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in 2005, which was later refused by him. In 2011, a year after his death, the Government of Andhra Pradesh installed his statue in front of the office of the Department of Social Welfare, the first instance a civil servant was honored by the government with a statue. On his birthday (22 October) in
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where he served for two years. On his return to Andhra Pradesh, the state government appointed him as the chief negotiator for negotiations with the militants in 2004. He mediated two rounds of talks between the government and the militants but the talks were not fruitful as the government insisted
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to ensure adequate provision of budgetary resources to be earmarked for the financially weaker sections of the society. Under these schemes, he addressed the issues such as religious conversions, atrocities against women and education for dalits; he set up dedicated schools and hostels for dalit
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by Ghanshyam Shah, died on 7 October 2010,at the age of 75 in Hyderabad, succumbing to a cardiac arrest. His mortal remains were confined to flames at Punjagutta crematorium the next day, his niece lighting the funeral pyre, in the presence of thousands of people.
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during 1971–73. He returned to the state as the Principal Secretary for Social Welfare with the Government of Andhra Pradesh, a post he held for two different periods. During his first tenure as the Principal Secretary, he established
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on total disarmament; however, this was the first instance the Maoists agreed to talks with the government. After the failure of talks with Naxal groups, he was involved with the activities of
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in 1997 which protested against the fake encounter killings of the insurgents as well as the militancy of the insurgents. He was appointed as the Commissioner of the
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people which eventually developed into the Andhra Pradesh Social Welfare Residential Schools and after bifurcation of Telangana State those schools are called as
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in Telangana State. He also toured the villages to inspire the villagers to break free from bondage and contributed to the enforcement of the
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After his stint in Tripura, he moved to the Union Government, superannuating from service while holding the post of a Secretary at the
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in May 2014, thus becoming the youngest female to summit the highest peak in the world, she carried a photograph of Sankaran and
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during that time, invited him to join Tripura state administration as the Chief Secretary, a post he held for six years.
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He was a vegetarian and known to have donated a considerable part of his earnings to the financially compromised people.
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but was set free later, along with the others. On his retirement from service, he returned to Andhra Pradesh when the
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but the selection was subsequently cancelled, reportedly fearing he would propagate his ideals at the institution.
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with a small suitcase as his only piece of luggage and, instead of waiting for his official receivers, hailed a
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in 1987, he was the chief negotiator of the state government in the negotiations of 2004 to end
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were killed in clashes with the upper caste communities. Later, he was held captive by the
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for the best outgoing student in the Department of Social Welfare, in his honor and the
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in India. The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the
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Marginalization, development and resistance : essays in tribute to S.R. Sankaran
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Challenging The Rules(s) of Law: Colonialism, Criminology and Human Rights in India
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in 1987, after they abducted him and six of his colleagues while they were touring
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It was reported that Sankaran, on his appointment as the Chief Secretary of the
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Marginalisation, Development and Resistance: Vol. 1 - The Crisis of Development
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Marginalisation, Development and Resistance: Essays in Tribute to SR Sankaran
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when they entered the State without approval from the State Government.
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was gaining momentum and he organized a social forum under the name
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The Government of India awarded Sankaran the civilian honor of the
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As the Chief Secretary of Tripura, he once forced the retreat of
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to proceed to the Circuit House which housed his would-be office.
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in 1956. One of his earlier postings was as the Sub-collector of
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in India. One among the seven civil servants held hostage by the
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before moving to the Union Government as a special assistant to
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for single-line administration of tribal areas and introduced
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E. A. S. Sarma (October 2010). "S R Sankaran: In Memoriam".
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in 1959. Later, he served as the District Collector of
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Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration
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Kalpana Kannabiran; Ranbir Singh (11 November 2008).
