N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar
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Narasimha Ayyangar Gopalaswami Ayyangar 31 March 1882 Tanjore district, Madras Presidency, Tamilnadu |
| Died | February 10, 1953 (aged 70) Chennai, Tamilnadu |
Diwan Bahadur Sir Narasimha Gopalaswami Ayyangar, CSI, CIE (31 March 1882 – 10 February 1953) Member of the Drafting Committee of the Constitution, was a leader of the Rajya Sabha and a cabinet minister (railway minister) in the Government of India.
Gopalaswami Ayyangar was born on March 31, 1882 in Tanjore District Madras Presidency. He studied at the Wesley School, and at the Presidency and Law Colleges in Madras, whereafter, for a short period in 1904, he was an Assistant Professor in Pachaiyappa's College.
In 1905, Ayyangar joined the Madras Civil Service. He served as a Deputy Collector till 1919, and was promoted Collector and District Magistrate in 1920. He was Registrar-General of Panchayats and Inspector of Local Boards for seven years from 1921. During this time many village panchayats were organized in the districts or Ramnad and Guntur. Then for three years he was Collector and District Magistrate in Anantapur. Following that he was Inspector of Municipal Councils and Local Boards till 1932. Mr. Ayyangar served as Secretary to Government in the Public Works Department from 1932 to 1934. Finally he served as a member of the Board of Revenue till 1937. The second phase of his career was devoted to politics. He was Prime Minister of Kashmir from 1937-1943 and was appointed Council of State from 1943-1947. During that time he was Chairman of the Committee for the Indianisation of Army. From 1947-1948 he served as Minister without Portfolio in the first cabinet under Jawaharlal Nehru. This was followed by his sojourn as Minister of Railways and Transport from 1948-1952, and finally, he served as Defence Minister from 1952-1953.
Ayyangar's political career gained prominence during his tenure as Prime Minister of Kashmir. He was chosen to head the delegation that represented India in the long-standing dispute over Kashmir's sovereignty at the United Nations in 1948. In 1952, Prime Minister Nehru appointed him as India's representative in the ongoing negotiations and discussions about Kashmir at the Geneva talks.
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