Rajeshwar Dayal

Rajeshwar Dayal
Ambassador of India to France[1]
In office 1965–1967
Preceded by	Ali Yavar Jung
Foreign Secretary of India
In office 19 August 1967 – 6 November 1968
Preceded by	C S Jha
Succeeded by	Triloki Nath Kaul
Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations
In office 1952 – August 1954
Preceded by	B. N. Rau
Succeeded by	Arthur S. Lall
Personal details
Born	12 August 1909 Nainital, United Provinces, British India
Died	17 September 1999 New Delhi, India
Occupation	Diplomat Writer
Awards	Padma Vibhushan

Rajeshwar Dayal (12 August 1909 – 17 September 1999) was an Indian diplomat, writer, Ambassador of India to the former state of Yugoslavia and the Head of the United Nations Operation in the Congo.^[2]

Dayal was born 12 August 1909 in Nainital.^[3][4] Dayal was one of the earlier officers of the Indian Foreign Service.^[5] He served as the Indian ambassador to the now defunct Yugoslavia from 1955 to 1958 and moved to the UN as a member of the United Nations Observation Group in Lebanon (UNOGIL) when the organization was established in 1958.^[6] Dayal, who had earlier served as the Indian Ambassador to France, was appointed the Head of the United Nations Operation in the Congo in September 1960 and held the post until May 1961.^[2][7] He also worked as the Representative of the Secretary General of the United Nations.^[2] He published several books on socio-political themes,^[8] including a book on Panchayati Raj under the title, Panchayati Raj in India.^[9] The Government of India awarded him the second highest civilian award of the Padma Vibhushan, (then the highest civilian award) in 1969.^[10]

He died on 17 September 1999 in New Delhi, following a stroke.^[5] His life has been documented in his autobiography, A Life of Our Times, published in 1998, one year prior to his death.^[11]

See also

• United Nations Operation in the Congo

References

1. "History". Embassy of India, Paris. Archived from the original on 30 September 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
2. "DAYAL, RAJESHWAR". Research Network on Peace Operations. 2015. Archived from the original on 6 October 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
3. Moritz, Charles, ed. (1962). Current Biography Yearbook 1961. New York: H.W. Wilson. p. 123 – via Google Books.
4. Mehrotra, Arvind Krishna, ed. (2007). The Last Bungalow: Writings on Allahabad. Penguin. p. 172. ISBN 9780143101185 – via Google Books.
5. "Former diplomat dead". Tribune. 18 September 1999. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
6. "Background". United Nations. 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
7. "Calm U.N. Aide in Congo". The New York Times. 13 September 1960. p. 15. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
8. "Books". Google list. 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
9. Rajeshwar Dayal (1970). Panchayati Raj in India. Metropolitan Book Company. p. 315.
10. "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
11. Rajeshwar Dayal (1998). A Life of Our Times. Orient Longman. p. 637. ISBN 9788125015468.

Further reading

• Rajeshwar Dayal (1998). A Life of Our Times. Orient Longman. p. 637. ISBN 9788125015468.
• Rajeshwar Dayal (1970). Panchayati Raj in India. Metropolitan Book Company. p. 315.

External links

• Rajeshwar Dayal, 2015 [de], Retrieved 6 October 2015

Political offices
Preceded by	Indian Ambassador in Belgrade 1955–58	Succeeded by Ali Yavar Jung
Preceded by Andrew W. Cordier	Head of the United Nations Operation in the Congo 1960–61	Succeeded by Mekki Abbas