P. N. Dhar
Encyclopedia
P.N. Dhar was for some time part of a powerful inner circle in India as Principal Secretary to Indira Gandhi
Prime Minister's
office especially during the tumultuous days of the Emergency (1973-1977); he may have had much influence in the unfolding of those events. He was also a professor
of economics
at Delhi University, and for many years Director of the Institute of Economic Growth.
. He has two sons, as well as a daughter from an earlier marriage.
He was a student of the Biscoe School in Srinagar. He then studied economics at Hindu College in Delhi.
He was involved in the founding of the Delhi School of Economics, he was the director of the Institute of Economic Growth for many years before joining the Prime Minister's Secretairiat. He also served for some time as Assistant Secretary General, Research and Policy Analysis, United Nations, New York.
He currently enjoys a retired life in new delhi. He enjoyed his 90th birthday in March 2008 and the Prime Minister made a surprise visit to his home that day. Recently he was awarded the Padma Vibushan, India's second highest civilian award.
Dhar's memoir of his days at the Simla Conference
speaks of a secret understanding between Indira Gandhi and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
to make Kashmir
's Line of Control as permanent international border.
Indira Gandhi
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhara was an Indian politician who served as the third Prime Minister of India for three consecutive terms and a fourth term . She was assassinated by Sikh extremists...
Prime Minister's
Prime Minister of India
The Prime Minister of India , as addressed to in the Constitution of India — Prime Minister for the Union, is the chief of government, head of the Council of Ministers and the leader of the majority party in parliament...
office especially during the tumultuous days of the Emergency (1973-1977); he may have had much influence in the unfolding of those events. He was also a professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
of economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
at Delhi University, and for many years Director of the Institute of Economic Growth.
Biography
Dhar was born in 1918 to Dr.Vishnu Hakim and Radha Hakim. His wife was the well known singer-writer Sheila DharSheila Dhar
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. He has two sons, as well as a daughter from an earlier marriage.
He was a student of the Biscoe School in Srinagar. He then studied economics at Hindu College in Delhi.
He was involved in the founding of the Delhi School of Economics, he was the director of the Institute of Economic Growth for many years before joining the Prime Minister's Secretairiat. He also served for some time as Assistant Secretary General, Research and Policy Analysis, United Nations, New York.
He currently enjoys a retired life in new delhi. He enjoyed his 90th birthday in March 2008 and the Prime Minister made a surprise visit to his home that day. Recently he was awarded the Padma Vibushan, India's second highest civilian award.
Dhar's memoir of his days at the Simla Conference
Simla Conference
The Simla Conference was a 1945 meeting between Viceroy Archibald Wavell and the major political leaders of India at Simla, India. Convened to agree on and approve the Wavell Plan for Indian self-government, it reached a potential agreement for the self-rule of India that provided separate...
speaks of a secret understanding between Indira Gandhi and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was 9th Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1973 to 1977, and prior to that, 4th President of Pakistan from 1971 to 1973. Bhutto was the founder of the Pakistan Peoples Party — the largest and most influential political party in Pakistan— and served as its chairman until his...
to make Kashmir
Kashmir
Kashmir is the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term Kashmir geographically denoted only the valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal mountain range...
's Line of Control as permanent international border.
Books
- Indira Gandhi, the Emergency, and Indian Democracy
- The Evolution of Economic Policy of India