THE TECH PHOENIX - Manoharan, T. N.

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Biographie:

T.N. Manoharan is a member of the RBI's Standing External Advisory Committee, which evaluates applications for universal and small finance banks. He currently serves as chairman of IDBI Bank and sits on the boards of Mahindra & Mahindra, Tech Mahindra, and the National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development. A chartered accountant with 39 years of experience and a law graduate, Manoharan was part of the government-nominated board for the revival of Satyam Computer Services Limited. He has also served as chairman of the Committee on Accounting Standards and Taxation of the Confederation of Indian Industry (2009-2011) and as president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (2006-2007). He has authored several books on taxation for professionals and students. Among his numerous accolades, he received the CNN-IBN Indian of the Year award in 2009 from the Prime Minister of India and was honored with the Padma Shri on April 7, 2010.

V. Pattabhi Ram is an author, public speaker, teacher, and chartered accountant. An alumnus of St. Joseph's College, Tiruchi, he interned at Deloitte and has taught over 75,000 CA students. A regular speaker at professional seminars, his works include:

• Ticking Times: An Accountant and a Gentleman, a novel set against the backdrop of the audit profession
• A Few Good Men and Nightingales: How Eleven Women Overcame Obstacles on the Road of Life, both biographical sketches
• Building a Legacy, a biography of A. Ramakrishna, former deputy managing director of L&T, released by the Vice President of India