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Enuga Sreenivasulu Reddy (1 July 1924 – 1 November 2020) was an Indian-born diplomat at the United Nations who was a driving force behind the Special Committee against Apartheid (of which he was secretary from 1963–1965) and its Centre against Apartheid (of which he was director from 1976–1983). He also served as director of the UN Trust Fund for South Africa and the Educational and Training Programme for Southern Africa.
Early life
Reddy was born on 1 July 1925 in Pallapatti, in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. His father, E.V. Narasa Reddy, was a mining company executive.
Awards and honors
He was awarded the Order Of Companions of O R Tambo : Silver by President J.G. Zuma of the Republic Of South Africa on 27 April 2013.
He was awarded Padma Shri, one of the highest civilian awards of India, in 2000.
E.S Reddy received the World Peace Council Prize of the World Peace Council in 1982 for his contribution to the struggle against apartheid.
The University of Durban-Westville awarded him the honorary degree of Doctor of Philosophy in 1995 in recognition of his contribution to the struggle against apartheid and scholarly work on South Africa.
Noted Indian historian Ramchandra Guha dedicated his new book Gandhi before India, and these words appear in the book ″Indian patriot, South African democrat, friend and mentor to Gandhian scholars of all nationalities″.
And also praises Reddy in his own words:
No one knows more about Gandhi’s impact in South Africa than a man named E. S. Reddy. A student radical in India in the 1940s, Reddy was the moving spirit behind the United Nations’ Centre Against Apartheid from the 1960s to the 1980s. Writing in 1996, Reddy noted that Gandhi’s example and methods animated both the Indian passive resistance of 1946 and the broader Defiance Campaign of 1952. Then he continued: ‘Even when the ANC decided on armed struggle, there was great emphasis on avoiding loss of life. Non-violent resistance continued in new forms throughout the struggle. The influence of Gandhi may also be discerned in the spirit of reconciliation which followed the establishment of a democratic government in 1994. I believe that the thought of Mahatma Gandhi was tested and enriched in South Africa’s struggle for liberation.’
Positions
- Principal Secretary, United Nations Special Committee against Apartheid, 1963–67, and Chief of Section for African Questions, 1967-1975.
- Director, United Nations Centre against Apartheid, 1976-1984.
- Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations, 1983-1985.
References
- Nair, Nivashni (2 November 2020). "ES Reddy, who led the UN campaign against apartheid, dies at 96". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Enuga Sreenivasulu Reddy | Anti-apartheid". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
- Roberts, Sam (5 November 2020). "E.S. Reddy, Who Led U.N.'s Efforts Against Apartheid, Dies at 96". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- "Enuga Sreenivasulu Reddy | Padma Shri 2000". Archived from the original on 17 July 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
- http://ramachandraguha.in/archives/some-african-gandhians-the-telegraph.html
External links
- http://www.sahistory.org.za/people/enuga-sreenivasulu-reddy
- http://africanactivist.msu.edu/organization.php?name=Ghana+National+Committee++Against+Apartheid
- E. S. Reddy Papers (MS 1499). Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library.
- 2020 deaths
- New York University alumni
- Indian emigrants to the United States
- Recipients of the Padma Shri in public affairs
- International opponents of apartheid in South Africa
- Indian officials of the United Nations
- 1924 births
- American politicians of Indian descent
- Andhra Pradesh politicians
- 20th-century Indian politicians
- Indian independence activists from Andhra Pradesh
- People from Nellore district