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| birth_name = Anna Rajam George | | birth_name = Anna Rajam George | ||
| birth_date = {{Birth date| | | birth_date = {{Birth date|1927|07|17}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Niranam]], [[Kerala]], [[British India]] | | birth_place = [[Niranam]], [[Kerala]], [[British India]] | ||
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2018|09|17|1927|07|17}} | | death_date = {{Death date and age|2018|09|17|1927|07|17}} | ||
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== Early life and education == | == Early life and education == | ||
Malhotra was born in 1927 in [[Niranam]], [[Pathanamthitta]] as the daughter of Ottavelil O. A. George and Anna Paul. She was the granddaughter of Malayalam author Pailo Paul. She grew up in [[Calicut]] and completed her intermediate from Providence Women's College and bachelor's degree from [[Malabar Christian College]] in Calicut. In 1949 she obtained her master's in English literature from [[University of Madras]]. She passed the civil services examination in 1950, and was the first woman to do so.<ref name=":0" /> | Malhotra was born in 1927 in [[Niranam]], [[Pathanamthitta]] as the daughter of Ottavelil O. A. George and Anna Paul. She was the granddaughter of Malayalam author Pailo Paul. She grew up in [[Calicut]] [[(Kozhikode district,Kerala)]] and completed her intermediate from [[Providence Women's College]] and bachelor's degree from [[Malabar Christian College]] in Calicut. In 1949 she obtained her master's in English literature from [[University of Madras]]. She passed the civil services examination in 1950, and was the first woman to do so.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
== Career == | == Career == | ||
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She worked under seven chief ministers and worked closely with [[Rajiv Gandhi]] in the Asiad Project and briefly with [[Indira Gandhi]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> | She worked under seven chief ministers and worked closely with [[Rajiv Gandhi]] in the Asiad Project and briefly with [[Indira Gandhi]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> | ||
Malhotra was responsible for building India's first computerised port, Nhavasheva, in Mumbai | Malhotra was responsible for building India's first computerised port, Nhavasheva, in Mumbai<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> and was also the first Malayali woman to hold a secretarial post in the central government.<ref name=":1" /> | ||
She was awarded the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 1989.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2015 |access-date=July 21, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6U68ulwpb?url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=November 15, 2014 }}</ref><ref name=":1" /> | She was awarded the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 1989.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2015 |access-date=July 21, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6U68ulwpb?url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=November 15, 2014 }}</ref><ref name=":1" /> | ||