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Gopalkrishna Gandhi
Gopalkrishna Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, served as the Governor of West Bengal between 2004 and 2009. He is also a prolific columnist and was an IAS officer for a long time. His stints came in Sri Lanka as India's High Commissioner and in Norway and Iceland as Ambassador. He has translated Vikram Seth's 'A Suitable Boy' into Hindi and also wrote a novel on Sri Lanka's Tamil plantation workers. Gandhi has also been the Secretary to the Vice President from 1985 to 1987, Joint Secretary to President from 1987 to 1992 and Secretary to President in 1997.
GOPALKRISHNA GANDHI NEWS
Yogendra Yadav writes: A book, a reminder about who shaped India
April 29, 2025 11:36 am
Gopalkrishna Gandhi's new work reminds us that history is not shaped just by great men and women, that ordinary people can often outdo them
Your Daily Wrap, June 20: Trains cancelled over Agnipath protests; Rahul Gandhi appears before ED; and more
June 20, 2022 8:20 pm
From PM Narendra Modi’s statements about the Centre’s ‘Agnipath’ scheme to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi appearing before the ED for the fourth day of questioning, here are the top stories of today.
Presidential candidate: Next Opp meet on June 21
June 20, 2022 2:18 am
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who had convened the June 15 meeting is likely to skip the next round of discussions due to prior engagements.
Presidential polls: A list of names floating for Presidency
June 15, 2022 10:29 pm
As of now, the major names that have cropped are -- Sharad Pawar, Farooq Abdullah, Gopalkrishna Gandhi and Nitish Kumar.
Like medical experts, farmers too saved our country amid pandemic: Gopalkrishna Gandhi
October 18, 2020 8:50 pm
Gandhi was the chief guest on the 101st foundation day virtual celebration of Gujarat Vidyapith, founded by Mahatma Gandhi on October 18, 1920.
Far behind, Gopalkrishna Gandhi fell 30 short of Opposition hopes too
August 06, 2017 6:00 am
The 18 parties backing Gopalkrishna Gandhi included the JD(U) (18 MPs), which is now with the BJP.
Vice-Presidential Election saw two victories- one for Naidu, one for free speech: Gopalkrisha Gandhi
August 05, 2017 9:00 pm
Former union minister and NDA's pick Venkaiah Naidu defeated Gandhi after securing over two-thirds of the votes cast in the election. Naidu won 516 votes while Gandhi received only 244. The elections, which saw 771 MPs from both Houses of Parliament exercising their franchise, recorded a polling percentage of 98.21.
Vice-presidential election: Over 90 per cent votes cast by 1 pm
August 05, 2017 3:15 pm
According to Mukul Pandey, the assistant returning officer of the vice presidential polls, 713 of 785 electors had voted by 1 pm, recording 90.83 per cent voting.
Fight with Venkaiah Naidu based on constitutional principles: Gopalkrishna Gandhi
August 05, 2017 11:38 am
"NDA's candidate (Naidu) is an experienced person, there is only technically competition between us and nothing personal. It is a fight based on constitutional principles, where I maintained complete civility and same has been done from other side too", said Gandhi.
Vice-Presidential Election highlights: Promise to uphold high standards set by my predecessors, says Venkaiah Naidu
August 05, 2017 9:28 pm
Vice-Presidential Election highlights: Venkaiah Naidu has been elected India's 13th Vice-President after securing 516 votes in the election. His contender, former West Bengal governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi, managed to win only 244 votes.
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