Kamaraj was awarded India’s highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, posthumously in 1976. He is widely acknowledged as “Kalvi Thanthai” (Father of Education) in Tamil Nadu….
As a Kingmaker
After Nehru’s death in 1964, Kamaraj successfully navigated the party through turbulent times. As president of the INC, he refused to become the next prime…
Kamaraj Plan
In 1963 he suggested to Nehru that senior Congress leaders should leave ministerial posts to take up organisational work. This suggestion came to be known…