N. R. Pillai

Sir Narayanan Raghavan Pillai, of Elenkath popularly known as "Rag" was an Indian civil servant who was the second Secretary General in the Ministry of External Affairs, as well as the first Cabinet Secretary in independent India, a post he held from February 6, 1950 until May 13, 1953. He also served as India's Ambassador to France.

Childhood & Early Life

· Sir Raghavan was born in Trivandrum, Travancore State (now Kerala) on 24 July 1898, in a distinguished ancient Nairfamily of Elankath in South Travancore.

· He was a matrilineal descendant of Dewan Nanoo Pillai. Elankom Gardens in Diamond Hill, Trivandrum is named after the family's town house. He read English and became a Bachelor of Arts first-class honours in 1918 from Madras University, subsequently receiving a government scholarship to study at Trinity Hall, Cambridge University. There, he took the Triposin Natural Sciences in 1921 and a Tripos in Law in 1922, both times with first-class honours.

Online Nadi Astrology Char Kaman Hyderbad, Online Nadi Jothidam Char Kaman Hyderbad, Online Nadi Jyotish Char Kaman Hyderbad, Online Nadi Shashtra Char Kaman Hyderbad, Online Nadi Jyothish Char Kaman Hyderbad, Online Nadi Josiyam Char Kaman Hyderbad, Online Nadi Consultation Char Kaman Hyderbad, Online Nadi Thumb Impression Astrology Char Kaman Hyderbad, Online Ola Josiyam Char Kaman Hyderbad, Online Talagiri Josiyam Char Kaman Hyderbad, Nadi Astrology Char Kaman Hyderbad , Nadi Jothidam Char Kaman Hyderbad, Nadi Jyotish Char Kaman Hyderbad, Nadi Shashtra Char Kaman Hyderbad, Nadi Jyothish Char Kaman Hyderbad, Nadi Josiyam Char Kaman Hyderbad, Nadi Consultation Char Kaman Hyderbad, Nadi Thumb Impression Astrology Char Kaman Hyderbad, Ola Josiyam Char Kaman Hyderbad, Talagiri Josiyam Char Kaman Hyderbad, Astrology Char Kaman Hyderbad, Online Siva Nadi Astrology Char Kaman Hyderbad, Online Shiva Nadi Astrology Char Kaman Hyderbad, Online Nadi Jothidam Char Kaman Hyderbad, Online Agasthiya Nadi Astrology Char Kaman Hyderbad, Online Agasthiyar Nadi Astrology Char Kaman Hyderbad, Siva Nadi Astrology Char Kaman Hyderbad siva Nadi Astrology Char Kaman Hyderbad, Nadi Jothidam Char Kaman Hyderbad, Agasthiya Nadi Astrology Char Kaman Hyderbad, Agasthiyar Nadi Astrology Char Kaman Hyderbad, Best Online Nadi Astrology Char Kaman Hyderbad, Famous Online Nadi Astrology Char Kaman Hyderbad, Popular Online Nadi Astrology Char Kaman Hyderbad, Online Generation Nadi Astrology, Genuine Online Nadi Astrology Char Kaman Hyderbad, Best Nadi Astrology Char Kaman Hyderbad, Famous Nadi Astrology Char Kaman Hyderbad, Popular Nadi Astrology Char Kaman Hyderbad, Genuine Nadi Astrology Char Kaman Hyderbad, Generation Nadi Astrology Char Kaman Hyderbad, Vaitheeswaran Koil Nadi Astrology Char Kaman Hyderbad, Vaitheeswaran Koil Nadi Astrology Char Kaman Hyderbad, Vaitheeswaran Koil Nadi Astrology Online, Vaitheeswaran Koil Nadi Jothidam Online, Vaitheeswaran Koil Sivanadi Astrology Online, Vaitheeswaran Koil Shivanadi Astrology Online, Vaitheeswaran Koil Sivanadi Jothidam Online, Vaitheeswaran Koil Shivanadi Jothidam Online, Vaitheeswaran Koil Agasthiya Sivanadi Astrology Online, Vaitheeswaran Koil Agasthiya Nadi Astrology Online, Vaitheeswaran Koil Naadi Astrology Online, Online Naadi Astrology Vaitheeswaran Koil, Online Astrology Nadi, Online Astrology Naadi, Nadi Astrology, Nadi Jothidam, Nadi Josyam, Nadi Jothish, Nadi Jyotish

Career

· Joining the Indian Civil Service in 1922, Sir Raghavan initially served in the Central Provinces as an assistant commissioner and as an officiating deputy commissioner from March–November 1927.

· During his career with the ICS, Sir Raghavan was appointed to various secretarial positions in the then United Provinces. He successively served as an assistant collector of customs at Chennai (December 1927-May 1929) and as deputy director of commercial intelligence at Kolkata (May 1929-March 1932). He was promoted to deputy secretary in March 1932, joining the Commerce Department.

· He was advanced to temporary joint secretary (June 1934) and to joint secretary (officiating) in February 1936, being appointed collector at Karachi in April 1936. From April 1937, he was an officer on special duty with the Commerce Department, and was appointed as a deputy commissioner in July.

· He was promoted to joint secretary in the Commerce Department in April 1938, to additional secretary in February 1941 and finally to full secretary in October 1942.

· Sir Raghavan served as the Commissioner General for Economic and Commercial Affairs in Europe until 1953, residing in Paris. He received an honorary doctorate from the University of Travancore in 1953. He was a founding member of the first Governing Body of NCAER, the National Council of Applied Economic Research in New Delhi,India’s first economic policy institute established in 1956.

Honours

· He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1937, a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire (CIE) in the 1939 Birthday Honours and was knighted as a Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (KCIE) in the 1946 Birthday Honours.

· Sir Raghavan was awarded the Padma Vibhushan by the Government of India in 1960 and was made an honorary Fellow of Trinity Hall, his old college, in 1970.

Personal Life & Legacy

· In 1928, he married an Englishwoman, Edith (d. 1976) and the couple had two sons. Nisha Pillai, the former BBC presenter, is one of his grandchildren.

· Sir Raghavan died on March 31, 1992.

Guruji. A. Sivaguru Swamy

Whatsapp Skype IMO 9963334337 Facetime 9346346956

Skype – sivaguruswamy29

45/2, Opp.Railway Station, Sirkali Tq, Vaitheeswaran Koil,

Naagai Dist, Tamilnadu–609 117

Email – sivaguruswamy1@gmail.com

Our Bangalore Branch Office :

House No.20, Nagamma Layout, Kullappa Circle, Nehru Main Road, Near Om Shakthi Temple, Bangalore, Karnataka - 560084.

Mob : +91 - 99633 34337

http://www.sivanadi.com

http://vaitheeswarankoilnadiastrologer.com/

http://vaitheeswarankoilnadi.com/

http://vaitheeswarantemple.com/

http://vaitheeswarantemplenadiastrology.com/

http://www.chennainadiastrology.com

http://www.nadiastrologytamilnadu.com
http://www.indiannadiastrology.com
http://www.nadiastrologyhyderabad.com
http://www.nadiastrologytelangana.com
http://www.nadiastrologyandhrapradesh.com

Click Here to See the Map & Directions

Click Here to See us at YOUTUBE

Online Nadi Astrology Service Available @ 24x7

Vaitheeswaran Koil Nadi Astrology | Nadi Astrology

N. R. Pillai

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Online Kagabujandar Nadi Vaitheeswaran Koil