Ronald Carlton Vivian Pidade Noronha (1916-1982), known as RP to his colleagues, was an Indian civil service officer, writer and the chief secretary of

Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the seco ...

. He was the author of ''A Tale Told By An Idiot'', an autobiography. The

Government of India The Government of India (ISO: ; often abbreviated as GoI), known as the Union Government or Central Government but often simply as the Centre, is the national government of the Republic of India, a federal democracy located in South Asia, c ...

awarded him the

Padma Bhushan The Padma Bhushan is the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, preceded by the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan and followed by the Padma Shri. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is given for "distinguished service ...

, the third highest civilian award, in 1975.

Biography

R. C. V. P. Noronha was born on 14 May 1916 at

Hyderabad Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part ...

in the south Indian state of

Telangana Telangana (; , ) is a States and union territories of India, state in India situated on the south-central stretch of the Indian subcontinent, Indian peninsula on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the List of states and union territories of India b ...

. The only son of an engineer-doctor couple, he did his pre-college at Inter College, Vishakhapatnam and secured a graduate degree with

honours Honour (British English) or honor (American English; see spelling differences) is the idea of a bond between an individual and a society as a quality of a person that is both of social teaching and of personal ethos, that manifests itself as a ...

from Loyola College, Madras and moved to the

London School of Economics , mottoeng = To understand the causes of things , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £240.8 million (2021) , budget = £391.1 millio ...

which earned a BSc (honours) from the

University of London The University of London (UoL; abbreviated as Lond or more rarely Londin in post-nominals) is a federal public research university located in London, England, United Kingdom. The university was established by royal charter in 1836 as a degree ...

. Subsequently, he joined

Indian Civil Service The Indian Civil Service (ICS), officially known as the Imperial Civil Service, was the higher civil service of the British Empire in India during British rule in the period between 1858 and 1947. Its members ruled over more than 300 million ...

, topping the qualifying examination. He served as the chief secretary for two terms, November 1963 to August 1968 and September 1972 to May 1974 and retired from service. After retirement, Noronha published his autobiography in 1976 under the title, ''A Tale Told By An Idiot''. He was married to Amy Alvares and the couple had two sons, Ashok and Terence, and two daughters, Gabrielle and Anjali. He died on 23 November 1982, at the age of 66, at

Bhopal Bhopal (; ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of both Bhopal district and Bhopal division. It is known as the ''City of Lakes'' due to its various natural and artificial lakes. It i ...

,. succumbing to heart attack.

Awards and honors

The

awarded him the

, the third highest civilian award, in 1975.

RCVP Noronha Academy of Administration RCPV Noronha Academy of Administration and Management (where RCPV stands for Ronald Carlton Vivian Piadad) is the apex and nodal training institute of Madhya Pradesh, India. It organises training programmes for the senior officers of the governm ...

, the principal civil service training institute of the

Government of Madhya Pradesh Government of Madhya Pradesh also known as the State Government of Madhya Pradesh, or locally as the State Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and its 52 districts. It consists of an executive, ...

, is named after him.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Noronha, R. Carlton Vivian Pidade Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in civil service Indian Administrative Service officers 1916 births 1982 deaths Writers from Hyderabad, India Loyola College, Chennai alumni Alumni of the London School of Economics Alumni of the University of London Indian Civil Service (British India) officers

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