T.V. Rajeswar

T.V. RAJESWAR was born on 28 August 1926 in Salem, Tamil Nadu. After completing an MA in Economics from Presidency College, University of Madras, he joined the Indian Police Service in 1949. He was posted to the erstwhile Hyderabad State and, after the reorganization of states, allotted to Andhra Pradesh. He served as Superintendent of Police in the districts of Nizamabad, Raichur and Guntur, and as Deputy Commissioner in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad.He joined the Intelligence Bureau in 1962 as Assistant Director. He served in Sikkim and Bhutan from 1963 to 1967. He then served as Deputy Director and Joint Director in the IB headquarters. In February 1980, he was promoted as the Director of the IB and held the post till August 1983, when he was sent to Arunachal Pradesh as Lieutenant Governor, the first time an IPS officer was appointed to a constitutional post. He later served as the Governor of Sikkim and West Bengal. Most recently, he was the Governor of Uttar Pradesh from 2004 to 2009. After sixty years in civil service, he was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian honour, in 2012. He lives in New Delhi.