Subramaniam, C. 1910-2000
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Sources of Information
- Author's Nān̲ cen̲r̲a cila nāṭukal, 1962.
- His Hand of destiny, 1993- :v. 1, t.p. (C. Subramaniam) jkt. (b. 1/30/1910; popul. known as C.S.; practised law in Coimbatore, 1936; active nationalist; mem., Madras Legisl. Assem. and minister, 1952-1962; min of food & agric., plng., fin., defence, etc., [central] Govt. of India, 1962-1967, 1971-1977, and 1979; governor of Maharashtra, 1990-1993)
- New Delhi non-MARC file(hdg.: Subramaniam, C., 1910- ; Subramaniam, Chidambaram, 1910- ; usage: C. Subramaniam; Ci Cuppiramaṇiyam)
- Passion for excellence, 2001:t.p. (C. Subramaniam) p.169 (d. 7 Nov. 2000)
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Wikipedia description:
Chidambaram Subramaniam (commonly known as CS) (30 January 1910 – 7 November 2000), was an Indian politician and independence activist. He served as Minister of Finance and Minister of Defence in the union cabinet. He later served as the Governor of Maharashtra. As the Minister for Food and Agriculture, he ushered the Indian Green Revolution, an era of self-sufficiency in food production along with M. S. Swaminathan, B. Sivaraman and Norman E. Borlaug. He was awarded Bharat Ratna, Indian's highest civilian award, in 1998, for his role in ushering Green Revolution.
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