R. Vasudevan

For the Indian scientist in waste management, see Rajagopalan Vasudevan.
R. Vasudevan
Born (1942-03-27)27 March 1942
Tamil Nadu, India
Died 25 July 2010(2010-07-25) (aged 68)
Occupation Civil servant
Awards Padma Shri

R. Vasudevan was an Indian civil servant,[1] and served as special secretary to the Prime Minister of India (Rajiv Gandhi) ,[2] as also Secretary, Ministry of Steel and Ministry of Power, Government of India.[3] Born in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, Vasudevan was the holder of master's degrees in Economics from the University of Delhi and in public administration from Harvard University.[3] He died on 25 July 2010.[4] The Government of India honoured him, posthumously, in 2015, with the award of Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award.[5]

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  1. ↑ "Indian Express". Indian Express. 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
  2. ↑ http://archives.digitaltoday.in/businesstoday/20040620/trends2.html
  3. 1 2 "Babus of India". Babus of India. 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Tribute to Mr R Vasudevan (IAS Retd)". The Times of India. 25 July 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Padma Awards". Padma Awards. 2015. Archived from the original on January 26, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2015.


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