K. Vijayakarthikeyan
Dr. K. Vijayakarthikeyan IAS | |
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Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Memorial Award (2018) | |
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Dr. K. Vijayakarthikeyan (born 8 January 1986) is an Indian author, bureaucrat, civil servant and currently serving as the secretary of Tamil Nadu State Human Rights Commission.
Vijayakarthikeyan is also a doctor, and an author, having been regarded as the youngest
Vijayakarthikeyan has received several national awards for his work achievements. He has received the
Career
Vijayakarthikeyan was born on 8 January 1986 in
He got trained as the Assistant Collector in
Vijayakarthikeyan started out as an Assistant Collector and served in
In 2014, Dr. K. Vijayakarthikeyan was elected as the Commissioner of Coimbatore Municipal Corporation[11] and has been designated as the Special Officer, since October 2016.[citation needed]
He has also been appointed as a managing director and a chief executive officer at Coimbatore Smart City Limited in July 2016. In February 2019, he got transferred and posted as the director for Tamil Nadu Institute of Urban Affairs Coimbatore City.[3]
Books
- Ettum Thoorathil IAS (ISBN 9788184765915
- Adhuvum Idhuvum (ISBN 978-8184468328
- Orey kallil 13 Maanghai (ISBN 9788184469011
- Once Upon an IAS Exam, ISBN 978-9353045951[12]
- Oru Cup Coffee Saapidalaama (ISBN 978-9388587723
- Jeipathu Yepadi (ISBN 978-9388104067
- Heart Quake, ISBN 978-9353335328
- TNPSC to UPSC, New Century Book House Pvt. Ltd., 2019, ISBN 978-93-8897-348-9
- Mafia Premier League, ISBN 9391256317
Awards and achievements
- 2016: Received the best corporation award at the 45th Skoch Summit held in Hyderabad[13][14]
- 2017: Received Digital India Award at a function at Delhi[15]
- 2017: Pride of Tamil Nadu 2017 under Emerging & Inspiring Category at Chennai[16]
- 2018: Most inspiring author of 2018 at Gurgaon Literature Festival[17][18]
- 2018: Received the
- 2018: Pride of Tamil Nadu 2nd Edition under The Emerging category[19]
References
- ^ a b c d "Dr. K. Vijayakarthikeyan I.A.S. – Perfect Match Of Power And Brilliance". Cochin Herald. 22 October 2018.
- ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Tamil Nadu Institute Of Urban Studies". T N I U S.
- ^ "New Coimbatore Corporation commissioner says his focus would be on sanitation". The Times of India. 20 November 2014.
- ^ "Coimbatore Corporation attempts to set Guinness record by holding largest recycling training event". The Times of India. 5 August 2015.
- ^ a b c "Coimbatore's youngest corporation commissioner". Deccan Chronicle. 10 January 2016.
- ^ a b Raja, Vidya (8 November 2018). "Meet Coimbatore's Youngest Commissioner, a Doctor-Turned-IAS with a Unique 'Plan B' Idea". The Better India.
- ^ "Director Jayam Raja unveiled 'Once upon an IAS Exam' by Dr. K. Vijay Karthikeyan IAS, Commissioner, Coimbatore". Ritz Newspaper. 29 October 2018.
- ^ "Heartquake". goodreads.com. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Another laurel for corpn commissioner". The Times of India. 21 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d "கோவை மாநகராட்சி ஆணையாளர் விஜய கார்த்திகேயன் ஐ.ஏ.எஸ்-க்கு அப்துல் கலாம் விருது வழங்கப்பட்டது". Ananda Vikatan (in Tamil). 20 January 2018.
- ^ Rao, Manasa (6 November 2018). "Once Upon an IAS Exam' book review: A simple story about the making of a bureaucrat". The News Minute.
- ^ Gautham, Komal (9 September 2016). "Coimbatore wins the best corporation Skoch award". The Times of India.
- ^ Gautham, Komal (8 September 2016). "Coimbatore Corporation bags awards". The Hindu.
- ^ "City corporation to receive Digital India Silver Award". Business Standard. 17 December 2016.
- ^ "Round Table India's Pride of Tamil Nadu an award ceremony that celebrates Pride Personalities of Tamil Nadu". Cinemaplusnews. 20 March 2017.
- ^ "Corporation Commissioner Dr.K. VijayaKarthikeyan wins "Most inspiring author of 2018"". Simplicity. 25 November 2018.
- ^ "Coimbatore Corporation Commissioner Vijayakarthikeyan wins Inspiring Author award at Gurgaon literature fest". The Covai Post. 26 November 2018.
- ^ "Round Table India presents the 2nd Edition of Pride of Tamil Nadu, 2018". View7media. 6 March 2018.
External links
- Official website
- Dr. K. Vijayakarthikeyan I.A.S. – Perfect Match Of Power And Brilliance
- K Vijayakarthikeyan on Facebook
- @Vijaykarthikeyn on Twitter
- Vijay Karthikeyan on Instagram