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<div>'''K. S. Parthasarathy Iyengar''', also spelled '''Parthasarathi Ayyangar''' (1 May 1903 – 13 July 1983){{citation needed|date=December 2017}} was a [[lawyer]] and [[police commissioner]] in the state of [[Tamil Nadu]] in [[India]], known for his erudition and writing ability.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Appointments and disappointments: my life in the Indian Police Service|page=10<br />
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GUUiAAAAMAAJ<br />
|author=V. R. Lakshminarayanan |year= 1988 }}</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
Iyengar was the second son of K. C. Srinivasa Iyengar, [[B.A]], a leading ''mirasudar'' of [[Kulumani]], which is a suburb of the town of [[Trichy]]. He studied at the Madras Law College where he received his BL and ML degrees winning several gold medals.{{citation needed|date=December 2017}}<br />
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==Career==<br />
Iyengar began his career as an [[apprentice]] under the [[lawyer]] Sir Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer. He then took the Imperial Police Examination and was selected for the [[Imperial Police Service]] in 1926. He was posted to Thanjavur Thereon, where he rose in rank from [[Superintendent of Police (India)|Superintendent of Police]] (SP) to [[Deputy Inspector General of Police]] (IG) and later to Commissioner of Police for Madras.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Indian Police: A DGP Remembers |page= 227<br />
|url=https://books.google.com/books?isbn=8176461113|isbn=8176461113<br />
|author=C. Subramaniam |year= 2000}}</ref><br />
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He was seconded to the [[Travancore]] state as the [[Inspector General#India|Inspector General]] of police and worked there from 1944–1947. There he worked with the Dewan to suppress the [[Punnapra-Vayalar uprising]] of workers in Travancore.<ref>{{cite book|title=The history of trade union movement in Kerala |page= 80<br />
|url=https://books.google.com/books?isbn=8178271389|isbn=8178271389<br />
|author=K. Ramachandran Nair |year= 2006 }}</ref> When India gained independence from British rule, however, he opted to return to Madras State, declining an offer of the British authorities to serve in the Commonwealth.<br />
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In 1958, he moved to Delhi and was appointed to the post of Inspector General of Railway Protection Force and formed the organization. He was also the Director of Vigilance - Railway Board, as well as a part-time member of the Union Public Service Commission.<br />
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==Retirement==<br />
Upon retirement he decided to return to Madras to devote himself to social service. Parthasarathy died on 13 July 1983, at the age of 80.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.parthapolicing.com/ Sri S Parthasarathy Iyengar, ML IP.]<br />
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