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Gopalkrishna Gandhi
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Gopalkrishna Gandhi has previously served as Secretary to the Vice President of India; Joint Secretary to the President of India; High Commissioner of India to South Africa and Lesotho; High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka; Ambassador of India to Norway and Iceland; Governor of West Bengal and Bihar; Director of the Nehru Centre in London, among other positions.
An independent thinker, prolific writer and translator, Gandhi has authored several books including his recent memoir, The Undying Light, the novel Saranam (Refuge) and the play Dara Shikoh. He is also the author of Abolishing the Death Penalty and editor of Gandhi: Essential Writings. He has translated Vikram Seth’s A Suitable Boy into Hindi as Koi Achchha Sa Ladka and writes regularly for Hindustan Times and The Telegraph.
A diplomat and renowned academic, Gandhi is the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi and C. Rajagopalachari. He is Distinguished Professor of History and Politics at Ashoka University