Chandrika Prasad Srivastava | |
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| Born | (1920-07-08)8 July 1920 |
| Died | 22 July 2013(2013-07-22) (aged 93) |
| Occupation(s) | diplomat, administrator |
| Spouse | |
Chandrika Prasad SrivastavaIAS (Retd.)[1] (8 July 1920 – 22 July 2013) was an Indian civil servant, international administrator, and diplomat.
C.P. Srivastava was born on 8 July 1920 in a religiousChitraguptvanshi Kayastha family and was educated inLucknow, India (BA, MA, LLB). He started his career as a civil servant in India, entering the Indian Administrative Service on 15 October 1949.[2] He served as a Joint Secretary in the Indian Prime Minister's office from 1964 to 1966, during the premiership ofLal Bahadur Shastri.
C.P. Srivastava became the first chief executive of theShipping Corporation of India and in 1974 was elected to serve as the Secretary-General of theInternational Maritime Organization (IMO), a United Nations agency based in London, serving successive four-year terms as Secretary-General from 1974 to 1989. During this time he played a pioneering role in the establishment of theInternational Maritime Academy in Italy, and theInternational Maritime Law Institute in Malta.[3] He was also the first Chancellor of the Sweden-basedWorld Maritime University which was founded in 1983 to address a pressing need for maritime professionals in the developing world.[4][5]
C.P. Srivastava was married toNirmala Srivastava, the founder ofSahaja Yoga - a spiritual movement, based on an experience called "Self-realization". C.P. Srivastava has stated that: "his life has been greatly influenced by his wife and he has been motivated by her vision of one Almighty God and one human family". He has been motivated by this vision in all aspects of his life and believes it can be applied worldwide.[10]
The couple had two daughters, Kalpana Srivastava[11] and Sadhana Varma.[12]
Sir C.P. Srivastava practised Sahaja Yoga, he has said it changes people from the core. He has described Sahaja Yoga practitioners as being miracles of transformation and displaying an angelic quality. He believed that the rapid spread of Sahaja Yoga is very important for the world.[10]
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| New title New office | Chairman and Managing Director,Shipping Corporation of India 1961–1964 | Succeeded by G. H. Seth |
| Preceded by G. H. Seth | Chairman and Managing Director,Shipping Corporation of India 1966–1973 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by Colin Goad | Secretary General,International Maritime Organization 1974–1989 | Succeeded by |
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