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|name = Krishna Krishna Chettur | |name = Krishna Krishna Chettur | ||
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|office2 = Ambassador of India to Japan | |office2 = [[List of ambassadors of India to Japan|Ambassador of India to Japan]] | ||
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|predecessor3 = Muhammad Abdul Rauf | |predecessor3 = Muhammad Abdul Rauf | ||
|successor3 = Radhey Raman Saksena | |successor3 = Radhey Raman Saksena | ||
|office4 = Ambassador of India to Belgium and Luxembourg<ref name="Embassy of India: Belgium, Luxembourg, EU">{{cite web|title=Embassy of India: Belgium, Luxembourg & the European Union|url=http://www.indembassy.be/pages.php?id=375|website=Embassy of India: Belgium, Luxembourg & the European Union|accessdate=13 August 2017}}</ref> | |office4 = Ambassador of India to Belgium and Luxembourg<ref name="Embassy of India: Belgium, Luxembourg, EU">{{cite web|title=Embassy of India: Belgium, Luxembourg & the European Union|url=http://www.indembassy.be/pages.php?id=375|website=Embassy of India: Belgium, Luxembourg & the European Union|accessdate=13 August 2017|archive-date=13 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813225350/http://www.indembassy.be/pages.php?id=375|url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
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|relatives = [[C. Sankaran Nair]] {{small|(uncle)}} | |||
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[[File:K.K._Chettur,_Indian_Ambassador_to_Japan_shaking_hands_with_Katsuo_Okazaki,_Japanese_Foreign_Minister,_after_signing_the_Indo-Japanese_Treaty_of_Peace_in_Tokyo.jpg | thumb | right | K.K. Chettur, Indian Ambassador to Japan shaking hands with Katsuo Okazaki, Japanese Foreign Minister, after signing the Indo-Japanese Treaty of Peace in Tokyo]] | |||
'''Krishna Krishna Chettur''' [[Indian Civil Service (British India)|ICS]] (10 March 1901 – 29 April 1956) was an Indian civil servant and diplomat who served as India's first ambassador to Japan. | '''Krishna Krishna Chettur''' [[Indian Civil Service (British India)|ICS]] (10 March 1901 – 29 April 1956) was an Indian civil servant and diplomat who served as India's first ambassador to Japan. | ||
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After university, during which he took an MA, Chettur entered the Indian Civil Service on 5 March 1925, serving in the Indian Audit Department.<ref name="chettur">{{cite book|pages=160|title=The India Office and Burma Office List: 1945|first= |last=|publisher=Harrison & Sons, Ltd.|year=1945|isbn=|subject=}}</ref> From October 1930 to April 1933, he was posted as a currency officer in Rangoon (now [[Yangon]]), the capital of [[British Burma]] (now [[Myanmar]]) and then a province of British India.<ref name="chettur"/> From 1933 until May 1937, he served in the same role in Calcutta (now [[Kolkata]]) before being posted to the Finance Department of the Government of India as an under-secretary. He was promoted to deputy secretary (''ex-officio'') in April 1940 and to deputy secretary in the Commerce Department in August 1944.<ref name="chettur"/> Following India's independence in August 1947, he rose to the officiating rank of a Secretary in the Commerce Department.<ref name="Gazette_of_India">{{cite web|title=The Gazette of India - Extraordinary (Ministry of External Affairs: Notification)|url=http://pib.nic.in/archive/docs/DVD_16/ACC%20NO%20285-BR/EXT-1956-04-30_5572.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|accessdate=13 August 2017}}</ref> | After university, during which he took an MA, Chettur entered the Indian Civil Service on 5 March 1925, serving in the Indian Audit Department.<ref name="chettur">{{cite book|pages=160|title=The India Office and Burma Office List: 1945|first= |last=|publisher=Harrison & Sons, Ltd.|year=1945|isbn=|subject=}}</ref> From October 1930 to April 1933, he was posted as a currency officer in Rangoon (now [[Yangon]]), the capital of [[British Burma]] (now [[Myanmar]]) and then a province of British India.<ref name="chettur"/> From 1933 until May 1937, he served in the same role in Calcutta (now [[Kolkata]]) before being posted to the Finance Department of the Government of India as an under-secretary. He was promoted to deputy secretary (''ex-officio'') in April 1940 and to deputy secretary in the Commerce Department in August 1944.<ref name="chettur"/> Following India's independence in August 1947, he rose to the officiating rank of a Secretary in the Commerce Department.<ref name="Gazette_of_India">{{cite web|title=The Gazette of India - Extraordinary (Ministry of External Affairs: Notification)|url=http://pib.nic.in/archive/docs/DVD_16/ACC%20NO%20285-BR/EXT-1956-04-30_5572.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|accessdate=13 August 2017}}</ref> | ||
