Narayanan was born on October 27, 1920 in the village of Uzhavoor in Kottayam district, Kerala.
He received his education from the University of Travancore where he obtained an MA degree in English Literature, standing first in his University.
He obtained a BSc (Eco) degree from the London School of Economics with First Class Honours.
Narayanan started his career as a Lecturer in the University of Travancore (1943).
He worked with The Hindu, Madras and Times of India, Bombay.
Narayanan joined the Indian Foreign Services in 1949.
He served in Indian Embassies in Rangoon, Tokyo, London, Canberra and Hanoi and held different positions in the Ministry of External Affairs.
He taught Economic Administration at Delhi School of Economics from 1954-55.
Narayanan served as India's Ambassador to Thailand (1967-69), Turkey (1973-75), China (1976-78).
In 1979, Narayanan was appointed as Vice-Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
Narayanan was sent as a political appointee to be India's Ambassador to the United States of America from 1980-84.
Narayanan won three successive General Elections in 1984, 1989 and 1991 from Ottapalam in Kerala.
He was Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) from 1985 to 1992.
Narayanan was Union Minister for State in the Rajiv Gandhi government.
He served as the Vice-President of India between August 1992 and July 1997.
KR Narayanan was the 11th President of India from July 25, 1997 - July 25, 2002.
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