
AROUND THE WORLD IN 90 YEARS:THE LIFE & TIMES OF MA VELLODI -1/2 (Programme on Doordarshan Malayalam, 2011) Diplomat, international civil servant, scientist, great supporter of social causes -- his is a life that spans countries and continents, commercial, public and social enterprise, towering personalities and epochal events; starting 80 years ago in Kottakal, Kerala. Born into the zamorin family in Kottakal, Mr Vellodi was educated in Kerala, Bangalore and Madras. He graduated from the Loyola College, Madras and went on to do research in Chemistry at the Presidency College. After completing his education, Mr. Vellodi joined the Imperial Chemical Industries and served in Bombay, Manchester and Madras. Thereafter Mr. Vellodi joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1948 and after a long and distinguished career, retired in1979 as Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of External Affairs. His life has taken him to England, Switzerland, Pakistan, Indo-China, Tanganyika, Mongolia and the United Nations, to name a few places. High Commissioner to Tanganyika, a posting to the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations and a deputation to the United Nations Secretariat, are only some of the roles he has held. The people he has met in the course of his career are iconic -- Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Pandit Nehru, U Thant (UN Sec Gen), Krishna Menon, Julius Nyerere,Indira Gandhi, Morarji Desai. Gamely supported, encouraged and influenced by his wife Kamala <b>...</b>
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