TSR Subramanian Age, Death Cause, Wife, Family, Biography & More
Bio | |
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Full Name | Thirumanilaiyur Sitapati Ramana Subramanian |
Profession | Writer, Former cabinet secretary |
Physical Stats & More | |
Height (approx.) | in centimeters- 168 cm in meters- 1.68 m in feet inches- 5’ 6” |
Weight (approx.) | in kilograms- 90 kg in pounds- 198 lbs |
Eye Colour | Black |
Hair Colour | White |
Personal Life | |
Date of Birth | 11 December 1938 |
Birth Place | Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India |
Date of Death | 26 February 2018 |
Place of Death | Delhi, India |
Age (at the time of death) | 79 Years |
Death Cause | Chronic illness |
Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Sagittarius |
Nationality | Indian |
Hometown | Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India |
School | St Xaviers College, Calcutta University, Kolkata |
College/University | University of Calcutta, Kolkata Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA |
Educational Qualifications | Master's degree in Mathematics Master's degree in Public Administration (Economics) |
Family | Not Known |
Religion | Hinduism |
Hobbies | Reading, Writing |
Girls, Affairs and More | |
Marital Status | Not Known |
Wife/Spouse | Not Known |
Children | Not Known |
Some Lesser Known Facts About TSR Subramanian
- Subramanian was born in a Tamil middle-class family.
- He was a 1961 batch officer of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) of the Uttar Pradesh cadre.
- He had served as the Secretary in the Ministry of Textiles.
- In 1992, after the demolition of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, he was sent to Uttar Pradesh as Chief Secretary.
- He had served as the Cabinet Secretary from August 1996 to March 1998 headed by then Prime Minister, H.D. Deve Gowda.
- He served as Non-Executive Director at HCL Technologies Ltd. from September 1999 to November 2011.
- He also headed many government committees.
- He always gave impetus on education and environment and wrote many blogs related to it.
- As an author, he wrote books, such as – “India at Turning Point: The Road to Good Governance”, “GovernMint In India: An Inside View”, “Journeys Through Babudom and Netaland: Governance in India.”
- He had a strong stand against the interference of politicians in bureaucracy and filed a petition in The Supreme Court reguarding a fixed tenure for bureaucrats, to stop transfers of civil servants by politicians on regular intervals.
- After retiring, he lead a Committee to form national education policy which was presented to the NDA government in 2016, but was rejected.