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'''Ramaswamy R Iyer''' (October 1929 - 9 September 2015) was an Indian civil servant, activist, water policy expert <ref>{{Cite journal |author1=Janakarajan, S |author2=Joy, K J |year=2015 |title=Ramaswamy R Iyer: A Tribute |url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/24482456 |journal=Economic and Political Weekly |volume=50 |issue=39 |pages=22–24 |jstor=24482456}}</ref> who received the [[Padma Shri|padma shri]], the fourth-highest civilian honor in India in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Allegation Of Abuse Against Karnataka Minister Laxmi: BJP Leader C T Ravi Booked, Arrested |url=https://www.news18.com/india/allegation-of-abuse-against-karnataka-minister-laxmi-bjp-leader-c-t-ravi-booked-arrested-9162244.html |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Life ==<br />
Iyer was born in Oct 1929 in Thakkali [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/water-policy-expert-ramaswamy-iyer-no-more/article7638113.ece|title=Water policy expert Ramaswamy Iyer no more|newspaper=The Hindu |date=10 September 2015|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> He served as an honorary research professor at CPR (Center for Policy Research), Delhi, served as secretary of water resources in the Government of India. He was appointed as Secretary of Water Resources in June 1985 and he is credited to have drafted India's first [[Indian water policy|National Water Policy]] in 1987.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cprindia.org/people/ramaswamy-r-iyer/|title=Ramaswamy R Iyer}}</ref> He was a friend of the philosopher [[K. J. Shah]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Iyer |first1=Ramaswamy R. |title=Chomsky and Wittgenstein A Short Reflection |journal=[[Economic and Political Weekly]] |volume=48 |issue=44 |url=https://www.epw.in/journal/2013/44/commentary/chomsky-and-wittgenstein.html}}</ref><br />
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He was also a writer. His book, ''Living Rivers, Dying Rivers'' (Oxford University Press, 2015) presents a grim pictures of rivers in decline.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/obituary-on-ramaswamy-r-iyer/article7642407.ece|title=A visionary on water issues|newspaper=The Hindu |date=11 September 2015|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><br />
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