Hey there folks !
Let me introduce you to the President of our country Shri Kocheril Raman Narayanan,
or K R Narayanan in short. Introducing you to the President is
exciting as it is, but the fact that our President is a Malayali
makes its all the more exciting. I haven't been lucky enough to
meet him, but he sure has an impressive profile which makes me
wish I could meet him!
Shri K R Narayanan -
The President of India
Shri K R Narayanan assumed office
as President of India on July 25, 1997. According to the
Constitution of India, to be eligible for the post of President of
India a person has to be (1) a citizen of India (2) should have
completed the age of 35 years and (3) be qualified for election as
a member of the House of the People. Shri K R Narayanan was born
on October 27, 1920 in the village of Uzhavoor in Kottayam
district, Kerala making him 77 years 'young' when he assumed
office as President!
Shri Narayanan
obtained an M.A degree in English Literature from the University
of Travancore, He was ranked first in the University. Later,
he obtained B.Sc (Economics) degree from the London School of
Economics with First Class Honours specializing in Political
Science. Prior to becoming President Shri K R Narayan held a
variety of posts with both the Government and Non Government
Organisations. He sure had a colourful professional career, the
posts held ranging from 'Lecturer' to 'Indian Foreign Service' to
'Ambassador' to the US, Thailand, Turkey, China and of course as
Vice-President of India and ex-officio Chairman, Rajya Sabha
from 21.8.1992 to July, 1997.
Shri Narayanan is
known to be a patron of various social, cultural and sports
organisations. Moreover he has a wide variety of interests such as
political thought and international affairs, education; philosophy
of science and social applications of science and technology,
poetry, literature and the fine arts; Folk and Classical Music and
walking.
Shri Narayanan is
married to Smt Usha Narayanan and they have two daughters Chitra
and Amrita. Well, there you go ..hope you enjoyed meeting our
President !
