B. C. Pande

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

Bhuwan Chandra Pande is a retired Indian civil service officer and a former governor of the states of West Bengal and Punjab.[1] He is the father of renowned environmentalist, Lalit Pande and the father-in-law of Mrinal Pande, journalist and the author of The Other Country: Dispatches from the Mofussil, both Padma Shri awardees.[2] His brother, Vinod Pande, is also a former Governor and cabinet secretary.[3]

Born in Almora, in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, Pande served as a cabinet secretary to the Union Government from 2 November 1972 to 31 March 1977.[4] When President's rule was imposed on Punjab, he served as the Governor of the state.[5] He was married Vimla Pande.[3] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 1972, for his contributions to Indian society.[6]

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References

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