Alphons Kannanthanam

K.J Alphons, popularly known as Alphons Kannanthanam, is from the 1979 batch of Indian Administrative Service. He rose to national prominence as an effective administrator and an anti-corruption crusader. He was the commissioner of Delhi Development Authority and pioneer of the literacy movement in India. The mass contact programme he started as the district collector won the highest UN Award for innovation in governance.he was featured in the list of 100 Young Global Leaders by Time Magazine.In 2006 Alphons left civil service and joined politics. During his tenure as tourism minister, India was third in global tourism. He was also the minister of state for electronics and information technology. He is also a motivational speaker and the best- selling author of Making A Difference. He has edited the book Accelerating India. The Winning Formula: 52 Ways to Change your Life is his latest publication