Gopalaswami Parthasarathy (diplomat)

Gopalaswami Parthasarathy (July 7, 1912 - August 1, 1995), often known simply as GP, was an Indian journalist, educationist, and diplomat who served as Permanent Representative to the United Nations, August 1965-December 1968.

He was the son of N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar, a civil servant in the Madras Presidency who later became Diwan Bahadur of Kashmir, a member of the Constituent Assembly, and a minister in the first cabinet of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.

Gopalaswamy Parthasarathy was the youngest of four children, and the only son of Komalam and Goplaswami Ayyangar. He studied in the P.S. High School, Madras, and attended Presidency College, Madras, graduating with an honours degree in economics in 1932. He then went to Wadham College, Oxford, and obtained a Bachelor of Arts Honours degree in modern history, in 1934.

G.P. was a skilled sportsman and cricketer and participated in Ranji Trophy tournaments for many years. A versatile cricket player, and an excellent legspin googly bowler, he played 11 matches for Madras between 1936 and 1943. He participated in test matches as well. He played for India against Tennyson's XI in 1931. He was a member of the Madras Cricket Association and served as the Vice President. Under his captaincy, the Mylapore Recreation Club won the championship two consecutive years. After his retirement he served as a State cricket team selector and was involved in the development of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association. He was also an excellent Hockey player and played center-half in his college days. He also played collegiate level tennis. At Oxford, he was a double university blue in cricket and hockey.

While he was a student in Madras, G. P. met Subur Mugaseth, a student of English literature belonging to the Parsi community. They met later again in England and got married in 1939. Subur was a teacher of English at the Queen Mary's College in Madras. She later became the founder and principal of the Ethiraj College for Women in Madras from 1951-1956 and was nominated to the Rajya Sabha in 1961. Their only son, Ashok, was born in 1940.

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