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C. R. Krishnaswamy Rao Sahib is a retired Indian civil servant who served as the Chief Secretary of Tamil Nadu from 1985 to 1988. He was born on 2 February 1927 in Madras, British India. He completed his schooling from the Madras Christian College High School and graduated from the Madras Christian College in 1947. He then went on to pursue a Master's degree in Economics from the University of Madras. He began his career as a civil servant in 1950 and served in various capacities in the Government of Tamil Nadu. He was appointed as the Chief Secretary of Tamil Nadu in 1985 and served in the post until 1988. He was also the Chairman of the Tamil Nadu State Planning Commission from 1988 to 1990. He has been awarded the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award in India, in 1988 for his services to the nation. He is also a recipient of the Tamil Nadu State Government's Kalaimamani Award. C. R. Krishnaswamy Rao Sahib is currently 86 years old. He has a height of 5 feet 8 inches and weighs around 70 kg. He is married and has two children. His net worth is estimated to be around $1 million.

Popular As Colathur Rama Krishnaswamy Rao Sahib
Occupation N/A
Age 86 years old
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Born 2 February 1927
Birthday 2 February
Birthplace Madras, British India
Date of death (2013-02-12)
Died Place Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
Nationality India

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C. R. Krishnaswamy Rao Sahib Net Worth

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1980

He was also a great visionary. Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam credits him with propelling the idea of Integrated Guided Missile Programme of India during the 1980s, when there was tremendous criticism from the Armed forces that, not a single missile had been successfully developed so far.

1927

Colathur Rama Krishnaswamy Rao Sahib IAS, PV (2 February 1927 – 12 February 2013) was an Indian civil servant who served as 15th Cabinet Secretary of India from 1981-1985. He also served as the Secretary to Prime Minister Charan Singh. when Indira Gandhi became the Prime Minister of India. He was awarded the second highest civilian honor of India, Padma Vibhushan in 2006, besides the Great Maratha Award in 2009. His maternal grandfather was R. Ramachandra Rao, Collector of Nellore, who helped Srinivasa Ramanujan during the latter's formative years.

Krishnaswamy Rao Sahib was born in a prominent Deshastha Madhva Brahmin family on 2 February 1927 in Madras, British India. The family is connected to Arni Jagir family, Rao Sahib belongs to the junior branch of the Colathur family. Rao Sahib became a family title when the Sultanate of Bijapur conferred it on his ancestor Vedaji Bhaskar Rao Pant. His maternal grandfather was R. Ramachandra Rao, Collector of Nellore, who helped Srinivasa Ramanujan during the latter's formative years. Rao Sahib attended P.S. Higher Secondary School before receiving Bachelor of Science in physics from the Presidency College, Chennai. Rao Sahib joined Indian Administrative Service on 1 February 1950.