Rameshwar Nath Kao ● Rameshwar Nath Kao was born on May 10, 19 | UTKARSH in ENGLISH

Rameshwar Nath Kao
● Rameshwar Nath Kao was born on May 10, 1918 in a Kashmiri Brahmin family in Varanasi.
● R. N. Kao did his MA in English Literature from Allahabad University.
● He joined the Indian Police Service in the year 1940 and joined the Intelligence Bureau in the year 1948.
● Along with taking charge of the Intelligence Bureau, he was first entrusted with the responsibility of protecting the prominent people of independent India. During this time he became the personal security chief of the then Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru.
● After the Indo-China war in the year 1962, the need for such an investigative agency was felt which could keep the country alert from foreign enemies.
● Kao had proved his worth during the tenure of Pandit Nehru, so Mrs. Indira Gandhi approved the idea of forming 'RAW'. In this way 'RAW' was established and Kao was appointed as the first chairman of 'RAW'.
● Kao also had an important role in the merger of Sikkim in India. He also formed the National Security Guard (NSG), a security force unit of India.
● Rameshwar Nath Kao died in New Delhi on January 20, 2002.