Bishambhar Nath Pande
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Bishambhar Nath Pande | |
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| Governor of Odisha | |
| In office 17 August 1983 – 20 November 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Cheppudira Muthana Poonacha |
| Succeeded by | Saiyid Nurul Hasan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 December 1906 |
| Died | 1 June 1998 (aged 91) |
| Citizenship | India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Politician |
Bishambhar Nath Pande (23 December 1906 – 1 June 1998)[1] was a freedom fighter, social worker, and parliamentarian in India. Pande devoted his life to the cause of national integration, and to the spread of the Gandhian way of life.
Life
[edit]B. N. Pande was a member of the Indian National Congress and a close associate of Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of the Republic of India, as well as of Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi. He pursued a Gandhian philosophy and was for 18 years vice-chairman of the Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti (GSDS), which aims to spread Gandhian principles and philosophy globally.[citation needed]
Pande gave lectures in countries such as Japan, Russia, Germany and Canada on the life and ideals of Mohandas K. Gandhi.
Awards
[edit]In 1976, Pande was awarded the Padma Shri for his achievements in the field of social work.[citation needed]
Pande was awarded the Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration by then Indian prime minister P. V. Narasimha Rao in 1996 for his lifetime achievements in the field of Hindu-Muslim unity in India. [citation needed] He was also awarded the Khuda Baksh Award for his contribution to the composite culture of India.[2]
Political career
[edit]- Member of the Legislative Assembly, Uttar Pradesh[when?]
- Mayor of Allahabad[when?]
- Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha (upper house), 1976 to 1984 and 1989 to 1998
- President of the Pradesh Congress Committee, Uttar Pradesh, 1980 to 1983
- Governor of Odisha, 1984 to 1988
Books
[edit]Pande devoted a major part of his life to research on secularism with the objective of promoting unity amongst all religions in India. As part of his research, he wrote several books, including:
- Centenary history of the Indian National Congress 1885–1985
- A Concise History of the Indian National Congress, 1947–1985 (1986)
- Indira Gandhi
- Islam and Indian culture
- Aurangzeb
Family
[edit]Pande was married to Shanta Pande (d. 2000), a former freedom fighter. [3] He had one child, Nandita Rao, and two grandchildren, Probir and Rahul Rao. He also has four great granddaughters: Niharika, Sudiksha, Sanaaya and Advika Rao.
References
[edit]- ^ Faruqi, M H (July 1998). "The Muslim Rule in India". Impact International. 28.
- ^ "Khuda Bakhsh Award". Khuda Bakhsh Library. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
- ^ "Freedom fighter dead". The Tribune. 1 April 2000. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
External links
[edit]- https://openlibrary.org/b/OL162611M/B.N.-Pande-messenger-of-harmony
- http://www.iosworld.org/ebk7.htm Archived 17 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- http://www.publicationsdivision.nic.in/Eng-Pub/Au-Wise/EB27.HTM Archived 25 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- http://www.islamcan.com/islamic-history/muslim-rule-in-india.shtml
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- Indian National Congress politicians from Uttar Pradesh
- Governors of Odisha
- Rajya Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh
- 1906 births
- 1998 deaths
- Mayors of Prayagraj
- Indian independence activists from Uttar Pradesh
- Recipients of the Padma Shri in social work
- Nominated members of the Rajya Sabha
- 20th-century Indian politicians
- 20th-century Indian educators
- Educators from Uttar Pradesh
- Indian political writers
- 20th-century Indian biographers
- Social workers from Uttar Pradesh