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Sir Vangal Thiruvenkatachari Krishnamachari KCSI, KCIE (8 February 1881 – 14 February 1964) was an Indian civil servant and administrator. He served as the Diwan of

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from 1927 to 1944, Prime Minister of

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from 1946 to 1949 and as a member of the

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from 1961 to 1964.

Early life

Krishnamachari was born in the village of Vangal in the then

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on 8 February 1881. He was the fourth and youngest son of Vangal Thiruvenkatachari (1837–1934) a rich and powerful landlord. Krishnamachari had his early education in Vangal and graduated from the Presidency College, Madras and Madras Law College. On completion of his education, Krishnamachari joined the Madras Civil Service in 1903 as Deputy Collector.

Madras Civil Service

Krishnamachari served as Assistant Secretary to the Board of Revenue (Land Revenue) from 1913 to 1916 and was Under Secretary, Local and Municipal Government, from 1916 to 1919. He was a trustee to the Vizianagaram estate from 1919 to 1920. He was district collector and magistrate from 1920 to 1924 and officiating Secretary to the Law Department from 1924 to 1927. He went on foreign service as Diwna of Baroda State from February 1927.

Diwan of Baroda

Krishnamachari was appointed Diwan of Baroda in 1927 and he served from 1927 to 1944. Krishnamachari has been one of the longest serving Diwans of Baroda. While serving as Diwan, Krishnamachari also served in the Committee of Ministers, Chamber of Indian Princes from 1941 to 1944. While serving as Diwan of Baroda, Krishnamachari launched a massive rural reconstruction programme in the princely state.

Prime Minister of Jaipur

Krishnamachari served as Prime Minister of Jaipur State from 1946 to 1949. he served in the Indian Finances Enquiry Committee from 1948 to 1949 and in Indian Fiscal Commission in 1949. He was a delegate to all the three Round Table Conferences and was a delegate to the assembly of

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during the years 1934 to 1936. He was staunch in his support for the major Indian Princely states to join the Indian Union. After Jaipur acceded to the Indian Union, Krishnamachari joined the Constituent Assembly on 28 April 1947 as a representative of Jaipur.Constituent Assembly Debates
, Session 3, 28 April 1947. In July 1947, following the decision to partition India, the Constituent Assembly modified its rules to have two vice-presidents, and there was a suggestion that one of them might be from the princely states. When the assembly did elect these vice-presidents on 16 July, there were only two nominations, so Krishnamachari (Jaipur) was selected unopposed, along with Dr.

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(West Bengal).Constituent Assembly Debates
, Session 4, 16 July 1947.

Family

Krishnamachari married Rangammal on 26 April 1895. The couple had three sons and two daughters, one of whom was V. K. Thiruvenkatachari (1904–1984).

Honours

Krishnamachari was made a

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in 1933. In 1926, he was invested as a Companion of the

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(CIE) and in 1936, a

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(KCIE). In 1946, he was invested as a Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India (KCSI).

Works

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References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Krishnamachari, V. T. 1881 births 1964 deaths Administrators in the princely states of India Indian civil servants Diwans of Baroda Members of the Constituent Assembly of India Indian Knights Bachelor Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India Indian knights Presidency College, Chennai alumni Nominated members of the Rajya Sabha Rai Bahadurs