Durga Prasad Dhar
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Ambassador Durga Prasad Dhar |
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| Ambassador to the Soviet Union | |
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In office 1969–1971 |
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| Preceded by | Kewal Singh |
| Succeeded by | K.S. Shelvankar |
| Ambassador of India to Soviet Union | |
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In office 1975–1975 |
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| Preceded by | K.S. Shelvankar |
| Succeeded by | Inder Kumar Gujral |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 April 1918 |
| Died | 6 December 1975 (aged 57) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Children | VIjay Dhar |
| Alma mater | University of Lucknow, University of Punjab |
| Occupation | Diplomat, Ambassador of India to Soviet Union |
Durga Prasad Dhar (D. P. Dhar, 1918–1975) was a prominent Kashmiri politician and an Indian diplomat, who is a considered a chief architect of the Indian intervention in the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War. Dhar was a close adviser and confidant of Indira Gandhi. He served as the Ambassador of India to the Soviet Union, and as a minister in the Government of Jammu and Kashmir as well as the Government of India.
D.P. Dhar was born on 10 May 1918 to a Kashmiri Pandit family. He earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Punjab and went on to complete his LLB from the University of Lucknow.
Dhar joined the Quit Kashmir movement in 1946, which was led by Sheikh Abdullah against Maharaja Hari Singh of Kashmir. Dhar played a key role in assisting the Indian Army during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. He helped the Indian officers interact with the population and collect porters, mules and other kinds of administrative help which facilitated the soldiers' job.
Dhar was subsequently appointed the Home Secretary and then the Deputy Home Minister of Kashmir in 1948, when Sheikh Abdullah was the Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. He was a Member of the Jammu and Kashmir State Constituent Assembly from 1951 to 1957 which confirmed Kashmir's accession to India. He was also a Member of the State Assembly from 1957 to 1967, and was appointed Cabinet Minister, in-charge of various portfolios. He was later elected to the Rajya Sabha from Jammu and Kashmir in 1972. He was appointed as the Union Minister for Planning in July, 1972.
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