Bishambhar Nath Pande

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Bishambhar Nath Pande
Cheppudira Muthana Poonacha
Succeeded bySaiyid Nurul Hasan
Personal details
Born(1906-12-23)23 December 1906
Died1 June 1998(1998-06-01) (aged 91)
CitizenshipIndia
NationalityIndian
OccupationPolitician

Bishambhar Nath Pande (23 December 1906 – 1 June 1998)

Gandhian
way of life.

Life

B. N. Pande was a member 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

In 1976, Pande was awarded the

Padma Shri for his achievements in the field of social work.[citation needed
]

Pande was awarded the

Hindu-Muslim unity in India. [citation needed] He was also awarded the Khuda Baksh Award for his work on the composite culture of India.[2]

Political career

Books

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

Pande was married to Shanta Pande, a former freedom fighter. [3] He had one child, Nandita Rao (wife of Joginder Singh Rao), and two grandchildren, Probir and Rahul Rao. He also has four great granddaughters.

References

  1. ^ Faruqi, M H (July 1998). "The Muslim Rule in India". Impact International. 28.
  2. ^ "Khuda Bakhsh Award". Khuda Bakhsh Library. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  3. The Tribune
    . 1 April 2000. Retrieved 12 November 2011.

External links

Preceded by
Governor of Odisha

1983–1988
Succeeded by