R. Vasudevan

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R. Vasudevan
Born(1942-03-27)27 March 1942
Tamil Nadu, India
Died25 July 2010(2010-07-25) (aged 68)
OccupationCivil servant
Awards Padma Shri

R. Vasudevan was an Indian civil servant, [1] and served as special secretary to the Prime Minister of India (Rajiv Gandhi), [2] as also Secretary, Ministry of Steel and Ministry of Power, Government of India. [3] Born in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, Vasudevan was the holder of master's degrees in Economics from the University of Delhi and in public administration from Harvard University. [3] He died on 25 July 2010. [4] The Government of India honoured him, posthumously, in 2015, with the award of Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award. [5]

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