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SHRI DHARAM VIRA

(1st November 1966 - 14th September 1967)
Born on 20th January 1906, Shri Dharam Vira got his education at
Lucknow and Allahabad. He also studied at the London School of
Economics prior to his joining the Indian Civil Service (ICS) in 1930.
He held various important posts in Uttar Pradesh. He also served with
the Government of India and held various important assignments
including Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister (1950-
51); Secretary, Ministry of Rehabilitation, Government of India
(1956-62); Chief Commissioner, Delhi (1963-64); Cabinet Secretary
and Secretary to the Union Council of Ministers (1964-66). He
resigned from the ICS on his appointment as the Governor of the
undivided Punjab in July 1966. When Haryana was curved out of the
undivided Punjab as a separate State on 1st November 1966 Shri
Dharam Vira became the first Governor of Haryana State. He was the
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Governor of Punjab till May 1967 and of Haryana till 14th September
1967. From Haryana Shri Dharam Vira went as the Governor of West
Bengal (1967-69). Thereafter he was the Governor of Karnataka from
October 1969 to February 1972.
Shri Dharam Vira was a keen sportsman and mountaineer. He
was the First Indian to cross the Traill‟s Pass in Himalayas. He
maintained two educational institutions, including an intermediate
college in Bijnor, U.P. Shri Dharamvira died in the September of
year 2000.
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SHRI BIRENDRA NARYAN CHAKRAVARTY

(15th September 1967 -26th March 1976)
Born on 20th December, 1904 and educated at the Universities of
Calcutta and London, Shri Chakravarty joined the Indian Civil
Service in 1929 and held with distinction various administrative posts
under the Government of Bengal.
Shri Chakravarty served as the Counselor of the Embassy of
India in Nanking in 1948. He was the head of the Indian Liaison
Mission in Tokya and the Political Advisor to the Supreme
commander Allied Powers in 1948-49. He was appointed Joint
Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi in 1949. In
the year 1951, He was appointed Commonwealth Secretary. He
served as the Ambassador in Netherlands from 1952 to 1954. He was
senior Alternate Chairman of the Neutral Nation‟s Repatriation
Commission in Korea in 1953. In 1955-56, he acted as High
Commissioner in Ceylon. Thereafter, for four years, he was Special
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Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs. From 1960 to 1962 he

served as the High Commissioner for India in Canada.
Shri Chakravarty was a Representative of India to the Sixteenth
Session (1961) of the United Nations General Assembly. As a
Representative of India to the United Nations during July, 1962 and
November, 1965 he not only presented India‟s true picture before the
World Parliament but also expressed his real and earnest desire to
stamp out racial discrimination and colonization. At a time when
most of member countries were doubtful about United Nations role in
the field of disarmament, world peace and racial harmony, he
repeatedly stressed the imperative need for this world organization,
which at least, had provided a platform where people, despite racial,
ideological and economic differences, could discuss their problems
rationally and understand each others views.
Shri Chakravarty retired from Civil Service in 1965 and took
over as Governor of Haryana on 15th September, 1967. He made
notable contribution to the smooth and steady development of the
State and the onward march to progress and prosperity.
Shri Chakravarty‟s unassuming manner and his dedication to the
work were the dominant aspects of his versatile personality. He was a
man of practical outlook believing in action rather than in theories
and dogmas. Long before the concept of planned development and
welfare of backward classes emerged as a national polity, he created
quite a stir by employing a Harijan as a cook in the early thirties. As
a District Magistrate, he once nominated a gifted citizen, cobbler by
caste, as a Municipal Commissioner. He was an enthusiastic scholar
with wide interest. A devotee of Gita and other ancient Indian epics,
Shri Chakravarty wielded a forceful personality. His famous book
“India Speaks to America” published in United States during 1966 is
an important work on International Affairs depicting a true picture of
Indo-US relationship. On 5th February, 1972 the Punjab University
conferred on him an Honorary Degree of the Doctor of Laws. His
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speeches as the Governor of Haryana were published under the title

