P. K. Banerjee (Indian diplomat)
P. K. Banerjee | |
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| P. K. Banerjee Ambassador Banerjee | |
 IndianChargé d'affaires to  Chinade:Liste der indischen Botschafter in China | |
| In office 1962–1962 | |
| Prime Minister | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Preceded by | Ratan Kumar Nehru |
| Succeeded by | Jagat Singh Mehta |
| Indian High Commissioner to  Kenya | |
| In office 1964–1966 | |
| Preceded by | Prem Krishen |
| Succeeded by | es:Prem Narain Bhatia |
| 1st Indian Ambassador to  Costa Rica | |
| In office 1968–1969 | |
| Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
| Succeeded by | Vishnu Kalyandas Ahuja |
| Indian Ambassador to  Thailandde:Liste der indischen Botschafter in Thailand | |
| In office 1969–1971 | |
| Preceded by | K. R. Narayanan |
| Succeeded by | Romesh Bhandari |
| 6th Indian permanent representative at the United Nations Office at Geneva de:Liste der Ständigen Vertreter Indiens bei den Vereinten Nationen in Genf Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations | |
| In office August 1971 – August 1973 | |
| Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
| Preceded by | Natarajan Krishnan |
| Succeeded by | Brajesh Mishra |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 December 1917 Kolkata, India |
| Died | 2003 |
Purnendu Kumar Banerjee[1] (1917–2003) was Indian Chargé d'affaires in Beijing during the India-China border conflict, also called the Sino-Indian War. He wrote a short book on his encounters with Zhou En Lai (1898–1976). Banerjee was the winner of the 1963 Padma Shri award, India's fourth highest civilian award. In 1969, he became India's first ambassador to Costa Rica.[2] He was the sixth Ambassador in the Permanent Mission Of India to the UN Office in Geneva.[3]
Selected publications
- Banerjee, Purnendu Kumar (1990). My Peking memoirs of the Chinese invasion of India. New Delhi: Clarion Books.[1]
- Banerjee, Purnendu Kumar (2002). Assignment Americas: perspective of a partnership in values. Kolkata: Bibhasa. [4]
References
- ^ a b British Library Catalogue record for My Peking memoirs
- ^ Purnendu Kumar Banerjee (2002). Assignment Americas: perspective of a partnership in values. Bibhasa. p. 196. ISBN 978-81-87337-15-7. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ^ "Former Ambassadors - Permanent Mission of India to the UN, Geneva". Permanent Mission of India to UN, Geneva. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ^ Worldcat record for Assignment Americas
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