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{{Short description|Indian politician (1896–1987)}} | |||
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| name = M. K. Vellodi | | name = M. K. Vellodi | ||
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| image = M.K.Vellodi.jpg | | image = M.K.Vellodi.jpg | ||
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| predecessor = [[Samuel Runganadhan]] | | predecessor = [[Samuel Runganadhan]] | ||
| successor = [[V. K. Krishna Menon]] | | successor = [[V. K. Krishna Menon]] | ||
| office2 = Chief Minister of [[ | | office2 =1st [[Hyderabad State (1948–1956)#Chief Ministers of Hyderabad State|Chief Minister of Hyderabad]] | ||
| predecessor2 = Office established | |||
| successor2=[[Burgula Ramakrishna Rao]] | |||
| term2 = 26 January 1950 – 6 March 1952 | | term2 = 26 January 1950 – 6 March 1952 | ||
|office3 = [[Indian Ambassador to Switzerland]] | |office3 = [[Indian Ambassador to Switzerland]] | ||
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| term_end3 = {{dts|format=dmy|1962|01|05}} | | term_end3 = {{dts|format=dmy|1962|01|05}} | ||
| predecessor3 = [[Mohan Sinha Mehta]] | | predecessor3 = [[Mohan Sinha Mehta]] | ||
| successor3 = | | successor3 = Mohamed Abdul Rauf | ||
|office4 = [[Cabinet Secretary of India|3rd Cabinet Secretary of India]] | |office4 = [[Cabinet Secretary of India|3rd Cabinet Secretary of India]] | ||
| term4 = 1 August 1957 - 4 June 1958 | | term4 = 1 August 1957 - 4 June 1958 | ||
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|spouse = Kunhikav Kovilamma | |spouse = Kunhikav Kovilamma | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Mullath Kadingi Vellodi''' [[Order of the Indian Empire|CIE]], [[Indian Civil Service (British India)|ICS]] (1896–1987) was the appointed Chief Minister of [[Hyderabad State (1948–56)|Hyderabad state]]<ref>[http://www.aponline.gov.in/quick%20links/hist-cult/history_post.html APonline - History and Culture - History-Post-Independence Era] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220113947/http://www.aponline.gov.in/quick%20links/hist-cult/history_post.html |date=2013-12-20 }}</ref><ref>[http://rulers.org/indstat3.html Indian states after 1947 A-L]</ref> by the | '''Mullath Kadingi Vellodi''' [[Order of the Indian Empire|CIE]], [[Indian Civil Service (British India)|ICS]] (1896–1987) was the appointed Chief Minister of [[Hyderabad State (1948–56)|Hyderabad state]]<ref>[http://www.aponline.gov.in/quick%20links/hist-cult/history_post.html APonline - History and Culture - History-Post-Independence Era] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220113947/http://www.aponline.gov.in/quick%20links/hist-cult/history_post.html |date=2013-12-20 }}</ref><ref>[http://rulers.org/indstat3.html Indian states after 1947 A-L]</ref> by the [[Government of India]] after the [[Annexation of Hyderabad|fall]] of the [[Hyderabad State]] ruled by the [[Nizam of Hyderabad|Nizam]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/nizam-writ-ran-after-police-action-till-1950-accession/articleshow/103486501.cms|title=Nizam writ ran after police action till 1950 accession}}</ref> | ||
A member of the [[Indian Civil Service]], he was Textile Commissioner and ''ex-officio'' Joint Secretary in the Department of Industries and Civil Supplies during the British Raj. He was appointed a Companion of the [[Order of the Indian Empire]] (CIE) in the 1944 Birthday Honours list.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=36544|supp=y|page=2570|date=2 June 1944}}</ref> He was a | A member of the [[Indian Civil Service]], he was the Textile Commissioner and ''ex-officio'' Joint Secretary in the Department of Industries and Civil Supplies during the British Raj. He was appointed a Companion of the [[Order of the Indian Empire]] (CIE) in the 1944 Birthday Honours list.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=36544|supp=y|page=2570|date=2 June 1944}}</ref> He was a senior [[Indian Administrative Service|civil servant]] in the [[Government of India]]. He served as the [[Cabinet Secretary (India)|Cabinet Secretary]] and Secretary of the [[Planning Commission (India)|Planning Commission]] from 1957 to 1958.<ref>{{cite news | ||
|title = Malayalees find state very cozy | |title = Malayalees find state very cozy | ||
|url = | |url = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Malayalees-find-state-very-cozy/articleshow/20105813.cms | ||
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120608071631/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-08-25/hyderabad/27318163_1_sathi-nair-top-ips-officers-associations | |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120608071631/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-08-25/hyderabad/27318163_1_sathi-nair-top-ips-officers-associations | ||
|url-status = | |url-status = live | ||
|archive-date = 8 June 2012 | |archive-date = 8 June 2012 | ||
|date = 25 August 2002 | |date = 25 August 2002 | ||
|work = [[The Times of India]] | |work = [[The Times of India]] | ||
| | |access-date = 2009-06-13 | ||
}}</ref> | }}</ref> | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
Vellodi was the fourth son of | Vellodi was the fourth son of [[K. C. Manavedan Raja]], the titular [[Zamorin]] of [[Calicut]]. | ||
He was educated at [[Presidency College, Madras]]. He joined the [[Indian Civil Service]] in December 1921. | He was educated at [[Presidency College, Madras]]. He joined the [[Indian Civil Service]] in December 1921. From 1921-1944 he held various junior positions. In 1944 he was appointed Textile Commissioner and ex-officio Joint Secretary in the Department of Industries and Civil Supplies until 1945. | ||