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Concept Publishing Company. pp. 343–. 895:"An IAS angel who understood Maoist movement" 872:"Story of S R Sankaran: People's IAS Officer" 706: 632:"In a first, statue for an IAS officer in AP" 1303:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( 451:Telangana Social Welfare Residential Schools 244:Telangana Social Welfare Residential Schools 593: 921:"Remembering the legendary S. R. Sankaran" 792: 790: 983: 409:He participated in the campaign against 403:He was a bachelor, reportedly by choice. 184:Sankaran was born on 22 October 1934 in 373:National Institute of Rural Development 1358:Indian Administrative Service officers 1335: 787: 430:Indian Administrative Service officers 231:Integrated Tribal Development Agencies 138:Abolition of Bonded Labour Act of 1976 969:"Peace maker SR Sankaran passes away" 309:Sankaran, who contributed a chapter, 850:. SAGE Publications. pp. 480–. 823:"A people's IAS officer to the core" 685:""People's IAS officer" SR Sankaran" 321: 160:, a social initiative propagated by 1122:. ikrama Simhapuri University. 2011 743:. American College. 31 October 2010 248:1976 Abolition of Bonded Labour Act 112:1976 Abolition of Bonded Labour Act 13: 1272: 1225:. 19 November 2010. Archived from 14: 1379: 1245: 1173:D. Bandyopadhyay (October 2010). 990:Ghanshyam Shah (1 January 2002). 949:. Business Standard. 30 June 2004 741:"A Tribute to Mr. S. R. Sankaran" 83:Panjagutta crematorium, Hyderabad 1279:K B Saxena; G Haragopal (2014). 1199:. Toxics Watch. 10 December 2014 1043:G Haragopal, K B Saxena (2014). 874:. Civils Daily. 12 February 2016 536:P. S. Krishnan (November 2010). 474: 367:has instituted an annual award, 254:, who was the chief minister of 634:. Times of India. 17 March 2011 1368:Social workers from Tamil Nadu 1353:People from Thanjavur district 923:. Vivek's Info. 7 October 2010 716:Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude 659:"Book on SR Sankaran released" 1: 1314:Economic and Political Weekly 1259:. Better India. 21 March 2015 971:. ReDiff News. 8 October 2010 488: 263:Ministry of Rural Development 226:nationalization of coal mines 198:Indian Administrative Service 108:Indian Administrative Service 1093:. Atrocity News. 25 May 2014 1047:. Aakar Books. p. 308. 825:. Hans India. 7 October 2015 413:biometric system, alongside 365:Vikrama Simhapuri University 287:Concerned Citizens Committee 179: 7: 1175:"Simplicity Extraordinaire" 443: 313:, to the 2002 publication, 311:Administration and the Poor 10: 1384: 770:"Obituary - S.R. Sankaran" 694:. V6 News. 22 October 2013 283:Naxalite–Maoist insurgency 585:: CS1 maint: unfit URL ( 382: 369:S. R. Sankaran Gold Medal 337:National Advisory Council 335:, a former member of the 194:American College, Madurai 156:. He was a mentor to the 117: 103: 95: 87: 79: 56: 30: 23: 893:V. Balachandran (2016). 300:Safai Karmachari Andolan 158:Safai Karmachari Andolan 1219:"A Troublemaker Passes" 947:Business Standard India 1018:"A legacy of goodness" 295:Supreme Court of India 291:Panel on food security 279:East Godavari District 235:Special Component Plan 74:(Now Telangana), India 901:. The Sunday Guardian 538:"Road less travelled" 1071:. ND TV. 25 May 2014 993:Dalits and the State 377:S. R. Sankaran Chair 351:teenager, summitted 333:C. H. Hanumantha Rao 315:Dalits and the State 222:Mohan Kumaramangalam 174:People's IAS officer 16:Indian Civil Servant 1363:Tripura politicians 1229:on 24 November 2010 466:Karamchedu massacre 437:Indian Armed Forces 379:, named after him. 267:Karamchedu massacre 1154:on 19 January 2016 461:Nripen Chakraborty 415:V. R. Krishna Iyer 275:People's War Group 252:Nripen Chakraborty 146:People's War Group 1024:. 31 October 2010 1003:978-81-7022-922-3 857:978-0-7619-3665-7 726:978-93-5134-236-6 719:. pp. 215–. 322:Awards and honors 166:manual scavenging 127: 126: 96:Years active 1375: 1329: 1308: 1302: 1294: 1268: 1266: 1264: 1239: 1238: 1236: 1234: 1215: 1209: 1208: 1206: 1204: 1193: 1187: 1186: 1170: 1164: 1163: 1161: 1159: 1153: 1146: 1138: 1132: 1131: 1129: 1127: 1117: 1109: 1103: 1102: 1100: 1098: 1087: 1081: 1080: 1078: 1076: 1065: 1059: 1058: 1040: 1034: 1033: 1031: 1029: 1014: 1008: 1007: 987: 981: 980: 978: 976: 965: 959: 958: 956: 954: 939: 933: 932: 930: 928: 917: 911: 910: 908: 906: 890: 884: 883: 881: 879: 868: 862: 861: 841: 835: 834: 832: 830: 819: 810: 809: 807: 805: 794: 785: 784: 782: 780: 774: 766: 753: 752: 750: 748: 737: 731: 730: 710: 704: 703: 701: 699: 681: 675: 674: 672: 670: 655: 644: 643: 641: 639: 628: 619: 618: 616: 614: 608: 600: 591: 590: 584: 576: 574: 572: 561: 550: 549: 533: 524: 523: 521: 519: 514:. 8 October 2010 504: 484: 479: 478: 477: 239:Tribal Sub Plans 206:Kurnool district 140:which abolished 63: 40: 38: 21: 20: 1383: 1382: 1378: 1377: 1376: 1374: 1373: 1372: 1333: 1332: 1296: 1295: 1285:. 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Index

Thanjavur
Tamil Nadu
Hyderabad
Andhra Pradesh
Indian Administrative Service
1976 Abolition of Bonded Labour Act
Padma Bhushan
Tripura
Abolition of Bonded Labour Act of 1976
bonded labor
People's War Group
naxalite
Andhra Pradesh
Bezwada Wilson
manual scavenging
Padma Bhushan
Thanjavur
Tamil Brahmin
American College, Madurai
Indian Administrative Service
Nandyal
Kurnool district
Adilabad
Khammam
Nellore
Mohan Kumaramangalam
nationalization of coal mines
Telangana Social Welfare Residential Schools
1976 Abolition of Bonded Labour Act
Nripen Chakraborty

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