„Governor Speaks‟ by the public Relation Department.
Shri Chakravarty died, in harness, on 26th March 1976. At the
time of his death, Shri Chakravarty was on a visit at Raj Bhawan,
Calcutta. Shri Chakravarty had expressed the desire in his lifetime,
that his last rites be performed at Kurukshetra and as a mark of
respect his body was flown to Kurukshetra. The State Funeral was
performed at the Kurukshetra University Campus and departed soul
was given a Twenty One Gun Salute. An epitaph was erected on the
spot in the memory of Late Shri Chakravarty. The Kurukshetra
University and the Uchana Lake at Karnal were also named after
him.
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JUSTICE RANJIT SINGH NARULA

(27th March 1976 -13th August 1976)
Born on 3rd November, 1915, Justice Narula received his education at
Khalsa School, Nankana Saheb; DAV College, Lahore; Foreman
Christian College, Lahore and University Law College, Lahore. He
enrolled as an Advocate at Lahore High Court in 1942 and as an
Agent of the Federal Court in 1943. He was appointed as the Official
Defence Counsel for the accused at the Secret Trial of Enemy Agents
and I.N.A. Personnel under the Enemy Agents Ordinance, 1944-46.
He enrolled as an Advocate at the Supreme Court of India in 1952.
He was the President, Delhi High Court Bar Association in 1963-64
and the Chairman of the Bar Council, Delhi in 1964-65. As an
Advocate he handled work of Civil and Criminal nature. He was
appointed as an Additional Judge, Punjab High Court in 1965, and as
the Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, in 1974. He
was appointed as the Acting Governor for the State of Haryana from
27th March 1976 to 14 August 1976.
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SHRI JAISUKHLAL HATHI

(14th August 1976 -23rd September 1977)
Shri Jai Sukhalal Hathi was born on 19th January 1909 at Muli,
Gujarat. After obtaining his degree in Law from Bombay, he enrolled
as an Advocate at the Bombay High Court. He served as the District
& Sessions Judge in Rajkot State. He was the Chief Secretary to the
Saurashtra Government in 1948. He was elected as the Vice –
President of the Bar Association of India. Shri Hathi„s book „Place of
Indian States in Federation‟ was published by the Bhartiya Vidya
Bhavan Publications.
Shri Hathi served in various important capacities including that
of Member, Constituent Assembly (1946-47); Member Provisional
Parliament, Rajya Sabha (1952-57); Member Lok Sabha (1957-62)
and Member Rajya Sabha (1962). He served as the Deputy Minister
for the Irrigation & Power, Government of India (1952-62); as the
Minister of State for Labour & Employment (1962), as the Minister
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of Supply (1962-64), as the Minister of State for Home Affairs

(1964-66); as the Minister for Defence Supplies (1965-66); as the
Minister of State for Defence (1966-67) and as the Minister for
Labour and Rehabilitation (1967-69). Shri Hathi also served as
Chairman Industry, Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Ltd. He was the
Chairman of the Committee on Drugs & Pharmaceuticals Industry
appointed by the Government of India.
Shri Hathi served as the Governor of Haryana from 14th August
1976 to 23rd September 1977. Thereafter he was the Governor of
Punjab from 24th September 1977 to 26th August 1981. He died in the
year 1982.
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SARDAR HARCHARAN SINGH BRAR

(24th September 1977 – 9th December 1979)
Born on 22nd January 1922 at Village Sarainanga, District Faridkot,
Punjab. Shri Brar received his education at Lahore. He was a member
of the Punjab Legislative Assembly from 1957 to 1972. He was the
Minister for Irrigation and Power in the Punjab Government from
1962 to 1965. He also looked after the charge of Sports and Civil
Aviation. Shri Brar served in various important capacities including
Chairman, All India Horticulture Development Council; Director
Cotton Corporation of India; Member, All India Cotton Advisory
Board and Member, All India Cotton Development Council. He
served as the Governor of Orissa from 7th February 1977 to 22nd
September 1977. He was the Governor of Haryana from 24th
September 1977 to 9th December 1979. Shri Brar later also served as
the Chief Minister of Punjab from September 1995 to November
1996. Brar died in his native village Sarai Naga on 6 September 2009
after a long illness at the age of 90 years.
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JUSTICE SURJIT SINGH SANDHAWALIA

