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| Rotary Club honours K S Narayanan |
| One of the navaratnas of Chennai |
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Tamil Nadu Governor P S Ramamohan Rao (fifth from right) and his wife, Uma Rao, with the recipients of the Rotary Club of Madras Platinum Jubilee awards at a function in Chennai.
From left are Kalanidhi Narayanan, Dr A M Selvaraj, M Balamuralikrishna, Sudhakara Reddy (Club President), K S Narayanan, M N Nambiar and Lalgudi G Jayaraman. |
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| Chairman Emeritus K S Narayanan was one of nine eminent personalities honoured by the Rotary Club of Madras at its platinum jubilee celebrations. The Governor of Tamil Nadu, P S Ramamohan Rao, gave away the awards to the ‘navaratnas’ for their distinguished service to society. The award carried a citation and a platinum coin. |
| M Balamuralikrishna, S Muthiah, Dr A M Selvaraj, Kalanidhi Narayanan, M N Nambiar, Lalgudi G Jayaraman, Dr M S Swaminathan and K Venkatasubramanian were the other awardees of the evening. |
| Sudhakara Reddy, President, Rotary Club of Madras, spoke on the occasion. |
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| KSN receiving the award from Tamil Nadu Governor P S Ramamohan Rao |
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| 1919 |
K S Narayanan (KSN) is born in Kallidaikurichi, Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu. |
| 1936 |
Marries Madhuram. Joins Indo-Commercial Bank. |
| 1938-39 |
Takes over a printing ink factory. |
| 1940 |
Turns around South India Rubber Factory, later named Nanco Rubber Works. |
| 1943 |
Another turnaround—this time a carbide factory, Industrial Chemicals. |
| 1946 |
Joins India Cements, started by his father SNN Sankaralinga Iyer. |
| 1947 |
Goes to Denmark for training—also, Norway, Sweden, UK and Egypt. |
| 1962 |
Chemplast incorporated with KSN as promoter director. |
| 1967 |
Chemplast PVC plant commissioned. |
| 1969 |
KSN becomes founder president of Southern Regional Council of Indo-American Chamber of Commerce. |
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| 1972 |
Silver Jubilee of India Cements with KSN as managing director. |
| 1973 |
Chairman, Tamil Nadu Dadha Pharmaceuticals Ltd. |
| 1974 |
Nominated Sheriff of Madras. |
| 1975 |
President of Hindustan Chamber of Commerce.
First Indian to become Consul for Denmark. |
| 1980-90 |
Chairman of Chemplast and South India Shipping Corporation.
Her Majesty the Queen of Denmark confers on KSN the ‘Order of the Dannerbrog’ 1983.
Hands over reins of administration to his sons N Sankar and N Kumar but continues to guide them. |
| 1991-98 |
Resigns from the chairmanship of South India Shipping Corporation, WS Industries, Tamil Nadu Dadha Pharmaceuticals and Chemplast Sanmar Ltd.
Appointed Chairman-Emeritus of Chemplast. |
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