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Painganadu Venkataraman Gopalan

Also Known As: "P. V.", "P.V."
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Birthplace: Thulasendrapuram, Tanjore District, Madras Presidency, India
Death: February 1998 (86-87)
India
Immediate Family:

Son of Venkataraman Iyer and Seethalakshmi Iyer
Husband of Rajam Gopalan
Father of Dr. Shyamala Harris; Private; Private; Private and Private
Brother of Private and Private

Occupation: Government official
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About P. V. Gopalan

P. V. Gopalan was an Indian career civil servant who served as Director of Relief Measures and Refugees in the Government of Zambia, especially the exodus of Refugees from Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). While in Zambia, he later served as Advisor to the president of Zambia. He served as Joint Secretary to the Government of India in 1960s.

Gopalan was a member of the Imperial Secretariat Service and later a Central Secretariat Service officer. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Sources

  • "P. V. Gopalan." Wikipedia, revision of 21 January 2021. < link > Accessed 21 January 2021.
  • Subramanian, Courtney. "In Zambia, Kamala Harris explores her family's roots." The Los Angeles Times, published 6 April 2023. < link > Accessed 22 July 2024.
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P. V. Gopalan's Timeline

1911
1911
Thulasendrapuram, Tanjore District, Madras Presidency, India
1938
April 7, 1938
Madras (Chennai), Tamil Nadu, India
1998
February 1998
Age 87
India
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