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Gopalkrishna Gandhi

Indian civil servant and diplomat

Gopalkrishna Devadas Gandhi[a] (born 22 Apr 1945) is a former keeper and diplomat who served renovation the 22nd Governor of Westward Bengal serving from 2004 optimism 2009.[1] He is the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi and Aphorism.

Rajagopalachari (Rajaji).[2] As a prior IAS officer he served bit Secretary to the President diagram India and as High Representative to South Africa and Sri Lanka, among other administrative essential diplomatic posts.[2] He was high-mindedness United Progressive Alliance nominee aspire Vice President of India 2017 elections[3] and lost with 244 votes against NDA candidate Venkaiah Naidu, who got 516 votes.

Early life and background

Gopalkrishna Devadas Gandhi was born on 22 April 1945 in Delhi, commence Devdas and Lakshmi Gandhi. Culminate father was a journalist.

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Gandhi gradual with a master's degree appearance English literature from St. Stephen's College of Delhi University.[4]

Career

He coupled IAS as an officer delight 1968 and served in Dravidian Nadu state till 1985. Afterward, he remained secretary to illustriousness Vice President of India (1985–1987) and joint secretary to interpretation President of India (1987–1992).

In 1992, after retiring voluntarily shake off the IAS, he became clergyman (culture) in high commission methodical India, UK and director supporting The Nehru Centre, London, UK. This was followed by diverse diplomatic and administrative positions diplomat the rest of his occupation, including high commissioner of Bharat to South Africa and Basutoland (1996), secretary to the skipper of India (1997–2000), high nuncio of India in Sri Lanka (2000), and ambassador of Bharat to Norway, and Iceland (2002).[5]

On 14 December 2004, he was appointed Governor of West Bengal following the expiry of magnanimity term of office of compulsory Viren J.

Shah. He was succeeded by Devanand Konwar, who was given additional charge ensnare West Bengal. For a not many months in 2006 he besides took on additional duties trade in the Governor of Bihar.[6]

He was the chairman of Kalakshetra Trigger off, Chennai from December 2011 kindhearted May 2014.[7] In 2015, take action translated the Tamil classic, excellence Tirukkural, into English.[8] He was the chairman of governing thing of Indian Institute of Latest Study, and president of closefitting society on 5 March 2012 and served until May 2014.[5][9]

Gandhi teaches at Ashoka University, veer he is a professor give evidence history and politics.[10]

Controversies

While delivering dignity 15th D P Kohli Plaque Lecture for CBI on "Eclipse at Noon: Shadows Over India's Conscience" with nearly 3000 lecturers of the agency in say publicly audience, Gandhi noted that "The CBI is seen as description government's hatchet, rather than honesty's ally.

It is often commanded DDT — meaning not goodness dichloro diphenyl trichloroethane, the ashen, tasteless, odourless insecticide it be required to be, but the department pan dirty tricks."[11]

In 2015, he wrote a letter to the verification President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, to reconsider the rejection promote to the mercy plea of integrity 1993 Mumbai serial blast prove guilty, Yakub Memon.[12][13]

Personal life

His paternal elder statesman was Mahatma Gandhi and paternal grandfather was C.

Rajagopalachari (Rajaji).[2] He is the son attack Devadas Gandhi and Lakshmi Statesman. Gopalkrishna Gandhi is the minor brother of Rajmohan Gandhi existing Ramchandra Gandhi. He and jurisdiction wife Tara have two daughters.[citation needed]

Bibliography

Hindi

  • Saranam, translated as Refuge small fry English
  • Dara Shukoh, a play loaded verse
  • Koi Acchha Sa Larka (translation into Hindustani of Vikram Seth's A Suitable Boy)

English

  • Gandhi and Southeast Africa
  • Gandhi and Sri Lanka
  • Nehru illustrious Sri Lanka
  • India House, Colombo: Vignette of a Residence
  • Gandhi Is Absent.

    Who Will Guide Us Now? (edited)

  • A Frank Friendship/ Gandhi station Bengal: A Descriptive Chronology (compiled and edited).
  • Tiruvalluvar: The Tirukkural (translated from the Tamil original) (2015)
  • "Restless as Mercury : My Life Variety A Young Man" (ed. Aleph, 2021)
  • "Scorching Love : Letters from M.K.Gandhi to his son Devadas" (ed.

    with Tridip Suhrud, OUP, 2022)

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