Short biography of k r narayanan
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Former President of India Shri Narayanan received his education from the University of Travancore where he obtained an M.A. degree in English Literature standing first in the University. Later, he obtained (Econ.) degree from the London School of Economics with First Class Honours specialising in Political Science.
Professional Career
Shri Narayanan started his career as a Lecturer in the University of Travancore (). Later he took to journalism and worked with The Hindu, Madras (now Chennai) and Times of India, Bombay (now Mumbai - ). While a student in London, he served as the London Correspondent of "Social Welfare", a weekly from Bombay edited by Shri K.M. Munshi (). Shri Narayanan joined the Indian Foreign Service in and served in Indian Embassies in Rangoon, Tokyo, London, Canberra and Hanoi and held different positions in the Ministry of External Affairs.
In between he taught Economic Administration at Delhi School of Economics from and was also th
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K. R. Narayanan Biography: Birth, Education, Career and Personal Life
K. R. Narayanan or Kocheril Raman Narayanan was a diplomat, academic and politician. He served India as the 10th President and 9th Vice-President. Today marks the th Birth Anniversary of the former President of India, K.R. Narayanan.
K.R. Narayanan: Birth, Early Life, Education
K.R. Narayanan was born in present-day Uzhavoor, Kerala, India to Kocheril Raman Vaidyar and Punnaththuraveettil Paappiyamma, belonging to Pulaya caste. His father was a practitioner of Ayurveda.
Pulaya Caste The members of this caste were assigned to pluck the coconuts as per the caste system. |
He attended the Government Lower Primary School, Kurichithanam; Our Lady of Lourdes Upper Primary School, Uzhavoor; St. John's High School, Koothattukulam; St. Mary's High School in Kuravilangad and C. M. S. College, Kottayam. He often listened to school lectures standing outside the classroom as he
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K.R. Narayanan
When he finished his grad at LSE, Laski wrote KRN a letter of introduction that he was supposed to give to Jawahar Lal Nehru, the then Prime Minister of India. When KRN returned from London, he sought an appointment with the PM. The meeting in the Parliament House was cordial, and when it was time to leave, KRN handed Laski’s letter over to the PM.. He was halfway across the great circular corridor when Nehru called him back and asked him why the letter wasn’t handed over earlier. KRN explained,
“Well, sir, I am sorry. I thought it would be enough if I just handed it over while leaving”.
Election of K.R. Narayanan, first Dalit President of India by Aditya Raj
Not too long after this meeting, KRN entered the Indian Foreign Service, in He served as ambassador to Myanmar, Japan, the United Kingdom, Thailand, Turkey, China, and the United States.
In , when he went to China, it was for the first time in 15 years that an Indian ambassador was sent the