Bharat Ratna Shri C Subramanian's Centenary Celebration was held by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan at Chennai. Mr Gopalakrishna Gandhi, grand son of Mahatma Gandhi and Rajaji spoke about Mr CS. Please read the report published by The Hindu (5th Feb 2010).
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CS (as he was fondly called) and his generation of politicians had showed the way in public decency and service. He recounted how P. Ramamurthi, the veteran communist leader, CS and Rajaji were always civil and friendly with each other in spite of their political disagreements. “Politics was a cultured affair then.”
While comforts and luxuries had increased, and there was more joy in many individuals, the collective face of society now bore no trace of happiness and there was very little peace.
Globalisation’s benefits were being talked about but there was also the prospect of global terror, global economic meltdown and global warming, which had to be dealt with, Mr. Gandhi said. But, there was much to look forward to with hope and optimism for India and the world.
T.S. Krishna Murthy, chairman, Bhavan’s Chennai Kendra, recalled CS’s close ties with the Bhavan. He talked of CS’s unflagging attention to detail and his concern for accuracy.
S.S. Rajsekar, CS’s son and managing trustee, National Agro Foundation, recounted incidents from CS’s life. He said that once Jawaharlal Nehru had thrown a file at him over a minor disagreement.
When CS responded saying it wouldn’t take too long to throw it back, Nehru apologised and noted that he did not realise CS had as short a temper as he did.
While comforts and luxuries had increased, and there was more joy in many individuals, the collective face of society now bore no trace of happiness and there was very little peace.
Globalisation’s benefits were being talked about but there was also the prospect of global terror, global economic meltdown and global warming, which had to be dealt with, Mr. Gandhi said. But, there was much to look forward to with hope and optimism for India and the world.
T.S. Krishna Murthy, chairman, Bhavan’s Chennai Kendra, recalled CS’s close ties with the Bhavan. He talked of CS’s unflagging attention to detail and his concern for accuracy.
S.S. Rajsekar, CS’s son and managing trustee, National Agro Foundation, recounted incidents from CS’s life. He said that once Jawaharlal Nehru had thrown a file at him over a minor disagreement.
When CS responded saying it wouldn’t take too long to throw it back, Nehru apologised and noted that he did not realise CS had as short a temper as he did.
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