Background
NARAYANAN, Kocheril was born on February 4, 1921 in Ozhavoor, Kerala. Son of the late Raman Vaidyan.
NARAYANAN, Kocheril was born on February 4, 1921 in Ozhavoor, Kerala. Son of the late Raman Vaidyan.
Travancore University and London School of Economics, University of London.
Lecturer in English Literature, Travancore University 1943. Worked in Editorial Department, of Hindu newspaper, Madras 1944-1945. Reporter, Times of India 1945.
London Correspondent of Social Welfare (weekly), Bombay 1945-1948.
Entered Foreign Service 1949. Joint Director of Orientation Centre for Foreign Technicians, Delhi School of Economics 1954-1955.
Served Rangoon, Tokyo, London and in Ministry of External Affairs 1949-1960. Acting High Commissioner in Australia 1961-1962.
Consul-General, Hanoi 1962-1963.
Director of China Division, Ministry of External Affairs 1963-1967. Ambassador to Thailand 1967-1969. Joint Secretary for Policy Planning in Ministry 1969-1970.
Jawaharlal Nehru Fellow 1970-1972.
Honorary Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University 1970-1972. Honorary Fellow, London School of Economics since 1972.
Ambassador to Turkey 1973-1975. Additional Secretary for Policy Planning Division of Ministry 1975-1976.
Secretary for the East, Ministry of External Affairs April-May 1976.
Ambassador to People"s Republic of China 1976-1978, to United States of America 1980-1983. Minister of State for Planning, Government, of India 1984-1985, for External Affairs 1985-1986, for Atomic Energy, Space, Electronics and Ocean Development 1986-1987, for Science and Technology 1986-1989. Vice-President Council of Scientific and Industrial Research since 1986.
Vice-Chancellor Jawaharlal Nehru University 1979-1980.
Chairman Indo-United States Sub-Commission on Education and Culture 1980. Executive Council, Children"s Book Trust, Institute of Defence Studies and Analysis, Indian Association of Social Science Institute.
Honorary Doctor of Science (Toledo) 1987.
Lok Sabha for Ottapalath, Kerala since 1984. Indian delegation to United Nations General Assembly 1979. Indian Council for Social Science Research, New Delhi.
Married Usha Ma Tint Tint in 1951.