Anti-Corruption Crusader Dr Raju Narayana Swamy awarded doctorate again

Dr Raju Narayana Swamy, an IAS officer popularly Known as Kerala' s anti-corruption crusader has won one more Ph D-this time in law from the prestigious Gujarat National Law University. Justice D Y Chandrachud, Judge, Supreme Court of India was the chief guest in the convocation. The occasion was also graced by Justice Mukesh Kumar Shah, Judge, Supreme Court of India and Justice Arvind Kumar, Chief justice, Gujarat High Court. Swamy was in the news recently for performing a record number of duties as central observer of the Election Commission of India--including a duty as international observer in the 2018 Zimbabwe Elections. He also won in 2021, the acclaimed Leonardo da Vinci Fellowship instituted by the Centre for Intellectual Property and Innovation Policy, George Mason University for NIS scholarship in intellectual property law.

Swamy, known as Kerala's clean up officer, is famous for his staunch stand against corruption.

He shot into fame as district collector, Idukki for his actions against illegal encroachments leading to the resignation of a minister. It was the first time in the history of the country that a minister had to resign on the report of an IAS Officer. He also earned fame as district collector, Thrissur, when he single-handedly widened the Pattalom Road and the inner ring road.

Swamy has been awarded the 2018 Satyendra K Dubey memorial award by IIT Kanpur for his professional integrity in upholding human values. He is a prolific writer and won the Kerala Sahitya Academy award for travelogue for Shanthimantram Muzhagunna Thazvarayil. Swamy has also won the prestigious Homi Bhabha Fellowship in Cyber law. A BTech from IIT Madras in Computer science and engineering, Swamy hold a PG Diploma from the National Kaw School, Bangalore as well as an LLM from NLU Delhi - both with Gold medals.