Early childhood and education
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He was selected as a member of the
Indian Civil Service
in 1939 and was Home Secretary of India and Defence Secretary of India before retirement. As Home Secretary, he played a crucial role during the
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
. He then became
Defence Secretary
, a post he occupied between 1973 and 1975. He was also chief secretary of Uttar Pradesh, and was deputised to build relations between India and Nepal in 1951 as Adviser to the
King of Nepal
.