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