(10th December 1979 – 27th February 1980)
Shri Sandhawalia was born on 27th July 1925, at Lyallpur Pakistan.
He did his B.A. (Honours) and LLB before enrolling as an Advocate
of the Bombay High Court in 1948 and of the Punjab High Court in
1952. He was appointed as an Additional Judge of the Punjab and
Haryana High Court in 1968 and as a Judge in 1971. He was
appointed as the Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court in
1978. He was the acting Governor for the State of Haryana in the
period 1979-80. In November 1983 Shri Sandhawalia joined as the
Chief Justice of the Patna High Court and retired from the post in
July 1987. He died on 16 November 2007.
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GANPATRAO DEVJI TAPASE

(28th February 1980 – 13th June 1984)
Shri Ganpatrao Devaji Tapase was born on 30th October 1908.
Shri Tapase did his B.A., LL.B. from the Fergusion College at Pune.
In 1938 he was elected to the Satara Municipality. He was the
Secretary of the Satara District Congress Committee from 1938-46.
He was also an Executive Member of the Maharashtra Pradesh
Congress Committee. He took part in the Individual Civil
Disobedience Movement in 1940. He was imprisoned during the Quit
India Movement in 1942. He was elected twice to the Bombay
Assembly in 1946 & in 1952. He was a Minister in the Bombay
Government from 1946-57 and held the portfolios of Industries and
Backward Classes, Local Self Government, Relief and
Rehabilitations and Fisheries and Housing. He was a member of the
Rajya Sabha, from 1962-68 and the Chairman of the Railway Service
Commission, Bombay from 1968-71.
Shri Tapase served as the Governor of UP from Oct.1977 to
Feb.1980. He was then appointed as the Governor of Haryana on 28th
February 1980. His tenure ended on 13th June 1984. Shri Tapase died
in the year 1991 at his residence in Bombay.
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SAYED MUZAFFAR HUSAIN BURNEY

(14th June 1984 – 21st February 1988)
Shri Burney was born on 14th August 1923 at Bulandshahr, U.P. He
did his M.A. in English Literature before joining the I.A.S. in 1948.
He was assigned to the Orissa Cadre where he served in various
important capacities. He was the Chief Secretary and Development
Commissioner to the Orissa Government from 1979-80. He also
served with the Government of India in important assignments like
Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (1975-77) and
Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs (1980-81). He served as
Director on the Board of 8 Public Sector Undertakings. Shri Burney
represented India in several important U.N. Conferences. He held
important positions in public institutions like the Central IAS
Association; the Delhi Wakf Board and the Indian Institute of Public
Administration.
He was connected with the various cultural and literary
activities in Delhi. He was the Chairman of “Sham-e- Ghazal”
Group in Delhi. He authored several books in English and Urdu
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including “Iqbal & National Integration”, “Mohabbe Watan:

Iqbal”, "Iqbql: A Revalution”, “Iqbql: Man & Poet”, “Collected
Letters of Iqbal”, “Iqbal the Poet Patriot of India” and “ All That I
Have Found To Say” (Collection of Shri Burney‟s Speeches). He
delivered the Inaugural Address of „Smt. Gandhi Memorial Lectures
on Unity & Intergrity of India‟ at Kerela University, Trivandrum
(1985).
Shri Burney was the Governor of Nagaland, Manipur & Tripura
from August 1981 to June 1984. He served as the Governor of
Haryana from 14th January 1984 to 21st February 1988. He also held
the additional charge of Governor of Himachal Pradesh in December
1987. Thereafter Shri Burney was the Chairman of the Minorities
Commission of India. He died in the year of 2014.
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SHRI HARI ANAND BARARI

