Prasanth Nair is an Indian IAS (Indian Administrative Service) officer and film director. He is known for his experimental initiatives in poverty eradication and urban management such as ‘Compassionate Kozhikode’, ‘Operation Soleimani’ and ‘Sawarigiri’ in Kozhikode.
Wiki/Biography
Prasanth Nair was born in Thalassery in Kannur district of Kerala and works as the private secretary to Minister of State for Tourism KJ Alphons (33 years old; as of 2019). He spent his childhood in Thiruvananthapuram. He attended Loyola School in Thiruvananthapuram. Nair graduated in law from Government Law College, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram. As a child, he wanted to be a cinematographer, but after graduating, he began preparing for the civil service. In 2006, he secured #AIR 4 in UPSC examination and transferred to Indian Administrative Service (IAS) from Kerala cadre.
appearance
Height: 5′9″
Weight: 75kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
Body Measurements: Chest 40″, Waist 32″, Biceps 12″
family and caste
Prasanth Nair belongs to the Hindu Kshatriya family. His mother is a professor at a government medical college. He is married to Lakshmi Nair and has a son, Amrithavarshan, and a daughter, Ammu.
Prasanth Nair and his son
Prasanth Nair’s children
Prasanth Nair’s family
Profession
After passing the civil services examination, Prashant became an IAS (Indian Administrative Service) cadre officer in Kerala in 2006. He was appointed as the Collector of Kozhikode, Kerala state. Nair has served in various capacities in different sectors including taxation, tourism, water supply, roads and skills development. He led two World Bank projects namely ‘KSTP’ and ‘Jalandhini’. He won public praise after taking novel measures to eradicate poverty in Kozhikode. He launched several projects during his tenure such as Tere Mere Beach Mein, which dealt with waste management on Kozhikode beaches; Operation Suleimani, a project aimed at addressing hunger in urban areas; Yo Appooppa is a program designed to improve the quality of life of older men and women. Nair also launched the ‘Compassionate Kozhikode’ social initiative to help institutions such as children’s homes, nursing homes, mental health centers and palliative care centres. This quickly earned him the nickname “Brother Collectors.”
Prasanth Nair as Kozhikode Collector
In November 2017, Nair was appointed as the private secretary to Minister of State for Tourism (Independent Charge) KJ Alphons for a term of five years. However, his appointment did not last even a year due to differences with the minister. He also served as secretary to then Home Minister Ramesh Chennaithala.
Apart from working as a civil servant, Prashant is also an actor in Ajay Devaloka’s Who. He also directed a short film titled “Daivakanam” which had its world premiere at the 71st Cannes Film Festival.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTpRRaNvp7M
dispute
Prasanth Nair was embroiled in controversy when the Congress district president said that Nair was spending time on social media but did not receive calls. Later, Nair said in an interview: “It only takes five minutes to post on Facebook. Just because my profile picture is smiling at you 24×7, doesn’t mean I’m sitting there the whole time. Secondly, I don’t talk to my girlfriend. Citizens communicate with me through this medium to solve their problems. Finally, Facebook and Twitter are additional media to the citizen interface.”
fact
- His hobbies include reading and traveling.
Prasanth Nair is reading
- His favorite color is black.
- Nair was affectionately known as “Brother Collector”.
- He is known for his unique proposals to the people of Kozhikode district. Nair promised to give a free plate of Malabar Biryani to everyone who comes to clean the 14-acre pond in Koyilandy. The proposal was a huge success.
- Prasanth was appointed as the District Collector of Kozhikode from 2015 to 2017.
- Prasanth is one of the most social media savvy IAS officers and has over 250,000 Facebook fans on his FB page Collector Kozhikode. He uses his Facebook presence to respond to public complaints and concerns and to raise awareness about welfare programs. In addition to his presence on social platforms, he also runs various campaigns to address local issues.
Prasanth Nair’s Facebook page
- When Nair was appointed Collector of Kochikode, he came to know that the menu of Kutiravattom Mental Health Center in Calicut had remained unchanged since 1971. Therefore, he asked the hotel and restaurant associations and merchants to come forward and manage puttu to serve them on the first day.
- Prasanth is equally good at writing in English and Malayalam. He has also published several articles in Manorama, Malayalam, Kerala Kaumudi, Mathrubhumi and Malayalam Vaarika.
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Source: HIS Education