Birendra Narayan Chakraborty | |
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| 2ndGovernor of Haryana | |
| In office 15 September 1967 – 26 March 1976 | |
| Preceded by | Dharma Vira |
| Succeeded by | Ranjit Singh Narula |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1904-12-20)20 December 1904[1] |
| Died | 26 March 1976(1976-03-26) (aged 71)[citation needed] Calcutta |
| Alma mater | Scottish Church College University of Calcutta University College London |
| Profession | Civil servant, politician |
Birendra Narayan Chakraborty (alsoBirendra Narayan Chakravarty)[2] (20 December 1904 – 26 March 1976) was an Indian civil servant, politician and the secondgovernor of Haryana.[3]
He attended Kolkata'sScottish Church College,[4] and continued his education at theUniversity of Calcutta. He joinedUniversity College London for a BSc in chemistry in 1926.[5] After further studies for the Indian Civil Service examinations at theSchool of Oriental Studies, London, he passed the examinations in 1928 and joined the ICS in October 1929 as an assistant collector and magistrate in theBengal Presidency.[5]
He was promoted to joint magistrate and deputy collector in July 1930 and to additional district and sessions judge (officiating) in June 1935.[5] In February 1936, he was promoted to fullmagistrate andcollector, and was appointed a joint secretary with the Finance Department of the Government of Bengal in April 1944.[5] As an acting secretary, he was appointed an Officer of theOrder of the British Empire (OBE) in the1945 Birthday Honours list.[6]
AfterIndian independence, he served in many government posts. He was Indian Ambassador of Netherlands from 1952 - 1954 and high commissioner for India to the United Kingdom and Canada.[7] Later he served as Governor ofHaryana from 15 September 1967 until his death in office on 26 March 1976, aged 71.