About M. S. Sanjeevi Rao
Lived 1929 – 2014 (aged 85). M. S. Sanjeevi Rao was an Indian politician.
M. S. Sanjeevi Rao (19292014) was an Indian politician who served as a Union Minister and chairman of India's first electronics commission. He is referred to as "India’s father of electronics". He was elected to the Lok Sabha from the Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh from the Congress Party.
Early life M. S. Sanjeevi Rao was born in a Kapu family in 1929. His father was an Indian independence activist. He studied electronics and telecommunications at the Imperial College London.
Career After returning to India, he started working at the All India Radio. Later, he joined the Defence Research and Development Organisation. He was posted at the Electronic and Radar Development Establishment, Bengaluru, and then at the Defence Research Electronics Laboratory, Hyderabad.
Political career Rao entered politics after his father's death. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, and later appointed minister in Indira Gandhi's cabinet.
Personal life Rao had two children, including M. M. Pallam Raju.
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Who was M. S. Sanjeevi Rao?
Indian politician (1929-2014)
When was M. S. Sanjeevi Rao born?
M. S. Sanjeevi Rao was born on 3 August 1929 in Bheemunipatnam.
When did M. S. Sanjeevi Rao die?
M. S. Sanjeevi Rao died on 3 September 2014 in Kakinada (Lok Sabha constituency).
What was M. S. Sanjeevi Rao's occupation?
M. S. Sanjeevi Rao was a politician.
What nationality was M. S. Sanjeevi Rao?
M. S. Sanjeevi Rao was Indian.
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