| Name(s) |
CHIDAMBARAM
SUBRAMANIAM |
| Date of
Birth |
January 30, 1910 |
| Date of
Death |
November 07, 2000 |
|
Identity |
Indian (BHARAT
RATNA) statesman (Indian Independence activist, State minister,
Central minister and Governor of state). |
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Date-wise Events / Works |
- 1942: He was imprisoned
during the Quit India Movement.
- 1952 to 1962: He was a
minister of Education, Law and Finance for Madras State.
- 1962: He was elected to the
Lok Sabha.
- 1964: He became the
Minister of Agriculture, Govt. of India.
- 1966: He retired as the
Minister of Agriculture, Govt. of India.
- May 02, 1971: He became the
Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission.
- July 22, 1972: He retired
as the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission.
- 1975: He became the
Minister of Finance, Govt. of India.
- 1977: He retired as the
Minister of Finance, Govt. of India.
- July 28, 1979: He became
the Minister of Defence, Govt. of India.
- January 14, 1980: He
retired as the Minister of Defence, Govt. of India.
- 1990: He became the
Governor of Maharashtra.
- 1996: He received the U. Thant Peace
Award.
- 1998: He received the
Bharat Ratna Award.
- August 2010: A
commemorative coin in his honour, was released by the
Government of India. A commemorative postage stamp was also
released in his honour, in 2010
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Other Events &
Developments |
- He was an Indian politician and Independence activist.
- He was an active member of the Civil disobedience
movement against the British during his college days.
- As the Minister for Food and Agriculture, he ushered the
Indian Green Revolution, an era of self-sufficiency in food
production.
- He appointed M. S. Swaminathan, who played a major role
in green revolution and Verghese Kurien as the chairman of
National Dairy Development Board when he ushered the Indian
White Revolution.
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