Former PM PV Narsimha Rao to be conferred Bharat Ratna: PM Modi

Former Prime Minister and veteran leader of Congress Late P V Narsimha Rao will be conferred with the countrys highest civilian award Bharat Ratna Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on FridayTaking to X PM Modi said that as a distinguished scholar and statesman Narasimha Rao served India extensively in various capacitiesDelighted to share that our former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao Garu will be honoured with the Bharat Ratna As a distinguished scholar and statesman Narasimha Rao Garu served India extensively in various capacities He is equally remembered for the work he did as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Union Minister and as a Member of Parliament and Legislative Assembly for many years His visionary leadership was instrumental in making India economically advanced laying a solid foundation for the countrys prosperity and growth the PM saidNarasimha Rao Garus tenure as Prime Minister was marked by significant measures that opened India to global markets fostering a new era of economic development Furthermore his contributions to Indias foreign policy language and education sectors underscore his multifaceted legacy as a leader who not only steered India through critical transformations but also enriched its cultural and intellectual heritage he addedBorn on June 28 1921 in Karimnagar Telangana being an agriculturist and an advocate Narsimha Rao joined politics and held some important portfolios He was the Minister of Law and Information 196264 Law and Endowments 196467 Health and Medicine 1967 and Education 196871 Government of Andhra Pradesh He was the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh from 197173 and General Secretary of the All India Congress Committee from 197576A man of many interests his special interest was in Indian philosophy and culture writing fiction and political commentary learning languages writing poems in Telugu and Hindi and keeping abreast of literature in general He successfully published SahasraPhan a Hindi translation of late Shri Viswanatha Satyanarayanas famous Telegu Novel Veyi Padagalu Abala Jeevitam Telugu translation of late Shri Hari Narayan Aptes famous Marathi Novel Pan Lakshat Kon gheto He translated other famous works from Marathi to Telugu and from Telugu to Hindi and published many articles in different magazines He lectured at Universities in the USA and West Germany on political matters and allied subjectsDuring the period when he was Minister of External Affairs Rao successfully brought to bear his scholarly background and rich political and administrative experience in the field of international diplomacy He chaired the III Conference of UNIDO at New Delhi in January 1980 within a few days of assuming charge He also chaired a meeting of the Group of 77 in New York in March 1980Narsimha Rao was also the Leader of the Special Nonaligned Mission that visited countries in West Asia in November 1983 to resolve the Palestinian Liberation Organisation He was associated actively with the Commonwealth Heads of Government in New Delhi and with the Action Group set up by the meeting on the question of CyprusHe is credited with bringing many economic reforms in the country particularly for dismantling the License Raj in the countryIt was during Raos term that he appointed Manmohan Singh as the Finance Minister who ushered in a series of economic reforms to lift the country from a worsening economic crisisRao was a sixtime MP and died at the age of 83 in 2004This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever