Kewal Singh Choudhary

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Kewal Singh Choudhary (1915–1991) was an Indian

USA. He was a 1955 recipient of the Indian civilian honour of Padma Shri.[1]

Early life and education

Kewal Singh was born into a Sikh family in the

Independence after which he opted for the Indian Foreign Service.[3] Between 1944 and 1946 he served as Colonization Officer, Nilibar. Then he served as district magistrate at Shahpur and Simla for the years 1946-47 and 1947-48 respectively.[2]

Diplomatic career

Kewal Singh served as First secretary of Indian Embassy in Turkey between 1948 and 1949. Then served in Indian military mission, Berlin during 1949–51.

London and in Germany.[7][8]

Kewal Singh was India's Ambassador to

Indo-Pak War of 1965.[9]

He served as India's ambassador to the

Pakistani Foreign Secretary Agha Shahi on normalising communications and travel between the two countries.[13][14]

Death and legacy

Following his retirement as the ambassador to USA, Kewal Singh taught at the

Kentucky University's Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce where he was distinguished world statesman in residence until his death in 1991.He is survived by two children Mohinder and Gita.[15] He authored a book, Partition and Aftermath: Memoirs of an Ambassador.[16]

Offices held

Preceded by
R.K. Tandon
 Consul-General of
French Establishments in India

October 1953 – 31 October 1954 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Georges Escargueil
(
Gouverneur Général de l'Inde française
)
French Establishments in India[note 3]
1 November 1954[note 4]
– 16 November 1956 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
N.A.
 Ambassador of India to the Denmark[note 5]
c.1959 – 1962 		Succeeded by
N.A.
Preceded by
N.A.
 Ambassador of India to the Finland[note 6]
c.1959 – 1962 		Succeeded by
N.A.
Preceded by
N.A.
 Ambassador of India to the Sweden
c.1959 – 1962 		Succeeded by
N.A.
Preceded by
T. N. Kaul
Deputy High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom

1962 – 1965 		Succeeded by
P. N. Haksar
Preceded by
High Commissioner of India to the Pakistan

1965 – 1966 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
T. N. Kaul
 Ambassador of India to the Russia
1966 – 1968 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
N.A.
 Ambassador of India to the Mongolia
1968 – 1969 		Succeeded by
N.A.
Preceded by
Khub Chand
 Ambassador of India to the Germany
1970 – 1972 		Succeeded by
Y. K. Puri
Preceded by
T. N. Kaul
Foreign Secretary of India

4 December 1972 – 31 March 1976 		Succeeded by
J. S. Mehta
Preceded by
T. N. Kaul
 Ambassador of India to the United States
1976 – 1977 		Succeeded by
Nanabhoy Palkhivala

See also

References

  1. ^ "Padma Shri" (PDF). Padma Shri. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 15, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c Asia Who's Who. Hong Kong: Pan-Asia Newspapers Alliance. 1960. p. 224.
  3. ^ Singh, Kewal (1991). Partition and Aftermath : Memoirs of an Ambassador. New Delhi: Vikas Publishing House. p. 6.
  4. ISBN 9788177648713
    .
  5. ISBN 9791036566608
    .
  6. ISBN 9788120004009. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help
    )
  7. ISBN 9788125015857
    .
  8. ISBN 9780070680883
    .
  9. ISBN 9788177588880
    .
  10. ^ "FOREIGN RELATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1969–1976, VOLUME E–8, DOCUMENTS ON SOUTH ASIA, 1973–1976". Retrieved 4 December 2012.
  11. ISBN 9780788102790
    .
  12. ISBN 9788180692369
    .
  13. ISBN 9781576077122.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link
    )
  14. ISBN 9788187943105
    .
  15. ^ "Kewal Singh Memorial Fellowship". Retrieved 4 December 2012.
  16. ISBN 9780706958119
    . Retrieved 4 December 2012.
  17. ^ "Indian Affairs Record (Vol. I and II)". Diwan Chand Indian Information Center. 1955.
  18. ISBN 9788120004009. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help
    )

Notes

  1. ^ In French India, the Indian consulate was located in the 7 rue de Capucins (now renamed as Rue Romain Rolland), Pondicherry.
  2. ^ R.K. Tandon himself succeeded S. K. Banerjee as the Consul General of India in French India on June 10, 1950.[5] The inaugural Consul-General for India in the French Establishments in India at Pondicherry was Mirza Rashid Ali Baig who held the post between 1947 and 1949.
  3. ^ In January 1955, The Indian union government by an order renamed the four French settlements in India as State of Pondicherry.[17]: 20 
  4. ^ Appointed immediately by the Government of India after the Kizhoor referendum that was held on 21 October.[18]: 964 
  5. ^ Resident in Stockholm
  6. ^ Resident in Stockholm
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