Prashant Nair is an Indian IAS (Indian Administrative Service) officer and film director. He is known for his experimental initiatives such as “Dayalu Kozhikode,” “Operation Sulaimani” and “Savarigiri” for poverty alleviation and city administration in Kozhikode.
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Prashanth Nair was born in Thalassery, Kannur district of Kerala to the private secretary of KJ Alphons, Minister of State for Tourism (age 33 years; as of 2019). His childhood was spent in Thiruvananthapuram. He studied at Loyola School, Thiruvananthapuram. Nair obtained his Bachelor of Laws degree from the Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram, University of Kerala. In his childhood, he wanted to become a cinematographer but after completing his graduation, he started preparing for civil services. In 2006, he achieved #AIR 4 in UPSC exam and joined the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) from Kerala cadre.
Physical Appearance
Height: 5′ 9″
Weight: 75 kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Body Measurements: Chest 40″, Waist 32″, Biceps 12″
family and caste
Prashant Nair belongs to a Hindu Kshatriya family. His mother was a professor in the Government Medical College. He is married to Lakshmi Nair and has a son, Amritvarshan, and daughter, Ammu.
Prashant Nair with his son
Prashant Nair’s children
Prashant Nair’s family
livelihood
After passing the civil services examination, Prashanth became an IAS (Indian Administrative Service) officer of the Kerala cadre in 2006. He was appointed as the Collector of Kozhikode, Kerala. Nair has held various positions in various sectors including taxation, tourism, water supply, roads and skill development. He has led two World Bank projects, “KSTP” and “Jalandhini”. He received public praise after taking innovative initiatives for poverty alleviation in Kozhikode. He initiated several programs during his tenure such as Tere Mere Beach Mein, a project that was started to handle waste management at the Kozhikode beach; Operation Sulaimani, a project aimed at addressing hunger in urban areas; and Yo Appuppa, a program launched to improve the quality of life of elderly men and women. Nair also launched “Dayalu Kozhikode”, a social initiative to help institutions such as children’s homes, old age homes, mental health centers and palliative care centres. This soon earned him the title of “Collector Bhai”.
Prashant Nair as Collector of Kozhikode
In November 2017, Nair was appointed as Private Secretary to KJ Alphons, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Tourism for 5 years. However, his appointment did not last even a year due to differences with the minister. He has also served as secretary to the then Home Minister Ramesh Chennaithala.
Apart from his career as a civil servant, Prashant has also acted in Ajay Devlok’s “Hu”. He has 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
Controversy
Prashant Nair came into controversy when the district chief of Congress commented that Nair was spending time on social media but not receiving phone calls. Later Nair said during an interview, “It takes only five minutes to post a post on Facebook.” Just because my profile picture is smiling at you 24/7, doesn’t mean I’m sitting there all the time. Secondly, I am not chatting with my girlfriend. Citizens are communicating with me through this medium and getting their problems resolved. And finally, Facebook and Twitter are additional media for the citizen interface.
fact
- His hobbies include reading and travelling.
Prashant Nair is reading a book
- His favorite color is black.
- Nair is fondly called “Collector Bhai”.
- He is very famous for his unique proposal which he gave to the people of Kozhikode district. Nair promised a free plate of Malabar Biryani to every person who comes forward to clean the 14-acre pond in Koyilandy. The proposal was a huge success.
- Prashanth was appointed as the District Collector of Kozhikode for the period between 2015-2017.
- Prashanth is one of the most social media savvy IAS officers with over 2.5 lakh followers on his Facebook page Collector Kozhikode. He uses his presence on Facebook to respond to public complaints and concerns and create awareness about welfare schemes. Apart from being available on social platforms, he has also run various campaigns to solve local issues.
Prashant Nair’s Facebook page
- When Nair was appointed as Collector in Kohzhikode, he discovered that the menu at the Calicut Kuthiravattam Mental Health Center had remained the same since 1971. Therefore, he asked and managed hotel and restaurant associations and traders to come forward for this purpose. To serve them puttu on the first day.
- Prashanth is equally good at writing in English and Malayalam. He has also published various articles in Manorama, Malayala, Kerala Kaumudi, Mathrubhumi and Malayalam Varika.
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