Pattadakal Venkanna Raghavendra Rao was an Indian civil servant, writer and the sixth
defence secretary of India
The Defence Secretary ( IAST: ''Rakṣā Saciva'') is the administrative head of the Ministry of Defence. This post is held by a senior Indian Administrative Service of the rank of secretary to the Government of India. The current Defence Secre ...
.
He assumed office on 21 November 1962, the day the
Sino-Indian War
The Sino-Indian War took place between China and India from October to November 1962, as a major flare-up of the Sino-Indian border dispute. There had been a series of violent border skirmishes between the two countries after the 1959 Tibet ...
ended
and held the position until 3 April 1965. He was the author of three books, ''India's Defence Policy and Organisation Since Independence'',
''Defence without drift''
and ''Red Tape and White Cap''.
The
Government of India
The Government of India (ISO: ; often abbreviated as GoI), known as the Union Government or Central Government but often simply as the Centre, is the national government of the Republic of India, a federal democracy located in South Asia, ...
awarded him
Padma Vibhushan
The Padma Vibhushan ("Lotus Decoration") is the second-highest civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is given for "exceptional and distinguished service". All persons without ...
, the second highest Indian civilian award, in 1967.
See also
*
Govind Narain
Govind Narain, ICS (5 May 1916 – 3 April 2012) was an Indian civil servant who was member of the Indian Civil Service and served as the 8th Governor of Karnataka.
He formerly served as 12th Defence Secretary of India (1973 to 1975), Ho ...
*
K.B. Lall
References
Further reading
*
External links
*
*
*
Recipients of the Padma Vibhushan in civil service
Indian civil servants
Indian political writers
Year of birth missing
Year of death missing
{{India-bio-stub