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P. V. Gopalan

In this Indian name, the name Venkataraman is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Gopalan.

P. V. Gopalan
Personal details
Born
Painganadu Venkataraman Gopalan

1911 (1911)
Thulasendrapuram, Madras Presidency, British India (present-day Tamil Nadu, India)
DiedFebruary 1998 (aged 86–87)
Madras, Tamil Nadu, India (present-day Chennai)
SpouseRajam Gopalan
Children4, including Shyamala
RelativesKamala Harris (granddaughter)
Maya Harris (granddaughter)
Meena Harris (great-granddaughter)
Known forMaternal grandfather of Kamala Harris

Painganadu Venkataraman Gopalan (1911 – February 1998)[1] was an Indian career civil servant, a member of Central Secretariat Service who served as Director of Relief Measures and Refugees in the government of Zambia, especially the exodus of refugees from Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe).[2][3] While in Zambia, he later served as Advisor to 1st President of Zambia Kenneth Kaunda.[4] He served as Joint Secretary to the Government of India in 1960s. He is the maternal grandfather of U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris.[1][5]

Gopalan was a member of the Imperial Secretariat Service and later a Central Secretariat Service officer.[6][7][8]

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  7. ^ "'Losing out': Indian Americans say Kamala Harris needs to do more to win them over". Washington Examiner. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
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