T. C. A. Raghavan
T. C. A. Raghavan | |
|---|---|
| High Commissioner of India to Pakistan | |
| In office June 2013 – December 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Sharat Sabharwal |
| Succeeded by | Gautam Bambawale |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 December 1955 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | [ St Stephes College, [Jawaharlal Nehru University]] |
TCA Raghavan is a former Indian diplomat who was a 1982 batch officer of the Indian Foreign Service.[1][2] He has considerable experience in South Asia policy issues and considered an expert on Pakistan studies, including heading the Joint Secretary the Division of the Ministry of External Affairs in Pakistan Afghanistan and Iran (PAI) division.[3] From June 6, 2013 till his retirement on December 31, 2015 Raghavan was the High Commissioner of India to Pakistan. After retirement he has authored two books- the first a biography of two Mughal nobles and the other a study of India Pakistan relations. In July 2018 he was appointed Director General of the Indian Council of World Affairs.
Early life and background
Raghavan spent his childhood in Delhi, Bhopal and Jammu. He finished school from Sardar Patel Vidyalaya and his college and university were in St Stephens College, Delhi University and Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.[4] He joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1982. He was awarded a PhD by JawaharLal Nehru University in 1992 in history. His dissertation was on the Agrarian History of the Narmada Valley.
Career
Raghavan was the Indian high commissioner to Singapore till June 2013.[5][6] After that, he was appointed the High commissioner to Pakistan.[7][8][9] Earlier, Raghavan was a Deputy High Commissioner in Islamabad from 2003 to 2007.[10] His previous overseas postings include United Kingdom (1995-1998), Bhutan (1992-1995) and Kuwait (1983-1986).[11]
After his retirement he has emerged as a well known author with two well received books. The first is entitled "Attendant Lords: Bairam Khan and Abdur Rahim, Courtiers and Poets in Mughal India". It was published by HarperCollins in 2017 and was awarded the Mohammad Habib Prize for medieval Indian history in December 2017. His second book is also published by HarperCollins and is entitled "The People Next Door: The Curious History of India's Relations with Pakistan'.
Personal life
Raghavan is married to Ranjana Raghavan. They have two daughters.
References
- ^ "New Indian High Commissioner T C A Raghavan arrives in Pakistan".
- ^ "TCA Raghavan is India's new envoy to Pakistan".
- ^ "TCA Raghavan is India's new High Commissioner to Pakistan".
- ^ "Cross-border relations: It's in India's best interests to have peaceful neighbours, says Dr Raghavan".
- ^ "Victim of horrific Indian gang rape DIES in Singapore hospital after doctors reveal the 23-year-old student suffered a heart-attack and severe organ failure".
- ^ "Indian High Commissioner on rape death".
- ^ "TCA Raghavan is India's new envoy to Pakistan".
- ^ "India not worried over Pakistan-China economic corridor: High Commissioner TCA Raghavan".
- ^ "High Commissioner TCA Raghavan to meet Indian woman stuck for over a decade in Pakistan".
- ^ "T.C.A. Raghavan takes over as Charge d'affaires in Pak".
- ^ "TCA Raghavan is India's new High Commissioner to Pakistan".