Raju Narayana Swamy
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Raju Narayana Swamy, IAS
is an Indian Administrative Service
(IAS) officer. He is presently Secretary, General Education, Government of Kerala
.
family from Changanassery, Kerala
, India. He has a bachelors degree in Computer Science
from Indian Institute of Technology Madras
. He reportedly turned down a MIT
Scholarship in order to pursue a career with the Indian Administrative Service
. He also ranked first in the 1991 Civil Services Examination
and entered the Indian Administrative Service.
. He was also forced to take a temporary leave after he protested against his posting under an IAS officer two years his junior. After the V. S. Achuthanandan
led LDF
government came into power in Kerala, Narayana Swamy was appointed as the collector of Idukki district and was given charge of Munnar
land evacuations. During his investigations, he inquired into an illegal land deal by the son and daughter of the Public Works Minister T. U. Kuruvilla
who had to resign over the issue. He also proceeded against the former Minister P.J. Joseph and his relatives regarding their alleged illegal landholdings. The Kerala Government shifted him soon after issue, claiming complaints against him. The Chief Minister, in response denied that the transfer was over his actions taken against the politicians.
Narayana Swamy is a prolific writer with 23 books to his credit. His work Santhimantram Muzhangunna Thazvarayil (Travelogue) won the 2004 Kerala Sahitya Akademi award. Among his recent works include Niram Mangiya Vazhithara, which is a translation of The Road of Lost Innocence, the English version of the French memoirs by Somaly Mam
. Thakarnna maniyum nilakkaatha nadavum is his critical study of the life and works of Malayalam poet Edappally Raghavan Pillai
, who committed suicide at a young age. He also has a passion for Mathematics
and Physics
which he opted as subjects for the Civil Services Examination.
Indian Administrative Service
The Indian Administrative Service is the administrative civil service of the Government of India. It is one of the three All India Services....
is an Indian Administrative Service
Indian Administrative Service
The Indian Administrative Service is the administrative civil service of the Government of India. It is one of the three All India Services....
(IAS) officer. He is presently Secretary, General Education, Government of Kerala
Government of Kerala
The Government of Kerala is a democratically elected body that governs the State of Kerala, India for a period of 5 years. The state government is headed by the Governor of Kerala as the nominal head of state, with a democratically elected Chief Minister as real head of the executive. The state...
.
Early life
Narayana Swamy was born into a middle class Kerala IyerIyer
Iyer is the title given to the caste of Hindu Brahmin communities of Tamil origin. Most Iyers are followers of the Advaita philosophy propounded by Adi Shankara...
family from Changanassery, Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
, India. He has a bachelors degree in Computer Science
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
from Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
The Indian Institute of Technology Madras is an engineering and technology school in Chennai in southern India. It is recognized as an Institute of National Importance by the Government of India...
. He reportedly turned down a MIT
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
Scholarship in order to pursue a career with the Indian Administrative Service
Indian Administrative Service
The Indian Administrative Service is the administrative civil service of the Government of India. It is one of the three All India Services....
. He also ranked first in the 1991 Civil Services Examination
Civil Services Examination
The Civil Services Examination is a nationwide competitive examination in India conducted by the Union Public Service Commission for recruitment to the various Civil Services of the Government of India, including Indian Administrative Service , Indian Foreign Service , Indian Police Service and...
and entered the Indian Administrative Service.
Career
Narayana Swamy's career has been marked with political controversies. After serving in the Indian Administrative Service for about a decade he was forced to take a one-year compulsory leave. This was after he issued a notice to convene a meeting of the Kerala State Co-operative Marketing Federation's board of directors in compliance with an order of the Kerala High CourtKerala High Court
High Court of Kerala is the highest court in the Indian state of Kerala and in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep. The High Court of Kerala is headquartered at Kochi...
. He was also forced to take a temporary leave after he protested against his posting under an IAS officer two years his junior. After the V. S. Achuthanandan
V. S. Achuthanandan
Velikkakathu Sankaran Achuthanandan is an Indian politician and a former Chief Minister of the state of Kerala. He had been a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of India since 1985, and until July 2009, when he was reverted to the Central Committee of the party owing to his...
led LDF
Left Democratic Front
Left Democratic Front is a coalition of left winged political parties in the state of Kerala, in India. This is one of the two major political coalitions in Kerala, each of which have been in power alternatively for the last two decades. LDF is the coalition that is presently in oppposition...
government came into power in Kerala, Narayana Swamy was appointed as the collector of Idukki district and was given charge of Munnar
Munnar
Munnar is one of the most popular hill station in Kerala and in southern India. Munnar is located on the Western Ghats, situated in the Idukki district....
land evacuations. During his investigations, he inquired into an illegal land deal by the son and daughter of the Public Works Minister T. U. Kuruvilla
T. U. Kuruvilla
Chev. Dr. T. U. Kuruvilla is a politician from Kerala, India. He was born at Oonjappara, Kothamangalam, Kerala, in 1936, August 13th, to Shri. Uthuppu and Smt. Mariyam. He did his Diploma in Civil Engineering. He is a well known Agriculturist and Businessman. He got elected to Kerala Legislative...
who had to resign over the issue. He also proceeded against the former Minister P.J. Joseph and his relatives regarding their alleged illegal landholdings. The Kerala Government shifted him soon after issue, claiming complaints against him. The Chief Minister, in response denied that the transfer was over his actions taken against the politicians.
Narayana Swamy is a prolific writer with 23 books to his credit. His work Santhimantram Muzhangunna Thazvarayil (Travelogue) won the 2004 Kerala Sahitya Akademi award. Among his recent works include Niram Mangiya Vazhithara, which is a translation of The Road of Lost Innocence, the English version of the French memoirs by Somaly Mam
Somaly Mam
Somaly Mam is a Cambodian author and human rights advocate, focusing primarily on needs of victims of human sex trafficking, and has garnered official and media acclaim for her efforts.-Early life:...
. Thakarnna maniyum nilakkaatha nadavum is his critical study of the life and works of Malayalam poet Edappally Raghavan Pillai
Edappally Raghavan Pillai
Edappally Raghavan Pillai was a romantic Malayalam poet who committed suicide at a young age. He along with his close friend Changampuzha Krishna Pillai brought in a new breath of life into the Malayalam poetry of the 1930s...
, who committed suicide at a young age. He also has a passion for Mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
and Physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
which he opted as subjects for the Civil Services Examination.