Kalyan Sundaram

Kalyan Sundaram Indian Government

Kalyan Sundaram dating history

Relationships

Kalyan Sundaram was previously married to Indira Sher-Gil (1934 - 1975) and Laxmi Sundaram.

About

Indian Politician\/Public Servant Kalyan Sundaram was born Kalyan Vaidyanathan Kuttur Sundaram on 11th May, 1904 in Kuttur, Madras Presidency, British India and passed away on 23rd Sep 1992 New Delhi, India aged 88. He is most remembered for He was the principal author of the White Paper which was used to guide the formation of India into states drawn along linguistic lines after its independence.. His zodiac sign is Taurus.

Kalyan Sundaram is a member of the following lists: 1904 births, 1992 deaths and Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford.

Relationship Statistics

Type	Total	Longest	Average	Shortest
Married	2	41 years	20 years, 6 months	-
Total	2	41 years	20 years, 6 months	-

Details

First Name	Kalyan
Last Name	Sundaram
Full Name at Birth	Kalyan Vaidyanathan Kuttur Sundaram
Alternative Name	K.V.K. Sundaram, Kalyan Vaidyanathan Kuttur Sundaram
Birthday	11th May, 1904
Birthplace	Kuttur, Madras Presidency, British India
Died	23rd September, 1992
Place of Death	New Delhi, India
Zodiac Sign	Taurus
Nationality	Indian
High School	Presidency College, India
University	Christ Church, Oxford
Occupation Text	civil servant, reforms officer, jurist, Sanskrit scholar, Sanskrit-English translator
Occupation	Government
Claim to Fame	He was the principal author of the White Paper which was used to guide the formation of India into states drawn along linguistic lines after its independence.

Kalyan Vaidyanathan Kuttur Sundaram (11 May 1904 – 23 September 1992), also referred as K. V. K. Sundaram, was an Indian civil servant, who holds the record as the first Law Secretary (1948–58) of independent India and second Chief Election Commissioner of India (20 December 1958 – 30 September 1967). He also chaired the Fifth Law Commission of India for the period 1968–71. He was the principal author of the White Paper which was used to guide the formation of India into states drawn along linguistic lines after its independence. For this, he received personal thanks and high praise from Lord Louis Mountbatten. He was also a Sanskrit scholar, translating for English audiences the works of the Sanskrit writer Kalidasa. A man of humility and discretion, according to The Independent, Sundaram received in 1968 the second highest civilian award which can be bestowed by the Indian Government: the Padma Vibhushan.

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