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Biography
P. V. R. K. Prasad (August 21, 1940 – August 21, 2017) was a former Indian Administrative Service officer from Andhra Pradesh. He held several important posts in the center and state including Information advisor to former Indian prime minister P. V. Narasimha Rao, and executive officer of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams. He brought a lot of reforms in the management of Tirumala temple to make it more people friendly. He continued to be an advisor of this temple even after retiring as an executive officer. He wrote several books about his experience working in with P. V. Narasimha Rao and working as an executive officer of Tirumala temple.
Personal Details
He was the son of a school teacher and worked hard to get selected for prestigious civil services. Prasad is survived by his wife Gopika, a son, and a daughter. Though a Telugu native, he knew Kannada and Tamil.
Career
He belongs to 1966 I.A.S Batch. He worked as a collector of Khammam district and as a secretary to Chief minister.During his tenure as an executive officer with TTD from 1978-82, and later as an advisor took up several reforms and important projects.
Posts Held
Prasad held several important positions throughout his career, among the most important of them were media advisor of former Indian prime minister P. V. Narasimha Rao, and executive officer of Tirumala Tirupati Devesthanams.
- Executive Officer of Tirumala Tirupati Devesthanams (1978-1982)
- Additional secretary of Prime Minister's office (1991-96)
- Chairman of Hindu Dharma Parirakshana Trust
- Chairman of Visakhapatnam Port trust
Death
Prasad died on August 21, 2017 (his 77th birthday) of cardiac arrest in a private hospital in Hyderabad.
Books
- Asalem Jarigindante (What actually happened): This book is about his experiences in various posts in the center and state administrative divisions. Later this book was translated to English with the title Wheels behind the veil (CMs, PMs, and beyond).
- Naham Kartah Hari Kartah (I am not the doer, Hari is the doer): This books is about his spiritual experiences when he was working as an executive officer of T.T.D.
- Tirumala Leelamrutham
- Tirumala Charitamrutham