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Muthusamy Varadarajan was in the IAS from 1956 to 1991. He was then Member, National Minorities Commission. As Secretary Culture to the Government of India in the '80s, he orchestrated the Festivals of India, and exhibitions including the Henry Moore exhibition in India. A Scholar of art and religion, He has several Carnatic music compositions to his credit, and in 1982, edited and published Nadopasana One, on Indian classical music and dance. Currently, he is Chairman, Expert Committee, National Museum, Delhi.