Background
MADHAVAN.Ananthanarayanan was born on October 9, 1933. Son of M. Ananathanarayanan.
MADHAVAN.Ananthanarayanan was born on October 9, 1933. Son of M. Ananathanarayanan.
Loyola College, Madras University, Trinity College, Cambridge.
Joined Foreign Service 1956. Third, later Second Secretary Embassy, Rangoon 1958-1960, Embassy, Berne 1961-1964. Deputy Secretary Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi 1965-1968, Jt.
Secretary 1977-1980.
Served in Embassy, Peking 1968-1970. Counsellor, High Commission, of India, London 1970-1973. Commander, Hong Kong 77.
Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy, Moscow 1982-1985.
Ambassador to Japan 1985-1988, to Federation Republic of Germany May since 1988. Fellowship Center for Institute Affairs, Harvard 1980.
Married Girija Madhavan in 1959.