Kocheril Raman Narayana

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• Kocheril Raman Narayana Achievements
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• Kocheril Raman Narayana Net Worth

Kocheril Raman Narayana Biography

K. R. Narayanan was an Indian statesman, diplomat, academician and politician. Narayanan was the tenth president and ninth vice president of India. He completed his study in political science at the London School of Economics with the assistance of a scholarship.
Narayanan began his journey as a member of the Indian Foreign Service in the Nehru administration.
Moreover, he served as ambassador to Japan, United Kingdom, Thailand, Turkey, China and United States and was referred to by Nehru as "the best diplomat of the country".
Narayanan joined politics at Indira Gandhi's request and won three successive general elections to the Lok Sabha and served as a Minister of State in Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's cabinet,
elected as vice president in 1992 and became president in 1997.

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Kocheril Raman Narayana Personal Life

Full Name	Kocheril Raman Narayana
Date of Birth	04 Feb 1921
Date of Death	09 Nov 2005 (Age 84)
Place of Birth	Uzhavoor, Kerala
Party Name	Indian National Congress
Education	M.A. in English literature, B.Sc. in Economics with specialization in political science
Profession	Journalist, Politician
Father's Name	Kocheril Raman Vaidyar
Mother's Name	NA
Spouse's Name	Usha Narayanan
Children	2 Daughter(s)

Kocheril Raman Narayana Net Worth

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Interesting Facts about Kocheril Raman Narayana

1. K.R. Narayanan interviewed the Father of the Nation, Mahatama Gandhi while working with The Hindu and The Times of India as a journalist.
2. In Rangoon, Burma, Narayanan met Ma Tint Tint and in 1951, the couple married in Delhi.
Subsequently, Ma Tint Tint became an Indian citizen and changed her name to Usha Narayanan.

Political Timeline of Kocheril Raman Narayana

• 1997 – 2002 : Kocheril Raman Narayana also served as tenth President of India.
• 1992 – 1997 : K. R. Narayanan was the ninth Vice President of India.
• 1984–1992 : Narayanan also served as Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha.
• 1980–1984 : Later he became Indian Ambassador to United States.
• 1976 – 1978 : K. R. Narayanan was the Indian Ambassador to China.

Kocheril Raman Narayana Achievements

In 1944, K. R. Narayanan was awarded a Tata Scholarship of Rs. 16,000 by J. R. D. Tata to read politics, economics and journalism at the London School of Economics.

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