From 8 March 1950, Chettur was posted to [[Tokyo]] as the Head of the Indian Liaison Mission and Political Representative of India with the [[Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers|Supreme Commander Allied Powers]] (SCAP), in which capacity he held the personal rank of a Minister.<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 2 |page=2 |date=1 April 1950|url=https://egazette.gov.in/WriteReadData/1950/O-2343-1950-0001-108679.pdf |publisher=[[The Gazette of India]]}}</ref> He was promoted to the rank of Ambassador on 24 November 1951.<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 2 |page=358 |date=1 December 1951|url=https://egazette.gov.in/WriteReadData/1951/O-2307-1951-0048-107867.pdf |publisher=[[The Gazette of India]]}}</ref> On 28 April 1952, following India's official peace treaty with Japan, he was appointed India's first Ambassador to Japan, with effect from 7 May 1952,<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 2 |page=176 |date=7 June 1952|url=https://egazette.gov.in/WriteReadData/1952/O-2276-1952-0023-105682.pdf |publisher=[[The Gazette of India]]}}</ref> and served in that role until 25 July 1952, when he was appointed Ambassador to Burma.<ref>{{cite web|title=India's New Ambassadors to Japan and Burma|url=http://pib.nic.in/archive/docs/DVD_14/ACC%20NO%20274-BR/EXT-1952-07-25_2571.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|accessdate=13 August 2017}}</ref> In September 1954, he was appointed as Ambassador to [[Belgium]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Shri K. K. Chettur Appointed Ambassador to Belgium|url=http://pib.nic.in/archive/docs/DVD_15/ACC%20NO%20278-BR/EXT-1954-07-19_3849.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|accessdate=13 August 2017}}</ref> formally retiring from government service on his 55th birthday, but continuing to serve as Ambassador to Belgium.<ref name="Gazette_of_India"/> Just over a month later, while playing [[golf]], he succumbed to a sudden [[Myocardial infarction|heart attack]] in Brussels on 29 April 1956.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|title = Jaya Jaitly: A journey into the self | date=31 August 2002 | newspaper=The Times of India|url = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/delhi-times/Jaya-Jaitly-A-journey-into-the-self/articleshow/20778144.cms|accessdate = 12 August 2019}}</ref> | |||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
Chettur was born into a distinguished political family. His uncle was Sir [[C. Sankaran Nair]], a judge of the [[Madras High Court]] and the [[President of the Indian National Congress]] in 1897, who subsequently served as [[Advocate-General]] of the [[Madras Presidency]] from 1906 to 1908. Among his cousins was the [[Indian Army]] general [[Kunhiraman Palat Candeth]].{{ | Chettur was born into a distinguished political family. His uncle was Sir [[C. Sankaran Nair]], a judge of the [[Madras High Court]] and the [[President of the Indian National Congress]] in 1897, who subsequently served as [[Advocate-General]] of the [[Madras Presidency]] from 1906 to 1908. Among his cousins was the [[Indian Army]] general [[Kunhiraman Palat Candeth]].{{citation needed|date=August 2019}} | ||
Chettur's daughter [[Jaya Jaitly]] is a noted socialist politician and activist who founded the [[Samata Party]]; his granddaughter Aditi is married to [[cricketer]] [[Ajay Jadeja]].{{ | Chettur's daughter [[Jaya Jaitly]] is a noted socialist politician and activist who founded the [[Samata Party]]; his granddaughter Aditi is married to [[cricketer]] [[Ajay Jadeja]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ajay Jadeja wife's Aditi Jadeja: Family Bio|url=https://www.playersgf.com/2017/10/ajay-jadeja-wifes-aditi-jadeja-family.html|access-date=2022-01-14|website=PlayersGF.com - Girlfriend, Wife, Wags & Boyfriend Photo}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Indian civil servants]] | [[Category:20th-century Indian civil servants]] | ||
[[Category:Indian Civil Service (British India) officers]] | [[Category:Indian Civil Service (British India) officers]] | ||
[[Category:Ambassadors of India to Luxembourg]] | [[Category:Ambassadors of India to Luxembourg]] | ||
[[Category:Ambassadors of India to Japan]] | [[Category:Ambassadors of India to Japan]] | ||
[[Category:Ambassadors of India to Myanmar]] | [[Category:Ambassadors of India to Myanmar]] | ||
[[Category:Ambassadors of India to Belgium]] | [[Category:Ambassadors of India to Belgium]] | ||
[[Category:Kerala | [[Category:Politicians from Kerala]] | ||
