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REGISTERED NO. D. (D)-72

The Gazette of India

EXTRAORDINARY

PART I—Section 1

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 70] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 1976/CHAITRA 11, 1898

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MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 31st March 1976

No. 3/4/70-Public—The President has learnt with deep regret of the death at 21,45 hours on 26th March, 1976 of Shri Birendra Narayan Ghakravarty, Gover- nor of Haryana.

Born on 20th December, 1904, Shri Chakravarty received his education in Calcutta and London and joined the ICS in 1929. After holding various adminis- trative posts under the Government of undivided Bengal he joined the diploma- tic service in 1947 and was Political Adviser to the Supreme Commander, Allied Powers, Tokyo in 1948-49, He worked as Joint Secretary in the Ministrv of External Affairs in 1949, Commonwealth Secretary till 1951 and Ambassador to. Netherlands from 1952 to 1954. He was also the Senior alternate Chairman Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission in Korea and was the acting High Commissioner in London from 1955 to 1962. Later he was High Commissioner to Ceylon, Special Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs and High Com- missioner to Canada. In 1961 he was appointed India's representative at the 16th Session of the United Nations General Assembly and served as permanent repre- sentative to U.N. from 1962 to 1965. He had been the Governor of Haryana since September, 1967. Shri Birendra Narayan Chakravarty had rendered outstanding services to the country in the fields of diplomacy and administration. He was an inspiring ( 377) 378 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PART I—SEC. 1]

head of the State under whose guidance for over 8 years Haryaria developed rapidly to become one of the leading States. Shri Chakravarty was dedicated to the service of the people of the State and took deep Interest in matters con- nected with their welfare irrespective of caste or creed. He waa a man of wide culture, great tact and wisdom, rare sodal gifts and charm who won the esteem and affection¹ of one and all. In Shri Chakravarty's death, the country has suffered an irreparable loss.

S. L. KHURANA, Secy.

PRIMED BY THE GENERAL MANAGER, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA PRESS, MINTO ROAD, NEW DELHI AND PUBLISHED BY THE CONTROLLER OF PUBLICATIONS, DELHI, 1976