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Indian civil servant (1916?2012)
Govind Narain
,
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(5 May 1916 – 3 April 2012) was an Indian civil servant who was member of the
Indian Civil Service
and served as the 8th
Governor of Karnataka
.
He formerly served as 12th Defence Secretary of India (1973 to 1975),
Home Secretary of India
(1971 to 1973) and the Chief Secretary of
Uttar Pradesh
(1958 to 1961).
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He is considered
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to be one of
India
's most senior and respected civil servants.
He also served as Adviser and Secretary to the
King of Nepal
from 1951 to 1954.
Early childhood and education
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He was born into a Kayastha family in
Mainpuri
,
Uttar Pradesh
and educated at the
University of Allahabad
and
University of Oxford
.
Career
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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
.
Political career
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He was named
Governor of Karnataka
and held the post between 1977 and 1983. He was awarded the
Padma Vibhushan
in 2009.
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