(22nd February 1988 – 6th February 1990)
Born on 1st April 1929, Shri Barari did his M.A. in Economics from
the Calcutta University in 1951. He completed his Law Course (B.L.)
in 1952. He worked as a Lecturer in Economics at the Central
Calcutta College and as a probationary Officer in the Imperial Bank
of India at Kanpur, prior to joining the Indian Police Service (IPS) in
October 1953. He was assigned to the West Bengal Cadre where he
served as a distinguished police officer on various positions. He
retired as Director, Intelligence Bureau, Government of India on 31st
March, 1987.
Shri Barari took over as the Governor of Haryana on 22nd February,
1988. He also held the Additional Charge of Governor of Himachal
Pradesh from 20th December, 1989 to 12th January 1990. Shri Barari
is remembered at the Raj Bhavan for his balanced outlook, his
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emphasis on discipline and his unassuming manner. Shri Barari

practiced Yoga and was a lover of sports (Raj Bhavan sported a
Lawn Tennis Court during his tenure). His tenure as the Governor of
Haryana ended with his resignation in February, 1990. He died on 10
January 2016.
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SHRI DHANIK LAL MANDAL

(7th February 1990 – 13th June 1995)
Shri Mandal was born on 30th March 1932 at Belha, District
Madhubani, Bihar. He was an active member of the Student Congress
and was rusticated from the Zila School at Darbhanga for
participating in the Quit India Movement. After Independence he
joined the Socialist Movement. On completion of his studies (M.A.,
LL.B.) from the Allahabad University he joined the Socialist Party of
India (1956) as a Founder Member. In 1957 he became the Secretary
of the Socialist Party in Bihar. In 1959 he became the General
Secretary of the Socialist Party of India. He also served as the Joint
Secretary of the Samaket Socialist Party of India in 1962. He was
elected thrice to the Bihar Assembly in 1967, 1969 and 1972. He was
the Speaker of the Bihar Assembly in 1967.
He resigned from his membership of the Bihar Assembly in
1974 and joined Shri Jai Prakash Narain‟s „Total Revolution
Movement’. He worked against the imposition of the National
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Emergency in 1975-76. Shri Mandal got elected to the Lok Sabha in

1977 and served as the Minister of State for Home Affairs till
January, 1980. He got elected to the Lok Sabha for a second time in
1980.
Shri Mandal founded voluntary organizations like Madhubani
Zila Samagra Vikas Sansthan and the Siksha Samaj Nyas at
Madhubani. He served as the Chairman of Harijan Sewak Sangh,
Bihar (1980-84) and as a member of Harijan Sewak Sangh of India.
In 1992 the Shiromani Award was conferred on him for his
outstanding contributions to the nation.
Shri Mandal served as the Governor of Haryana from 7th
February, 1990 to 14th May, 1995. He also got the Additional Charge
as the Governor of Rajasthan from May 1993 to June 1993.
Thereafter he unsuccessfully contested a Parliamentary Election from
Shahjanpur.
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SHRI MAHABIR PRASAD

(14th June 1995 – 18th June 2000)
Shri Mahabir Prasad was born on 11th November 1939 at village
Ujjarpar of District Gorakhpur, in U.P. He did his M.A., LL.B.
before starting his career as a Lecturer in Geography in the Gandhi
Inter College at Mahuapar, Gorakhpur. Shri Prasad started his
political career as a grass-root Congressman. From a humble
beginning as a Sarpanch, Village Ujjarpar he quickly rose to the
position of Member, Gorakhpur Zila Parishad and President, District
Social Welfare Committee. He was the General Secretary of the
DCC, Gorakhpur for many years. He served the Uttar Pradesh
Congress Committee in various capacities including that of the
Member, Executive Committee; General Secretary; Vice President
and President. He was appointed as the General Secretary of the All
India Congress Committee in 1990. Shri Prasad was elected as a
Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Bansgaon
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(Reserved) Constituency in 1974. He was elected to the Lok Sabha

