17 Facts About Chidambaram Subramaniam

Chidambaram Subramaniam, was an Indian politician and independence activist.

Chidambaram Subramaniam served as Minister of Finance and Minister of Defence in the union cabinet.

Chidambaram Subramaniam was awarded Bharat Ratna, Indian's highest civilian award, in 1998, for his role in ushering Green Revolution.

Chidambaram Subramaniam was an active member of the Civil disobedience movement against the British during his college days.

Chidambaram Subramaniam was imprisoned during the Quit India Movement in 1942.

Chidambaram Subramaniam was later elected to the Constituent Assembly and had a hand in the framing of the Constitution of India.

Chidambaram Subramaniam was a minister of Education, Law and Finance for Madras State from 1952 to 1962 under chief ministers Rajaji and K Kamaraj.

Chidambaram Subramaniam was the First Leader of the House in the Madras Legislative Assembly for the entire duration.

Chidambaram Subramaniam was elected to the Lok Sabha in 1962 and was the Minister for Steel and Mines.

Chidambaram Subramaniam worked as the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission from 2 May 1971 to 22 July 1972.

Swaminathan and B Sivaraman, Subramaniam was the architect of India's modern agricultural development policy, after the success of his programme which led to a record production of wheat in 1972 termed as the Indian Green Revolution.

The vision and influence of Mr Chidambaram Subramaniam in bringing about agricultural change and in the very necessary political decisions needed to make the new approach effective, should never be under-emphasized.

The groundwork for this advance was solidly laid during that period when Mr Chidambaram Subramaniam was the guiding political force instituting change.

Chidambaram Subramaniam founded the National Agro Foundation, Chennai and Bharathidasan Institute of Management, Tiruchirappalli.

Chidambaram Subramaniam advised her to devalue Indian rupee and was the finance minister during the Emergency in 1976.

Chidambaram Subramaniam was appointed the union Minister of Defence by Charan Singh in 1979.

Chidambaram Subramaniam died on 7 November 2000 at the age of 90 in Chennai.