Mangal Das Pakvasa
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Governor
A governor is a governing official, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state...
s, served as the first President of the Bharat Scouts and Guides from 1953 to November 1960.
In the first years after India's independence, leading politicians, including Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru , often referred to with the epithet of Panditji, was an Indian statesman who became the first Prime Minister of independent India and became noted for his “neutralist” policies in foreign affairs. He was also one of the principal leaders of India’s independence movement in the...
, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Maulana Abul Kalam Muhiyuddin Ahmed was an Indian Muslim scholar and a senior political leader of the Indian independence movement, who lived from 11 November 1888 – 22 February 1958. He was one of the most prominent Muslim leaders to support Hindu-Muslim unity, opposing the partition of India on...
and Mangal Das Pakvasa, as well as Scout leaders tried to unify India's Scouts and Guides.
He was Governor of Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....
, Bombay and Mysore, and a confidante of Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi , pronounced . 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the pre-eminent political and ideological leader of India during the Indian independence movement...
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His daughter is Poornima Pakvasa, and his granddaughter is Sonal Mansingh
Sonal Mansingh
Dr. Sonal Mansingh is an eminent Indian classical dancer and choreographer of Odissi dancing style; who is also proficient in other Indian classical dancing styles including Bharatnatyam, Kuchipudi, and Chhau.-Early life and background:...
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External links
- http://www.bsgindia.org/
- http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2008/03/28/stories/2008032850880100.htm
- http://www.4to40.com/legends/print.asp?id=953
- http://ijg.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/15/1/51?ck=nck
- http://www.ivu.org/congress/wvc60/india.html
- http://www.nagpuronline.com/history/modern8.html
- http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/WARDHA/his_post_ind.html
- Biography: Mangaldas M. Pakvasa