From 1921-1944 he held various junior positions. In 1944 he was appointed Textile Commissioner and ex-officio Joint Secretary in the | |||
He was married to TM Kunhikav Kovilamma. They had two children, Kamala and Vasudevan.{{citation needed|date=February 2021}} | He was married to TM Kunhikav Kovilamma. They had two children, Kamala and Vasudevan.{{citation needed|date=February 2021}} | ||
==Chief Minister (1950-52)== | ==Chief Minister (1950-52)== | ||
As the appointed Chief Minister of the [[Hyderabad State]], he administered the state with the help of bureaucrats from [[Madras state]] and [[Bombay state]]. | As the appointed [[Chief minister (India)|Chief Minister]] of the [[Hyderabad State]], he administered the state with the help of bureaucrats from [[Madras state]] and [[Bombay state]]. | ||
==Diplomat== | ==Diplomat== | ||
From April–August 1947 he was acting Indian High Commissioner to London. | From April–August 1947 he was the acting [[List of high commissioners of India to the United Kingdom|Indian High Commissioner to London]], overseeing the [[Indian independence movement|independence]] [[Independence Day (India)|celebrations]] there. He returned to [[Delhi]] in 1947 to take up the post of Controller of Imports and Exports. From 20 June 1958 to 6 December 1961, he was the [[List of ambassadors of India to Switzerland|Indian ambassador to Switzerland]].<ref>{{Dodis|R3521}}[http://unmultimedia.org/photo/detail.jsp?auto=1&id=139/139100&key=2494&query=High-level%20dialogue%20on%20international%20migration&sf=date&so=0][http://www.amtsdruckschriften.bar.admin.ch/viewOrigDoc.do?id=10041583][https://www.swiss-archives.ch/detail.aspx?ID=4498769]</ref> | ||
From 20 June 1958 to 6 December 1961 he was Indian ambassador to | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[List of | *[[List of chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh]] | ||
*[[List of Cabinet Secretaries of India]] | *[[List of Cabinet Secretaries of India]] | ||
*[[List of chief ministers of Telangana]] | *[[List of chief ministers of Telangana]] | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Ambassadors of India to the Holy See]] | [[Category:Ambassadors of India to the Holy See]] | ||
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M. K. Vellodi | |
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| High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom | |
| In office April 1947 – August 1947 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Runganadhan |
| Succeeded by | V. K. Krishna Menon |
| 1st Chief Minister of Hyderabad | |
| In office 26 January 1950 – 6 March 1952 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Burgula Ramakrishna Rao |
| Indian Ambassador to Switzerland | |
| In office 20 June 1958 – 5 January 1962 | |
| Preceded by | Mohan Sinha Mehta |
| Succeeded by | Mohamed Abdul Rauf |
| 3rd Cabinet Secretary of India | |
| In office 1 August 1957 - 4 June 1958 | |
| Preceded by | Y. N. Sukthankar |
| Succeeded by | Vishnu Sahay |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1896 Kottakkal in Madras Presidency, British Raj (Present-day Malappuram district of Kerala) |
| Died | 1987 (aged 90–91) Chennai, Tamilnadu, India |
| Spouse(s) | Kunhikav Kovilamma |
Mullath Kadingi Vellodi CIE, ICS (1896–1987) was the appointed Chief Minister of Hyderabad state[1][2] by the Government of India after the fall of the Hyderabad State ruled by the Nizam.[3]
A member of the Indian Civil Service, he was the Textile Commissioner and ex-officio Joint Secretary in the Department of Industries and Civil Supplies during the British Raj. He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire (CIE) in the 1944 Birthday Honours list.[4] He was a senior civil servant in the Government of India. He served as the Cabinet Secretary and Secretary of the Planning Commission from 1957 to 1958.[5]
Early life[edit | edit source]
Vellodi was the fourth son of K. C. Manavedan Raja, the titular Zamorin of Calicut. He was educated at Presidency College, Madras. He joined the Indian Civil Service in December 1921. From 1921-1944 he held various junior positions. In 1944 he was appointed Textile Commissioner and ex-officio Joint Secretary in the Department of Industries and Civil Supplies until 1945.
He was married to TM Kunhikav Kovilamma. They had two children, Kamala and Vasudevan.[citation needed]
Chief Minister (1950-52)[edit | edit source]
As the appointed Chief Minister of the Hyderabad State, he administered the state with the help of bureaucrats from Madras state and Bombay state.
Diplomat[edit | edit source]
From April–August 1947 he was the acting Indian High Commissioner to London, overseeing the independence celebrations there. He returned to Delhi in 1947 to take up the post of Controller of Imports and Exports. From 20 June 1958 to 6 December 1961, he was the Indian ambassador to Switzerland.[6]
See also[edit | edit source]
- List of chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh
- List of Cabinet Secretaries of India
- List of chief ministers of Telangana
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ APonline - History and Culture - History-Post-Independence Era Archived 2013-12-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Indian states after 1947 A-L
- ↑ "Nizam writ ran after police action till 1950 accession".
- ↑ "No. 36544". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 June 1944. p. 2570.
- ↑ "Malayalees find state very cozy". The Times of India. 25 August 2002. Archived from the original on 8 June 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2009.
- ↑ Template:Dodis[1][2][3]
| Diplomatic posts | ||
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| Preceded by S. E. Runganadhan |
High Commissioner for India 1947 - 1947 |
Succeeded by V. K. Krishna Menon |