from Bansgaon (Reserved) Constituency for three consecutive terms
in 1980, 1985 and 1989. He served as a Member of the Parliamentary
Estimates Committee and the Public Accounts Committee. Shri
Prasad also served as the Deputy Minister for Railways (1988-89)
and as the Minister of State in the Ministry of Mines (1989). He
served as the Governor of Haryana from 14th June 1995 to 18th June
2000. During his tenure he twice got the additional charge of
Governor, Himachal Pradesh from September 1995 to November
1995 and from April 1996 to July 1997. Thereafter he once again
served as the General Secretary of All India Congress Committee.
Shri Prasad worked for the cause of the Scheduled Castes, the
Scheduled Tribes and the Minorities. He was a crusader for
communal harmony and national unity in the country. He was very
popular as the President of the Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Samriti Sansthan.
He had firm faith in the ideals, principles and policies of Mahatma
Gandhi and Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. He died on 29 November 2010
(aged 71), Rajender Nagar, New Delhi.
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SHRI BABU PARMANAND

(19th June 2000 -1st July 2004)
Babu Parmanand was born on 10th August 1932 at village Sarore,
Tehsil R.S.Pura, District Jammu. He did his M.A. in Economics &
LL.B. from the Aligarh University. He got elected to the Legislative
Assembly of J&K for the first time in 1962 from the Ramgarh
Constituency. Thereafter he got elected to the Assembly for five
times from different Constituencies of J&K. He served as the
Minister for Social Welfare and Transport in 1967 and as the
Minister for Local Bodies, Housing Corporation in 1972. He was
elected as the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of J&K in 1980.
He was appointed as the Minister for Finance and Power in Dr.
Farooq Abdullah‟s Ministry in 1982. He remained a Member of the
Legislative Assembly of J&K till 18th Jan. 1990. Thereafter, he was
appointed as the Member of the Advisory Council to Governor, J&K
by His Excellency G.C. Saxena in 1991 and continued in that
capacity till 1995 during the Governorship of General (Retd.) Shri
K.V. Krishna Rao. He served as the Governor of Haryana from 19th
June 2000 to 1st July 2004.
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Babu Parmanand took great interest in promoting the cause of

ruralites and in the generation of literature for the downtrodden. He
remained the President of Bharatiya Dalit Sahitya Akademy J&K for
the period of 10 years. He also served as the Director of the Jammu
& Kashmir Bank Ltd., the Jammu Rural Bank, the Scheduled Caste/
Scheduled Tribes Corporation and the Khadi Board for a period of 12
years. He was awarded the Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Award by
the National Bhartiya Dalit Sahitya Akademy in 1991-92 for the
distinguished service rendered by him for the cause of the
downtrodden. He remained the Editor-in-Chief of a Journal “Voice of
the Depressed” and voiced forcefully through his pen for the cause of
economically weaker sections of society in this publication. He died
on 24 April 2008.
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DR. AKHLAQ-UR- RAHMAN KIDWAI

(7th July, 2004 to 27th July, 2009.)
Dr. Akhlaq-UR- Rahman Kidwai was born to Late Shri Ashfaqur
Rahman Kidwai and Late Shrimati Nasimunnisa on Ist July, 1920 at
Vill. Baragaon, Distt.Barabanki (U.P.). He was married in December,
1941 with Shrimati Jamila Kidwai. He passed B.A., M.S., Ph.D.
Educated at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi & University of Illinois
and Cornell University, U.S.A.
As a student Dr. Kidwai took part in all freedom movements
initiated by Mahatma Gandhi from 1930 onwards, took active part in
the historic August 1942 Quit India Movement; attended the
Congress Session in Bombay; was associated with the underground
socialist leaders Shri S.M. Joshi, Shri Ashok Mehta and Shrimati
Aruna Asaf Ali; played active role in the publication of the Congress
News Bulletin and broadcasting news through Azad Radio in
Bombay.
Dr. Kidwai held various important posts. He served as Professor
and Head, Department of Chemistry; Dean, Faculty of Science,
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Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh (1951-67). He was Chairman

