Members Bioprofile    

KUMARAMANGALAM, SHRI S. MOHAN, B.A. (Hons.) (Cantab.) Bar-at-Law, (Cong.), Pondicherry—1971, Son of Dr. P. Subbarayan; b. at London, November 1, 1916; ed, at Eton College and King’s College, Cambridge; m. Smt. Kalyani Mukherjee, 1943; 1 s. and 2 d.; Advocate; previously member of the Communist Party of India; President, Cambridge Union Society 1938; General Secretary, Federation of Indian Student Societies, Great Britain, 1936-37; convicted of conspiracy to overthrow British Government and sentenced to 3 1/2 years R.I., 1941; detained under Preventive Detention Act, June 1950—April 1951; connected with many Trade Unions as President or Legal Adviser, 1952-66 and as Legal adviser, 1966-71; Advocate-General, Madras, July 1966—March 1967; Chairman, Indian Airlines, August 1969— January 1971; Member, (i) Indian Airlines and Air-India, August, 1967—January 1971; (ii) Industrial Licensing Committee, July 1967—July, 1969, and (iii) All Party Committee on Political Defections; Director, Bennet Coleman & Co., Bombay, 1969-70; appointed Minister of Steel and Heavy Engineering in March, 1971 and Minister of Steel and Mines in May, 1971.

Hobbies.—Journalism and writing.

Favourite pastime and recreation.—Music.

Books published.—(1) Spotlight on Iran—1946 and (2) The Language Crisis—1964.

Permanent address.—8/5, Nungambakkam High Road, Madras-34, Tamil Nadu.