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Chidambaram Subramaniam

Bharat Ratna
Chidambaram Subramaniam
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C. Subramaniam at a felicitation function
Minister of Agriculture
In office
1964–1966
Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri
Preceded by Swaran Singh
Succeeded by Jagjivan Ram
Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission
In office
2 May 1971 – 22 July 1972
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi
Preceded by D. R. Gadgil
Succeeded by Durga Prasad Dhar
Minister of Finance
In office
1975–1977
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi
Preceded by Yashwantrao Chavan
Succeeded by Haribhai M. Patel
Minister of Defence
In office
28 July 1979 – 14 January 1980
Prime Minister Charan Singh
Preceded by Jagjivan Ram
Succeeded by Indira Gandhi
Governor of Maharashtra
In office
15 February 1990 – 9 January 1993
Preceded by Kasu Brahmananda Reddy
Succeeded by P. C. Alexander
Personal details
Born (1910-01-30)30 January 1910
Died 7 November 2000(2000-11-07) (aged 90)

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.

Subramaniam was born on 30 January 1910 Senguttaipalayam near Pollachi in Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu. Subramaniam completed his early education in Pollachi before moving to Chennai where he did his B.Sc in Physics at the Presidency College, Chennai. Later he graduated with degree in law from Madras Law college, Chennai. During his college days, he started Vanamalar Sangam and published a magazine called Pithan from Gobichettipalayam along with Periyasaamy Thooran, K. S. Ramaswamy Gounder, O. V. Alagesan and Justice Palanisami. His inspiration was his uncle Swami Chidbhavananda.


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