and Member, Union Public Service Commission of India (1967-79).
He held the post of Governor of Bihar (First Term, 1979-85),
Chancellor, Aligarh Muslim University, (1983-90), President,
Vocational Education Society for Women, New Delhi, Governor of
Bihar (Second Term, 1993-98), Governor of West Bengal (1998-99),
Chairman, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Center for Biomedical Research,
Delhi University (1998-2003), Research and Development Chemist,
Cipla Labs., Bombay (1941-45), Director, Department of Research
Plant Products, Tibbiya Colleges, Aligarh University (1951-67),
National Chairman, Institute of Marketing and Management, New
Delhi, Chairman, Bombay Mercantile Co-operative Bank, Mumbai
(1999-2003).
Dr. Akhlaq-UR- Rahman Kidwai was elected to Rajya Sabha in
January 2000. As a member of Rajya Sabha till July 6, 2004 he
served in various Parliamentary Committees like Consultative
Committee for the Ministries of Science and Technology,
Environment and Forest ( 2000-04), Standing Committee on
Agriculture, Water Resources and Food Processing Industries 15th
March 2000-2004 and Committee on Subordinate Legislation
(2000-2004). His consistent and steady growth resulted in the post of
Governor of Haryana and he adorned this post from 7th July, 2004 to
27th July, 2009.
Dr. Kidwai was widely travelled personality who participated in a
number of scientific, technological and educational conferences in
different foreign countries like USA, U.K., Germany, France,
Finland, Sweden, Japan, Hungry and extensively toured South and
West Asian countries. He also led Government of India Delegation to
Saudi Arabia on the occasion of Haj in 1994 and in June 04 he was
invited to deliver a keynote address at European Conference on
Internationalization of Scientific Research and Development at
Helsinki. He died on 24 August 2016 (aged 95), New Delhi.
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SH. JAGANNATH PAHADIA

(27th July, 2009 to 26th July, 2014.)
Shri Jagannath Pahadia was born to late Shri Nathilal and Late Smt.
Chanda Devi on January 15, 1932 in a small village Bhusawar of
Bharatpur district in Rajasthan. Sh. Pahadia passed his Master of Arts
and Bachelor of Law degrees from M.S.J. College, Bharatpur,
Maharaja College, Jaipur and Law College Rajasthan University.
He remained the Chief Minister of Rajasthan from June 6, 1980
to July 14, 1981 and Governor of Bihar from March 3, 1989 to
February 2, 1990.
He was also a member of the second Lok Sabha from 1957-62,
was elected to Rajya Sabha in March 1965 and re-elected in 1966.
Sh. Pahadia was also a member of the second (1957), fourth (1967),
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fifth (1971) and seventh Lok Sabhas (1980). He was member of

seventh (1980), eighth (1985), ninth (1990) and twelfth (2003)
Assemblies of Rajasthan.
Sh. Pahadia has also been a Deputy Minister, Finance from
1967-69, Deputy Minister Food and Agriculture, Minister of Labour,
Minister of Industries (Supply Department) 1970-71 in the Union
government. He also held the portfolio of Union Minister of State for
Finance in 1980.
He was Chairman of Government Undertakings Committee
1981-83; Member Personnel and Administrative Reforms 1982-85;
Chairman Home Committee 1983-85; Chairman Petition Committee
1985-87; Convener General Purpose Committee 1987-88; Member
Rules Committee 1990-92 and 2004-05; and Member Energy and
Alternative Resources of Energy 1991-92.
A great social worker, Sh. Pahadia has taken part in students
movements; organized night schools for children and adults; worked
among Dalits, tribals and other socially backward people for their
upliftment; helped Community Development Blocks in their
developmental activities particularly in the fields of agriculture,
cottage industries, Panchayati Raj, cooperatives and family planning
and also worked in the movements against „purdah‟ and prostitution.
He visited a number of countries including Russia, China,
Thailand, Australia, Japan, Sweden, Denmark, Czechoslovakia,
Southey Arabia, Mongolia, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Iran, England,
France, Holland, Germany, Italy, Greece, Switzerland, the United
States of America, Canada, Belgium, Austria, Singapore, Hong
Kong, etc. He died on 19 May 2021.
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PROFESSOR KAPTAN SINGH SOLANKI

