Kocheril Raman Narayanan, (born October 27, 1920, Uzhavoor, India), Indian politician and diplomat, who was the president of India from 1997 to 2002.In 1984 Narayanan became active in politics. He served in parliament as a cabinet minister and in 1992 was named vice president, a post he held for five years. In 1997 he was elected president of India,