Shanti Swaroop Dhavan
Shanti Swaroop Dhavan | |
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Governor of West Bengal | |
| In office 19 September 1969 – 21 August 1971 | |
| Preceded by | Deep Narayan Sinha (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Anthony Lancelot Dias |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 July 1906 Dera Ismail Khan |
| Died | 1 January 1978 (aged 71) |
Shanti Swaroop Dhavan (2 July 1906 – 1978) was an Indian statesman, diplomat and jurist who was the 6th
Life and career
Dhavan was born on 2 July 1906 to
He had two sons: Ravi S. Dhavan, who was Judge of the High Courts of Allahabad and Patna; and Rajeev Dhavan,[7] who became President of the Cambridge Union like his father,[3] and is now a famous Senior Advocate practicing in Supreme Court of India. His daughter Rani Dhavan Shankardass is an Indian social historian and global expert on prison reform. She is the Secretary General of Penal Reform and Justice Association (PRAJA) and the President of Penal Reform International.
Gubernatorial Tenure
He was Governor of West Bengal from 19 September 1969 to 21 August 1971. Dhavan's gubernatorial tenure was marked by the imposition of two stints of President's rule following the fall of the United Front government of Ajoy Mukherjee and the collapse of his third ministry in 1971.[8]
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- ^ "Late diplomat?s wife passes away". Hindustan Times. 25 November 2006. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ISBN 9788121204200.
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