chairman since 1996).
Married Kamlesh Rani Mathur, December 10, 1954.