He obtained his BSc Physics from Presidency
College and BL from Law College ,Madras University
He practiced as an Advocate at the Madras
High Court (1936 – 1946).He actively participated in the Independence movement
under leadership of Gandhiji and Rajaji
He was Member of Constituent Assembly
(1946 – 1950) and Parliament (1950 – 1952).
He
served as Minister of Finance, Education & Law & Leader of the House in Madras
State (1952 – 1962)
He served successively as Union Minister
of Steel & Heavy Engineering (1962 – 1963), Mines & Industries (1963 –
1964) and Food & Agriculture (1964 – 1967)
He was Chairman of National Aeronautics
Commission (1967 – 1968) and National Agricultural Commission (1968 – 1971)
He served successively as Union Minister
of Planning & Vice Chairman of National Planning Commission. (1971 – 1972).
Union Minister of Science & Technology (1972 – 1975), Finance (1975 – 1977),
(1977 – 1979), Defence (1979 – 1980)
He retired from active politics and became
Vice President of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (1980 – 1990).
He was Governor of Maharashtra (1990 –
1993).He served as Chancellor (1993 – 1994)
and Chancellor Emeritus (1994 – 2000) of Avinashilingam Institute of Higher
Education for Women – Deemed University .Coimbatore
He died on November.07.2000 at Chennai
at the age of 90.
Government
Service
He served the Union Government of India with
distinction as Cabinet Minister in major portfolios of Food, Agriculture, Industries,
Planning, Finance and Defence
Public
Service
He was Chairman of Avinashilingam Foundation,
Loganathan Foundation,
Ranganathan Foundation,
National
Agro Foundation and Sadachar Bharathi., Bharatidasan Institute of Management
Architect
of Green Revolution in India
He as Union Minster of Food &
Agriculture drafted and implemented India’s modern agricultural development policy
which led to the record production of wheat in 1972, termed the Green
Revolution of India.
He
introduced high yielding varieties of hybrid seeds, subsidized pesticides and fertilizers
which ushered an era of self sufficiency in food production in India.
Awards
The Government of India conferred the Bharat
Ratna in 1998
He also received the Anuvrat award, U
Thant award , YB Chavan award and Norman Borlaug award
Doctorates
He received Honorary Doctorates from
the Universities of Madras (1999) Manipal(1999) Jaffna(2000) and Madurai
Memoirs
Memoirs: Hands
of Destiny ( 1993 1995 )
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