Durga Prasad Dhar
Kewal Singh | |
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Succeeded by | K.S. Shelvankar |
Ambassador of India to Soviet Union | |
In office 1975–1975 | |
Preceded by | K.S. Shelvankar |
Succeeded by | Inder Kumar Gujral |
Personal details | |
Born | Durga Prasad Dhar 10 May 1918 British India |
Died | 12 June 1975 | (aged 57)
Children | Vijay Dhar |
Education | Tyndale Biscoe School |
Alma mater | Punjab University Lucknow University |
Occupation | Diplomat, Ambassador of India to Soviet Union |
Durga Prasad Dhar, commonly known as D. P. Dhar (1918–1975), was an Indian politician and diplomat who is considered as the chief architect of the
Early life and education
Dhar was born on May 10, 1918, in
Career
Political
Dhar joined the Quit Kashmir movement in 1946, which was led by
Dhar was subsequently appointed the Home Secretary and then the Deputy Home Minister of Jammu and Kashmir in 1948, when Sheikh Abdullah was the Prime Minister. He was a Member of the Jammu and Kashmir State Constituent Assembly from 1951 to 1957 which endorsed Kashmir's accession to India. He was also a Member of the State Assembly from 1957 to 1967, and was appointed Cabinet Minister, in-charge of various portfolios. He was later elected to the Rajya Sabha from Jammu and Kashmir in 1972. He was appointed as the Union Minister for Planning in July, 1972.[3]
Dhar was a close associate of
Diplomacy
Dhar was a member of the Indian delegation to the United Nations security council meeting in 1949 and the Indian delegation to United Nations General Assembly in the Paris Session of 1952.[3] He was the ambassador of India to the Soviet Union between 1969-1971 and then again from 1975 till his death.[8]
He negotiated the 1971 Indo-Soviet Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation and was a principal architect of India's military intervention in neighbouring East Pakistan's civil war, which led to the creation of independent Bangladesh.[9][10]
The D.P. Dhar Hall at
Death
D.P. Dhar died of a heart attack on 12 June 1975.
Awards
In 2012, Bangladesh president Zillur Rahman conferred the Liberation War Friendship Honour (posthumous) to Durga Prasad Dhar in recognition of his pioneering role in concluding the 1971 Indo-Soviet Friendship Treaty, mobilising international support in favour of Bangladesh and playing a special role in support of the Liberation War.[11] Vijay Dhar, son of D.P. Dhar received the honour on his behalf in Dhaka.[12]
References
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- ^ Hyderi, M. (14 March 2015). "Schooling excellence, Biscoe since 1880". Greater Kashmir. Archived from the original on 29 December 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ a b c Chief Minister, W.A. Sangma (28 July 1975). "Proceedings of the Emergent session of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly". Shillong: Meghalaya Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- ISBN 0-86131-692-4. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
- ^ Nayar, K.C. (14 September 2011). "Greater common good". telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- ^ "Durga Prasad Dhar, 57 Dead; Cemented Indian Ties to Soviet". The New York Times. June 13, 1975.
- ^ Issue 02, Vol 02 (19 March 2012). "Durga Prasad Dhar". kashimrlife.net. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
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- ^ Srreenivasan, T. P. (31 December 2016). "How India, Pak came close to settle border". Deccan Herald, 2016
- ^ Online, The Hindu (27 March 2012). "D.P. Dhar honoured in Bangladesh". The Hindu.
- ^ Bangladesh, Sangbad Sanstha. "Bangladesh honours Indian who shaped things in 1971". bssnews.net. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2012.