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Gopalkrishna Devadas Gandhi (born 22 April 1945) is a former administrator and diplomat who served as the 22nd Governor of West Bengal serving from 2004 to 2009. He is the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi and C. Rajagopalachari (Rajaji). As a former IAS officer he served as Secretary to the President of India and as High Commissioner to South Africa and Sri Lanka, among other administrative and diplomatic posts. He was the United Progressive Alliance nominee for Vice President of India 2017 ...
Gopalkrishna Gandhi started his career with the IAS cadre in 1968.(HT file photo) Gandhi, who started his career with the IAS cadre in 1968, was the governor of West Bengal during the most ...
His grandfather, Mahatma Gandhi, is the most revered figure in India and has been given the sobriquet of “Father of Nation.” After completing his Master’s in English Literature from St. Stephen’s College of Delhi University, he started preparing for the Civil Services and cleared the UPSC Examination in 1968.
Gopalkrishna Gandhi took voluntary retirement from the IAS in 1992 and set up the Nehru Centre of the High Commission of India, London, and became its founding Director. The Nehru Centre, which he headed for four years (1992-1996), is now an established forum for Indo-British mutuality in the cultural, literary and academic fields.
Jul 11, 2017 · Gopalkrishna Gandhi (Source: Amit Mehra) Former West Bengal governor and retired IAS officer and diplomat, Gopalkrishna Gandhi is the opposition’s choice for the position of the vice-president candidate. The grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, Gopalkrishna was born on April 22, 1945 to Devdas Gandhi and C Rajagopalachari’s daughter Lakshmi.
Gopalkrishna Gandhi is a Distinguished Professor of History and Politics, Ashoka University, Sonepat, Haryana (India), and Meera and Vikram Gandhi Fellow (Spring 2020), Center for Contemporary South Asia, Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Brown University, USA. About the Collection: The papers relate to Gopalkrishna Gandhi’s tenure as High Commissioner in South Africa and Sri Lanka, and as Governor of West Bengal. There is very useful material collected by him for his ...
Gopalkrishna Gandhi read English Literature at St Stephen’s College, Delhi. A civil servant and diplomat, he was Governor of West Bengal, 2004-2009. He is currently Distinguished Professor of ...
This conversation between Gopalkrishna Gandhi and Ashutosh Varshney is the first in a special series curated by the Center for Contemporary South Asia to mar...
Oct 2, 2019 · Gopalkrishna Gandhi on Mahatma Gandhi: The pulse of a legacy in an age of heroics Doctors of politics and history will tell us that the heart that defines his legacy does not beat but it seems to ...
In an essay for the new book 'The Fourth Lion: Essays for Gopalkrishna Gandhi', historian Ramachandra Guha goes down memory lane.