[[Category:Malayali people]] | [[Category:Malayali people]] | ||
[[Category:1901 births]] | [[Category:1901 births]] | ||
[[Category:1956 deaths]] | [[Category:1956 deaths]] | ||
[[Category:20th-century Indian politicians]] | [[Category:20th-century Indian politicians]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:42, 3 January 2026
Krishna Krishna Chettur | |
|---|---|
| Ambassador of India to Japan | |
| In office 28 April – September 1952 | |
| Preceded by | Embassy established |
| Succeeded by | M. A. Rauf |
| Ambassador of India to Burma | |
| In office September 1952 – 30 August 1954 | |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Abdul Rauf |
| Succeeded by | Radhey Raman Saksena |
| Ambassador of India to Belgium and Luxembourg[1] | |
| In office 30 August 1954 – 29 April 1956 (died in office) | |
| Preceded by | P. A. Menon |
| Succeeded by | B. N. Kaul |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 March 1901 |
| Died | 29 April 1956 (aged 55) Brussels, Belgium |
| Relatives | C. Sankaran Nair (uncle) |
Krishna Krishna Chettur ICS (10 March 1901 – 29 April 1956) was an Indian civil servant and diplomat who served as India's first ambassador to Japan.
Career[edit | edit source]
After university, during which he took an MA, Chettur entered the Indian Civil Service on 5 March 1925, serving in the Indian Audit Department.[2] From October 1930 to April 1933, he was posted as a currency officer in Rangoon (now Yangon), the capital of British Burma (now Myanmar) and then a province of British India.[2] From 1933 until May 1937, he served in the same role in Calcutta (now Kolkata) before being posted to the Finance Department of the Government of India as an under-secretary. He was promoted to deputy secretary (ex-officio) in April 1940 and to deputy secretary in the Commerce Department in August 1944.[2] Following India's independence in August 1947, he rose to the officiating rank of a Secretary in the Commerce Department.[3]
From 8 March 1950, Chettur was posted to Tokyo as the Head of the Indian Liaison Mission and Political Representative of India with the Supreme Commander Allied Powers (SCAP), in which capacity he held the personal rank of a Minister.[4] He was promoted to the rank of Ambassador on 24 November 1951.[5] On 28 April 1952, following India's official peace treaty with Japan, he was appointed India's first Ambassador to Japan, with effect from 7 May 1952,[6] and served in that role until 25 July 1952, when he was appointed Ambassador to Burma.[7] In September 1954, he was appointed as Ambassador to Belgium,[8] formally retiring from government service on his 55th birthday, but continuing to serve as Ambassador to Belgium.[3] Just over a month later, while playing golf, he succumbed to a sudden heart attack in Brussels on 29 April 1956.[9]
Personal life[edit | edit source]
Chettur was born into a distinguished political family. His uncle was Sir C. Sankaran Nair, a judge of the Madras High Court and the President of the Indian National Congress in 1897, who subsequently served as Advocate-General of the Madras Presidency from 1906 to 1908. Among his cousins was the Indian Army general Kunhiraman Palat Candeth.[citation needed]
Chettur's daughter Jaya Jaitly is a noted socialist politician and activist who founded the Samata Party; his granddaughter Aditi is married to cricketer Ajay Jadeja.[10]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Embassy of India: Belgium, Luxembourg & the European Union". Embassy of India: Belgium, Luxembourg & the European Union. Archived from the original on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The India Office and Burma Office List: 1945. Harrison & Sons, Ltd. 1945. p. 160.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "The Gazette of India - Extraordinary (Ministry of External Affairs: Notification)" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ↑ "Part I-Section 2" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 1 April 1950. p. 2.
- ↑ "Part I-Section 2" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 1 December 1951. p. 358.
- ↑ "Part I-Section 2" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 7 June 1952. p. 176.
- ↑ "India's New Ambassadors to Japan and Burma" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ↑ "Shri K. K. Chettur Appointed Ambassador to Belgium" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ↑ "Jaya Jaitly: A journey into the self". The Times of India. 31 August 2002. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ↑ "Ajay Jadeja wife's Aditi Jadeja: Family Bio". PlayersGF.com - Girlfriend, Wife, Wags & Boyfriend Photo. Retrieved 14 January 2022.