{"id":94878,"date":"2017-06-28T09:05:03","date_gmt":"2017-06-28T03:35:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/?p=94878"},"modified":"2017-06-28T12:32:19","modified_gmt":"2017-06-28T07:02:19","slug":"pv-chanakya-modern-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/pv-chanakya-modern-india\/","title":{"rendered":"PV the Chanakya of Modern India"},"content":{"rendered":"

P V Narasimha Rao took over Prime Ministerial office at a time when India was stuck at its worst phase of economic turmoil. His keen foresight had initiated India to a path of liberalization, the ripples of which are felt by the country till date. Apart from being an astute politician, he was also a poet and a fond writer.<\/p>\n

As we celebrate the 96th anniversary of the father of Indian economic reforms, here are a list of ten things you need to know about him. His birth anniversary is being celebrated in Telangana and other parts of the country.<\/p>\n

Narasimha Rao was popularly called \u201cmodern day\u2019s Chanakya\u201d for being a visionary and steering in tough economic and political reforms at a time when India was going through one of the severest economic crises.<\/p>\n

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He could speak 9 Indian languages (Telugu, Hindi, Oriya, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Sanskrit, Tamil and Urdu) and 8 foreign languages ( English, French, Arabic, Spanish, German, Greek, Latin and Persian).<\/p>\n

He was the first Prime Minister of India to have hailed from Andhra Pradesh (present day Telengana).. Under Rao\u2019s governance, the Rupee was made convertible on trade account.<\/p>\n

The idea of a nuclear test in India was first mooted by Narsimha Rao, though it was implemented by Atal Bihari Vyajpayee.<\/p>\n

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Rao played a vital role in the freedom struggle against the Nizam who ruled Hyderabad during the 1940s.<\/p>\n

He along with his cousin, edited a Telugu weekly magazine called Kakatiya Patrika from 1948 to 1955.<\/p>\n

A number of ministers across parties, including BJP leader Subramanian Swamy supported Rao\u2019s name for the Bharat Ratna.<\/p>\n

He initiated the \u2018look East\u2019 policy. It was during his tenure that India first recognized and revived its links with South-East Asia.<\/p>\n

Narasimha Rao was the first PM of India to lead a minority government for a full term. He will be in the history of Telugu states and also the Nation for ever.<\/p>\n

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