Last updated on September 26th, 2023 at 02:05 pm
| Wikiintro / Biography | |
| Full Name | C. V. Ananda Bose |
| Profession | Politician, Former Civil Servant |
| Famous For | Being appointed as the twenty-second governor of West Bengal |
| Personal Life | |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 2 January 1951 |
| Age | 72 |
| Birth Place | Mannanam, Kottayam, Kerala |
| Zodiac Sign | Capricorn |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Home Town | Mannanam, Kottayam, Kerala |
| Ethnicity | Malayali 1 |
| Civil Service | |
| Service | Indian Administrative Service (IAS) |
| Batch | 1977 |
| Cadre | Kerala |
| Retirement | 20 September 2011 |
| Major Designation(s) | • Assistant Collector, Kasargod (1 July 1979- 1 June 1980) • Sub Collector, Kasargod (1 June 1980- 1 October 1981) • Joint General Manager in Finance Department (1 October 1981- 1 September 1982) • Deputy Secretary in Planning Department (1 September 1982- 1 January 1984) • Deputy Secretary in the Welfare Department (1 January 1984- 1 April 1985) • District Collector of Kollam (1 April 1985- 1 July 1987) • Managing Director (Industries) (1 July 1987- 1 January 1988) • Secretary in Revenue Department (1 January 1988- 1 July 1990) • Secretary to Chief Minister in the General Administration Department (1 March 1991- 1 March 1995) • Secretary to Chief Minister in the Home Department (1 July 1991- 1 March 1995) • Director of Housing & Urban Dev Department and Kerala State Nirmithi Kendra (1 March 1995- 1 March 1999) • Secretary of Kerala Labour Department (1 March 1999- 1 October 2001) • Chairman & Managing Director of Kerala State Transport Corporation (1 October 2001- 5 January 2002) • Secretary of Administrative Reforms and General Administration (1 August 2002- 26 September 2002) • Secretary of Parliamentary Affairs (26 September 2002- 29 November 2002) • Secretary of Youth Affairs (29 November 2002- 16 January 2003) • Secretary of SC/ST Welfare (16 January 2003- 16 July 2003) • Secretary of Administrative Reforms (6 March 2003- 16 July 2003) • Principal Secretary of Higher Education Department (16 July 2003- 14 June 2004) • Principal Secretary of Forest & Wild Life Department of Thiruvananthapuram (17 September 2004- 1 April 2005) • Joint Secretary of Atomic Energy (Mumbai City) (1 April 2005- 12 January 2008) • Additional Secretary of Agriculture & Cooperation (12 January 2008- 14 September 2009) • Managing Director of Agriculture & Cooperation, NAFED, New Delhi (14 September 2009- 21 September 2010) • Administrator (Additional Secretary Equivalent) of Culture Affairs of National Museum (22 September 2010- 14 January 2011) • Administrator (Secretary Equivalent) of Culture Affairs of National Museum (1 February 2011- 20 September 2011) |
| Awards, Honours, Achievements | • National Special Habitat Award instituted by the Government of India and HUDCO for outstanding contributions to Housing in India (1989) • Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowship awarded by Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund, New Delhi, for Habitat Management (1994) • Finalist of the World Habitat Awards (1994) • UN-Habitat Global Best Practice for Building Centre Movement (1996) • Diwaliben Mohanlal Mehta Award Instituted by Diwaliben Mehta Charitable Trust (1996) • Dr. Pam Davar Award Instituted by Siri Ram Washeshran Devi Bhatia Memorial Charitable Trust (1997) • Gold Medal by Management Leadership Awards (TMA) (1997) • Akshaya Award for outstanding contributions in promoting traditional architecture (Vastu) and heritage (1998) • Overseas Literary Critics Awards (1999) • Cities Asia Urban Green Management Excellence Award (2001) • Bremen Partnership Award for efficient use of Natural Resources (2001) • UN-Habitat Global Best Practice for GNN (Sustainable Habitat Development) (2002) • Overseas Literary Critics Awards (2017) • International Book Fair Awards (Sustainable Habitat Development) (2017) • Lion Centennial Malia Jones Award (2018) • Swathi Pratibha Puraskar (2018) • Rajiv Gandhi National Award for Excellence in Management • UNCHS – Awards for Excellence – Good Practice selection for transparent governance • United Nations Global Best Practice • Singapore Government Award for Urban Green Management Excellence • First-ever Fellow of the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie |
| Politics Career | |
| Party Name | Bharatiya Janata Party Note: In 2019, He joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. |
| Net Worth | |
| Salary (Approx.) | As the governor of West Bengal, C. V. Ananda Bose receives a monthly salary of Rs. 3, 50,000 (as of 2022). |
| Educational Qualification | |
| College / University | • Kuriakose Elias College, Mannanam • St. Berchmans College, Changanassery • Ph. D. in Housing and Environment |
| Education Qualification | • Graduation in English from Kuriakose Elias College, Mannanam 2 • Post-graduation in English from St. Berchmans College, Changanassery 3 • Ph. D. in Housing and Environment from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani4 |
| Physical status | |
| Height | • in centimeters- 167 cm • in meters- 1.67 m • in feet & inches- 5’ 6” |
| Eye Color | Black |
| Hair Color | Black (semi-bald) |
| Family and Parent’s Details | |
| Father | P K Vasudevan Pillai (Nair) (freedom fighter) |
| Mother | C Padmavathy Amma (former government official) |
| Brother | • Er. C V Venugopalan Nair, • Prof. C V Mohan Bose, • Er. C V Sundara Bose, • Adv. C V Sukumar Bose |
| Sister | • Prof. Omana Kunjamma • C V Komala Bose • C V Indira Bose |
| Wife | L S Lakshmi |
| Son | A Vasudev |
| Daughter | Nanditha Bose (died in 2017 due to cancer) |
| Partner, Girlfriend, and Affairs | |
| Marital Status | Married |
Some exciting and lesser-known facts about C.V. Ananda Bose
- He was born in Mannanam, Kerala, to a freedom fighter father and a central government official mother.
- He was a brilliant student and won the title of “best speaker” at Kerala University for three straight years.
- He topped the debates at the IAS training academy in Mussoorie.
- He is a renowned motivational speaker and has given talks at conferences and events worldwide.
- He is also a prolific writer and has published over 30 English, Malayalam, and Hindi books.
- He is the Chairman of the Habitat Alliance, which is in consultative status with the United Nations.
- He has represented India at the European Council for Nuclear Research (CERN) and the International Fusion Energy Organisation (ITER).
- He received the National (Special) Habitat Award from the Government of India.
- He is also the Head of the Supreme Court Committee on the treasures of Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple.
