P. Achutha Menon
Parakat Achutha Menon | |
|---|---|
| Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Portugal | |
| In office 19 November 1949 – 1 August 1951 | |
| Preceded by | Embassy established |
| Ambassador of India to Belgium and Luxembourg[1] | |
| In office 11 October 1951 – 1953 | |
| Preceded by | Nedyam Raghavan |
| Succeeded by | K. K. Chettur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 January 1905 |
| Died | 10 August 1975 (aged 70)[2] Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu, India |
Parakat Achutha Menon (2 January 1905 – 10 August 1975) was an Indian civil servant and diplomat who served as India's first minister to Portugal, and subsequently served as ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg and West Germany.
Career
[edit]Educated at the University of Madras and New College, Oxford, Menon subsequently sat the Indian Civil Service exams and passed into the batch of 1929 with effect from 9 October.[3] Among his fellow batchmates were Bhagwan Sahay, later Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, and Humphrey Trevelyan, who also became a diplomat.[4] Arriving in India in November 1929,[3] Menon initially served in the Madras Presidency, and was appointed a sub-collector in May 1931 and an under-secretary in the provincial Public Works Department in January 1934.[3] In April 1937, he was appointed under-secretary in the Home Department of the central government.[3] In July 1943, he was posted to the United States as a deputy secretary and later secretary with the Indian Supply Mission.[3]
On 19 November 1949, Menon was appointed India's first minister to Portugal.[5] On 1 August 1951, he was appointed chargé d'affaires at the embassy in Italy.[6] On 11 October 1951, he was appointed ambassador to Belgium, and Luxembourg.[7] He later served as ambassador to West Germany before his retirement in 1964.
References
[edit]- ^ "Embassy of India: Belgium, Luxembourg & the European Union". Embassy of India: Belgium, Luxembourg & the European Union. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ Lal, Sham, ed. (1977). "General Compendium: Deaths". The Times of India Directory and Yearbook, Including Who's Who. Bombay: The Times of India Press. p. 262.
- ^ a b c d e The India Office and Burma Office List: 1947. Harrison & Sons, Ltd. 1947. p. 273.
- ^ "No. 33549". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 November 1929. p. 7078.
- ^ "Part I-Section 2" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 21 January 1950. p. 116.
- ^ "Part I-Section 2" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 18 August 1951. p. 251.
- ^ "Part I-Section 2" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 24 November 1951. p. 349.