Chidambaram Subramaniam

Chidambaram Subramaniam

Indian politician

Died aged 90AquariusBritish Raj

Biography

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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Career highlights

Career & roles

  • Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
  • Minister of Finance
  • Minister of Defence
  • Governor of Maharashtra
  • Member of the 1st Madras Legislative Assembly

Awards & honours (1)

  • Bharat Ratna

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Chidambaram Subramaniam died on November 7, 2000 at the age of 90.
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Chidambaram Subramaniam was born on January 30, 1910.
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Chidambaram Subramaniam was born in Pollachi.
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Chidambaram Subramaniam's zodiac sign is Aquarius.
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Chidambaram Subramaniam is a citizen of British Raj, India, Dominion of India.
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