Sri. N Parathsarathy
Amb.N Parthasarathi is a veteran diplomat with more than three decades of service in the Indian Foreign service. From September 2005 to September 2008, he served as Ambassador of India to the Republic of South Korea and from October 2008 to September 2011, he served as Ambassador of India to Senegal. During that time he was also concurrently accredited as Ambassador of India to Mali, Mauritania, Guinea Bissau and Cape Verde Islands, as well as High Commissioner of India to the Republic of The Gambia. He was also the Consul General of India in San Francisco from October 2011 till October 2014. He retired from the Foreign Service at the end of October 2014 and has moved back to Bangalore, his home town.
Till recently he served as the Secretary General / CEO of the Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce & Industry, Bengaluru. Currently, he is busy with mentoring many start-ups and advising organizations/Universities on many issues of business interest. He writes regularly on International relations in Indian print media and participates in discussions on TV channels.
An ardent admirer of South Korea, he has keen interest in Korean history and published a novel “A legend of Ayodhya Princess in Korea”. The book was also published in Korean language as “Silk Empress”. He has lectured at many universities and think tanks and other institutions in Korea on varied subjects including on ‘Cooperative Partnership’ between the two countries. During his tenure as Ambassador, the India-Korea Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement was finalized and the bilateral economic and commercial cooperation entered into a fast track.
He has also served as the Head of the Administration Division of the Ministry of External affairs. He has published two books:
- ‘The Reluctant Assassin’, a fictional thriller, published in Delhi, in January 2005; – the story reflects the lives of people whose families are divided between India and Pakistan. It highlights the cultural aspects of the societies and inevitability of circumstances.
- “The Legend of Ayodhya Princess in Korea”, a fictional novel linking the ancient history of India and Korea. The latter was translated in the Korean language as ‘Bi Dan Hwang Hoo’ (Silk Empress) and published in Seoul in June 2007 and later The National book Trust published a children’s book based on this novel.