T. V. Rajeswar (28 August 1926 in

Salem, Tamil Nadu Salem () is a major city in Salem district, located on the banks of the Thirumanimutharu river in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu surrounded by mountains. Salem is the List of cities in Tamil Nadu by population, fifth largest urban agglomerati ...

– 14 January 2018 in

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) was an

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officer, an Intelligence Bureau chief and a Governor of

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and

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. He was awarded the

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in 2012. He died on 14 January 2018.

Career

He was born to Gurusamipalayam weaver Marimuthu Mudaliar in Rasipuram Taluka of old Salem district. He completed his primary education at Gurusamipalayam Sengunthar Mahajana School and later obtained his Master's degree in Economics from Presidency College, Madras University. He passed the

(IPS) examination in 1949. The Government of India then ordered him to serve as Superintendent of Police (SP) for Nizamabad,

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and

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districts in Hyderabad. He then served as the Deputy Commissioner of

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for many years. He was Lt. Governor of

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from August 1983 to November 1985. From November 1985 to March 1989 he served as

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. He was Governor of West Bengal from 20 March 1989 to 7 February 1990 and

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from 8 July 2004 to 27 July 2009. He has a daughter and a son. His daughter Sujatha is a former IFS officer, Indian Ambassador to Germany and Secretary to the Ministry of External Affairs of India.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rajeswar, T. V. 1926 births 2018 deaths Governors of Rajasthan Governors of Sikkim Governors of Uttar Pradesh Governors of West Bengal People from Salem, Tamil Nadu Governors of Arunachal Pradesh Recipients of the Padma Vibhushan in civil service Directors of Intelligence Bureau (India) Indian Police Service officers