T. K. A. Nair Explained

T. K. A. Nair
Birth Place:	Ayiroor, Quilon, Kingdom of Travancore (present day Ayiroor, Pathanamthitta, Kerala, India)
Nationality:	Indian
Occupation:	Civil servant
Education:	Bachelor of Arts (Hons)
Parents:	Krishna Pillai Bharathy Amma

Thottuvelil Krishna Pillai Ayappan Nair (born 1939)^[1] is a career civil servant who formerly served as adviser to the Prime Minister of India^[2] with the rank of the Minister of State. He also previously served as Principal Secretary to Prime Minister of India.

He is a 1963 batch Indian Administrative Service officer from Punjab Cadre.^[1] He also presently serves as Member of Board of Governors of Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode and Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development, Chandigarh. He formerly served as Chairman of Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation.

Early life and education

Ayappan Nair was born in Ayroor to Krishna Pillai and Bharathy Amma.^[3] He graduated with Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in History from the University College, Thiruvananthapuram.^[3]

Career

He later served as the Chief Secretary of Punjab.^[3] and Secretary to Government of India in the Ministry of Environment & Forest. Later he served as Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office during the terms of Inder Kumar Gujral and Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

Subsequently, he was Chairman of the Public Enterprises Selection Board which selects Chief Executives of India’s Public Sector Undertakings. He served as Principal Secretary and later as Advisor to Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh from 2004 to 2014. Presently, he is the Managing Trustee of Citizens India Foundation – a charitable trust – and Executive Vice President of Kerala Blood Bank Society.

Awards and honours

Year of Award or Honor	Name of Award or Honor	Awarding organization	Ref.
2015	Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star	Government of Japan.	^[4]
2011	Excellence in Bureaucratic Service	World Malayalee Council.	^[5]
2010	Mar Gregorios Award	Archbishop Benedict Mar Gregorios Foundation.	^[6]
2010	A.K. Nair Memorial Award	A.K. Nair Memorial Endowment Committee and North Malabar Chamber of Commerce.	^[7]
2009	K.P.S. Menon Memorial Award	Sri Chettur Sankaran Nair Trust.	^[8] ^[9]

See also

• The Accidental Prime Minister

External links

• Web site: List of Officers of the Prime Minister's Office . Prime Minister's Office, India . https://web.archive.org/web/20120512150216/http://pmindia.nic.in/pmsoffice.php?showTab=officers. 12 May 2012. 14 February 2012 . dead.
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• Civil Servants from Kerala hold key posts at Centre

Notes and References

1. Web site: All the PM's men : A profile of his A-team - TKA Nair, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, The team builder. India Today. 29 October 2012.
2. News: List of Officers of the Prime Minister's Office of India. Prime Minister's Office. 2012-02-14. India. https://web.archive.org/web/20120512150216/http://pmindia.nic.in/pmsoffice.php?showTab=officers. 12 May 2012. dead.
3. Web site: T.K.A. Nair has his roots in Kerala. The Hindu. 29 October 2012.
4. Web site: 2015 Spring Imperial Decorations. Embassy of Japan in India. 9 June 2015.
5. Web site: World Malayalee Council announces 2010 awards. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304214307/http://www.newindianexpress.com/business/news/article360472.ece . dead . 4 March 2016 . The New Indian Express. 14 February 2012.
6. Web site: Mar Gregorios award presented to T.K.A. Nair. https://archive.today/20130125115026/http://www.hindu.com/2010/12/20/stories/2010122057150700.htm. dead. 25 January 2013. The Hindu. 2010-12-20. 14 February 2012.
7. Web site: Vice-President Hamid Ansari presents the A.K. Nair Memorial Award to T.K.A. Nair. https://archive.today/20130125143438/http://www.hindu.com/2010/07/07/stories/2010070752700200.htm. dead. 25 January 2013. The Hindu. 2010-07-07. 14 February 2012.
8. Web site: K.P.S. Menon Memorial Award to T.K.A. Nair. https://web.archive.org/web/20100104212827/http://www.hindu.com/2009/12/28/stories/2009122853900400.htm. dead. 4 January 2010. The Hindu. 2009-12-28. 14 February 2012.
9. Web site: K.P.S. Menon Memorial Award for T.K.A. Nair. https://web.archive.org/web/20100718092600/http://www.hindu.com/2009/12/06/stories/2009120650340200.htm. dead. 18 July 2010. The Hindu. 2009-12-06. 14 February 2012.