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He was wise when others would have been smart, frank when others would have been cautious. He was available to the people of India, as a "working Pre… - K. R. Narayanan
" "He was wise when others would have been smart, frank when others would have been cautious. He was available to the people of India, as a "working President" (the description he gave to himself in an interview) but he was essentially his own friend, counsellor and confidant - with, of course, Usha Narayanan by his side. His inner resources were phenomenal - for reading, contemplating and, in his own special manner, brooding. But when seized of a problem - large or small, in the public domain or very personal - He would go into a shell of thought where no one may enter. He was never secretive, but always in need of a space of his own. No one could think for him, much less find the words he needed. He did not seek publicity for his views though he was (to use his own word) amazed how the Indian media seemed to fix its priorities. He was as conservative in his working style as he was radical in his thinking, pen to paper being his writing practice rather than computer keyboarding.
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About K. R. Narayanan
Kocheril Raman Narayanan (October 27, 1920 – November 9, 2005) was the tenth President of India.
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കോച്ചേരില് രാമന് നാരായണന
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Kocheril Raman Narayanan
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