| Highlights of Career |
- President of India from 24th August, 1969 to 24th August, 1974.
- Trade Union Leader for several years.
- General Secretary and President of the All-India Railwaymen's Federation.
- Twice elected President of the All-India Trade Union Congress.
- Indian Workers' delegate to the International Labour Conference in Geneva, 1927.
- Participated in the Second Round Table Conference, London, 1931 as Worker's Representative.
- Minister for Labour, Industries, and Co-operatives in the Madras Ministry (1937–39).
- Appointed Indian High Commissioner to Ceylon.
- Elected to the Lok Sabha in 1952 and served as Union Minister for Labour from May 1952 to September 1954.
- President of the Indian Congress of Social Work in 1958.
- Governor of Uttar Pradesh (1957–60), Kerala (1961–65), and Mysore (1965–67).
- Vice-President of India from 6th May, 1967 to 24th August, 1969.
- Founder President, Indian Society of Labour Economics.
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