Rajeshwar Dayal
Rajeshwar Dayal | |
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Ambassador of India to France[1] | |
In office 1965–1967 | |
Preceded by | Ali Yavar Jung |
Personal details | |
Born | 12 August 1909 India |
Died | 17 September 1999 New Delhi, India |
Occupation | Diplomat Writer |
Awards | Padma Vibhushan |
Rajeshwar Dayal (1909–1999) was an Indian diplomat, writer, Ambassador of India to the former state of Yugoslavia and the Head of the United Nations Operation in the Congo.[2] Born on 12 August 1909, Dayal was one of the earlier officers of the Indian Foreign Service.[3] He served as the Indian ambassador to the now defunct Yugoslavia from 1955 to 1958 and moved to the UN as a member of the United Nations Observation Group in Lebanon (UNOGIL) when the organization was established in 1958.[4]
Dayal, who had earlier served as the Indian Ambassador to France, was appointed as the Head of the
He died on 17 September 1999 in New Delhi, following a stroke.[3] His life has been documented in his autobiography, A Life of Our Times, published in 1998, one year prior to his death.[8]
See also
References
- ^ "History". Embassy of India, Paris. Archived from the original on 30 September 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ a b c "DAYAL, RAJESHWAR". Research Network on Peace Operations. 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Former diplomat dead". Tribune. 18 September 1999. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
- ^ "Background". United Nations. 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
- ^ "Books". Google list. 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
- ^ Rajeshwar Dayal (1970). Panchayati Raj in India. Metropolitan Book Company. p. 315.
- ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ISBN 9788125015468.
Further reading
- Rajeshwar Dayal (1998). A Life of Our Times. Orient Longman. p. 637. ISBN 9788125015468.
- Rajeshwar Dayal (1970). Panchayati Raj in India. Metropolitan Book Company. p. 315.
External links
- Rajeshwar Dayal, 2015 , Retrieved 6 October 2015