R. Kannan considers himself as a child of the Dravidian movement
and has long been a commentator on Dravidian politics. His book
Anna: The Life and Times of C.N. Annadurai received critical
acclaim.
Raised and educated in Chennai, Kannan completed his LLM from the
University of Georgia and his PhD in International Relations from
the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University. He has
served in various capacities with the United Nations in two
continents for nearly a quarter of a century. He presently heads
the Basra office of the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq.
Kannan is married and has two children.
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