T. N. Manoharan
| T. N. Manoharan | |
|---|---|
| Born |
April 7, 1956 India |
| Nationality |
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| Education |
University of Madras Sri Venkateswara University, Andhra Pradesh Fellow Chartered Accountant Law Graduate from Madras Law College, University of Madras, India. |
| Occupation | Founding Partner, Manohar Chowdhry & Associates |
| Notable credit(s) |
Padma Shri Awardee (2010) Former president of ICAI, |
| Title | Padma Shri, Chartered Accountant |
| Parents |
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| Website | http://www.mca.co.in/team1.php |
Padma Shri (CA.) T. N. Manoharan is an Indian Chartered Accountant and a former president of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI).[1]
Career
Manoharan was born in April 1956 in a freedom fighter's family with agricultural background. He obtained a post graduate degree in Commerce from Sri Venkateshwara University and a law degree from Madras Law College. He became a Chartered Accountant in 1983 and set up his public practice in the same year. He is the founding partner of the accounting firm Manohar Chowdhry & Associates, Chennai. He was elected to the central council of ICAI in 2001 and its Vice President in 2005. He remained as a Central Council Member till 2007.[2] He has also chaired various committees of the Institute. In 2006, he was elected as the President of the ICAI (for a one year term). He is also a notable freemason.[3]
In 2009, Manoharan was one of the four members (as representatives of Government of India) appointed to the board of the scandal hit information technology company Satyam Computer Services for restructuring the company.[4] As of 2010, he continues to be a member of the company's board. He has been a visiting faculty for Taxation at the Southern India Regional Council (SIRC) of ICAI and the Reserve Bank of India's staff college and has authored text books on Taxation.[5][6] He is very popular amongst CA Students and he is very much involved with students.[7] In 2009, he won the CNN-IBN "Indian of the Year" award (along with his fellow board members of Mahindra Satyam) in the business category.[8] He was awarded the Padma Shri (India's fourth highest civilian honour) in 2010.[9] He is also a board member of a number of organisations including Nani Palkhiwala Foundation, Alpha Capital Management and Sahara India Finance Corporation.[10] He is very popular among students of Chartered Accountancy course, as he completed the course himself after a lot of struggle. His teaching is tremendous. He was the Chairman of Canara Bank, one of the largest public sector lenders in India until his recent retirement from his services.
References
- ↑ "Mr T.N. Manoharan, past President, ICAI; Dept of Management Studies at N.M.S.S. Vellaisamy Nadar College, Madurai". Business Line. 27 October 2006. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
- ↑ "KAMLESH SHIVJI VIKAMSEY AND T.N. MANOHARAN ELECTED PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT OF ICAI - (05-02-05)". ICAI. 5 February 2005. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
- ↑ "TN Manoharan, recipient of Best Master Award in 2005".
- ↑ Hema Ramakrishnan; Sai Deepika Amirapu (31 August 2009). "Raju, family attempted to bid for Satyam: TN Manoharan". The Economic Times. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
- ↑ "T. N. Manoharan profile". Mahindra Satyam. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
- ↑ "Snowhite Publications". Retrieved 26 March 2010.
- ↑ "T.N. Manoharan with students". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 26 October 2009.
- ↑ IANS (22 December 2009). "A R Rahman is Indian of the Year 2009". Sify. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
- ↑ "2010 Padmashree Award winners". Government of India. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
- ↑ Chandra Ranganathan (15 January 2009). "Priority is to prevent default on salaries, payments: Satyam director". The Times Of India. Retrieved 26 March 2010.