A Visionary and a Statesman Elder statesman, administrator, social thinker, speaker and writer, MR. C. Subramaniam was first and foremost a patriot devoted, in pre-independence days to the cause of freedom and later to the development of the country and the preservation of its rich cultural heritage.

As a member of the Constituent Assembly, he immensely contributed in shaping the Constitution of India. As a major political administrator for more than four decades, he served as the Minister of Finance and Education at the erstwhile Madras State Legislative Assembly and later at the Union Cabinet. He held several important portfolios as a Union Minister like Planning, Defense, notably Food and Agriculture, Steel and Heavy Industries, and Science and Technology. He also held various significant positions like Chairman of Agriculture Commission Chairman of Aeronautics Commission Governor of Maharashtra and President of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan worldwide among others. With his courageous attitude, strategic decision-making abilities and innovative approach he has left his mark on almost every field of national significance may it be agriculture, finance, science & technology, education, policy-making, steel & heavy industry or national defense.