B. D. Pande

B. D. Pande
Born Almora district, Uttarakhand, India
Occupation Indian Civil Service
Known for Civil Service
Spouse(s) Vimla
Children 3
Awards Padma Vibhushan, Padma Shri

Bhairav Dutt Pande[1] was a member of the Indian Civl Service and Union Cabinet Secretary of the Government of India under Indira Gandhi. He was a Governor of the States of Punjab and West Bengal.[2]

Born in Almora, in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, B. D. Pande served as a Cabinet Secretary to the Union Government from 2 November 1972 to 31 March 1977.[3] When President's rule was imposed on Punjab, he served as the Governor of the state.[4]

Pande was married to Vimla Pande.[5] They had three children: Arvind Pande, former IAS and CMD, SAIL, renowned environmentalist, Dr. Lalit Pande and Ratna Pande. Arvind's wife is Mrinal Pande[6] His brother-in-law, Vinod Pande, was also a former Governor and Union Cabinet Secretary.[5]

The Government of India awarded Pande the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 1972, for his contributions to Indian society[7] and the Padma Vibhushan in 2000.

References

  1. http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/grace-without-measure/15805/
  2. "Pande takes top post for two years". Telegraph. 11 September 2002. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  3. "Cabinet Secretariat - Cabinet Secretaries Since 1950". Government of India. 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  4. "Daunting task before Punjab Governor B.D. Pande and his advisors". India Today. 17 July 2013. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Grace without measure". Indian Express. 1 November 2006. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  6. Payal Arora (2012). Dot Com Mantra: Social Computing in the Central Himalayas. Ashgate Publishing. p. 206. ISBN 9781409488729.
  7. "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 15, 2014. Retrieved July 21, 2015.

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  1. http://www.thehindu.com/2000/01/26/stories/01260004.htm
  2. http://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=7407309&privcapId=242581190&previousCapId=4508901&previousTitle=Essar%20Steel%20India%20Limited
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