(27th July, 2014 to 24th August 2018)
Hon‟ble Professor Kaptan Singh Solanki was born on 1st
July 1939 at Garhpara, Madhya Pradesh. He got his Post
Graduation in English and B.ed from Vikram University, Ujjain
and Jiwaji University, Gwalior. His passion for teaching led him
to be a teacher at Banmor Cement Works School, District
Morena from 1958 to 1965.
To pursue his mission of spreading knowledge Prof.
Solanki also worked as a teacher at Vidyalok Mandir Sr.
Secondary School at Gwalior from 1965 to 1966 and then rose
to become a professor at PGV College at Gwalior from 1966 to
2000. His oratory skills and knowledge kindled an interest in
politics. His knowledge and passion for service resulted in the
post of General Secretary, BJP at Madhya Pradesh from 2002 to
2006, and then to State Convener, Maharashtra from 2007 to
2010, and from 2010 to 2014 became the State Convener BJP of
Rajasthan. In August 2009 he was elected to Rajya Sabha.
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His zeal for serving the Motherland made him a member in

various committees like Committee on food, Consumer Affairs
and Public Distribution in August 2009. In July 2010 he was
made the member of Consultative Committee for the Ministry of
Youth Affairs and sports. In April 2012 Prof. Solanki was re-
elected to Rajya Sabha. He was then elevated to the Post of the
Member of Advisory Committee to the Ministry of Power, India
Cuba Parliamentary Friendship Group and India Bosnia and
Herzegovina Parliamentary Friendship Group.
His consistent and steady growth resulted in the post of
Governor of Haryana on 27th July 2014. Later he also assumed
an additional charge of Governorship of Punjab and
Administrator of Union Territory Chandigarh from 21st January
2015 to 21st August, 2016. He also assumed additional charge of
Governor of Himachal Pradesh from 17th July, 2018 to 2nd
August 2018.
Besides politics Prof. Solanki served as a state president in
Sarasvati Vidya Pratishthan in Madhya Pradesh, as a regional
Representative in Saraswati Shiksha Parishad in M.P, as
Executive Director „Savdesh‟ Newspaper, Gwalior; General
Secretary, Vidyalok Shikshan Samiti, Gwalior; Member,
Madhya Bhartiya Hindi Sahitya Sabha, Gwalior; Prant
Karyawah, Madhya Bharat Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh;
Prant Pracharak, Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh 1998-2002
and Kshetriya samparak Parmukh, Rashtriya Swayam Sevak
Sangh.
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Shri Satyadev Narayan Arya

(25 August, 2018 to 07th July 2021)
th

Sh Satyadeo Narain Arya, senior BJP leader from Bihar, was born on
July 1, 1939 in a small village Gandhi Tola, Rajgir in district
Nalanda. An eight-time winning Member of Bihar Legislative
Assembly from Rajgir Assembly constituency, Sh Satyadeo Narain
Arya was born to Late Sh. Shivan Prasad and Late Smt. Sundari
Devi.Sh. Satyadeo Narain Arya MA and Law Graduate from Patna
University. Sh Arya had also held portfolios of Minister of Rural
Development from 1979-80 and Minister of Mines and Geology,
Bihar, in 2010. On August 25, 2018, he was sworn in as the
Governor of Haryana. Sh. Satyadeo Narain Arya is known for his
straightforward approach towards political, administrative,
agriculture and social services matters. He also served as president of
Scheduled Caste Cell of Bihar state BJP for two terms from 1988 to
1998. He has also held the position of treasurer, All India Scheduled
Castes Front. Sh. Arya, who was an active member of Arya Samaj
since childhood, joined the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh in 1962
and became its active member. He faced a number of hardships
during the Emergency and during BJP‟s Shri Ram temple movement.
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In Ayodhya, he was even arrested. On the social front, Sh. Satyadeo

Narain Arya has played a key role in providing education to the poor
and downtrodden people, illiterate women and children by running
night school. Sh. Satyadeo Narain Arya loves to read and discuss
current affairs. Blessed with three sons and two daughters, Sh.
Satyadeo Narain Arya has a keen interest in football, volleyball,
wrestling and kabaddi. Currently, Sh Arya is Governor Tripura.
(Last updated on November 11, 2021)