<P> Pamulaparti Venkata Narasimha Rao ( 28 June 1921 -- 23 December 2004 ) was an Indian lawyer and politician who served as the 9th Prime Minister of India ( 1991 -- 1996 ) . His ascendancy to the prime ministership was politically significant in that he was the first holder of this office from a non-Hindi - speaking region , belonging to the southern part of India . He led an important administration , overseeing a major economic transformation and several home incidents affecting national security of India . Rao , who held the Industries portfolio , was personally responsible for the dismantling of the Licence Raj , as this came under the purview of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry . He is often referred to as the `` Father of Indian Economic Reforms '' . Future prime ministers Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Manmohan Singh continued the economic reform policies pioneered by Rao 's government . Rao accelerated the dismantling of the License Raj , reversing the socialist policies of Rajiv Gandhi 's government . He employed Dr. Manmohan Singh as his Finance Minister to embark on historic economic transition . With Rao 's mandate , Dr. Manmohan Singh launched India 's globalisation angle of the reforms that implemented the International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) policies to rescue the almost bankrupt nation from economic collapse . Rao was also referred to as Chanakya for his ability to steer tough economic and political legislation through the parliament at a time when he headed a minority government . </P>
<P> Pamulaparti Venkata Narasimha Rao ( 28 June 1921 -- 23 December 2004 ) was an Indian lawyer and politician who served as the 9th Prime Minister of India ( 1991 -- 1996 ) . His ascendancy to the prime ministership was politically significant in that he was the first holder of this office from a non-Hindi - speaking region , belonging to the southern part of India . He led an important administration , overseeing a major economic transformation and several home incidents affecting national security of India . Rao , who held the Industries portfolio , was personally responsible for the dismantling of the Licence Raj , as this came under the purview of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry . He is often referred to as the `` Father of Indian Economic Reforms '' . Future prime ministers Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Manmohan Singh continued the economic reform policies pioneered by Rao 's government . Rao accelerated the dismantling of the License Raj , reversing the socialist policies of Rajiv Gandhi 's government . He employed Dr. Manmohan Singh as his Finance Minister to embark on historic economic transition . With Rao 's mandate , Dr. Manmohan Singh launched India 's globalisation angle of the reforms that implemented the International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) policies to rescue the almost bankrupt nation from economic collapse . Rao was also referred to as Chanakya for his ability to steer tough economic and political legislation through the parliament at a time when he headed a minority government . </P>
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Pamulaparti Venkata Narasimha Rao
Pamulaparti Venkata Narasimha Rao