Hari Vinayak Pataskar was an Indian lawyer, former Vice-Chancellor of the
University of Poona
Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU), formerly the University of Poona, is a collegiate public state university located in the city of Pune, India. It was established in 1949, and is spread over a campus in the neighbourhood of Ganeshk ...
and politician who was a member of the
Constituent Assembly of India
The Constituent Assembly of India was elected to frame the Constitution of India. It was elected by the 'Provincial Assembly'. Following India's independence from the British rule in 1947, its members served as the nation's first Parliament as ...
and a former
Governor of Madhya Pradesh
The governor of Madhya Pradesh is a nominal head and representative of the president of India in the state of Madhya Pradesh. The governor is appointed by the president for a period of five years.
Governors of Madhya Pradesh
See also
* Madh ...
. In 1963, he was awarded the
Padma Vibhushan
The Padma Vibhushan ("Lotus Decoration") is the second-highest Indian honours system, civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is given for "exceptional and distinguished service" ...
, the second highest civilian honour in India, for services in Public Affairs.
References
External links
Bio on Raj Bhavan website
Governors of Madhya Pradesh
1892 births
1970 deaths
People from Pune district
20th-century Indian lawyers
Members of the Constituent Assembly of India
Prisoners and detainees of British India
Recipients of the Padma Vibhushan in public affairs
Indian independence activists from Maharashtra
Law Ministers of India
Civil aviation ministers of India
Members of the Cabinet of India
India MPs 1952–1957
India MPs 1957–1962
20th-century Indian educational theorists
Lok Sabha members from Maharashtra
Marathi politicians
Indian National Congress politicians from Madhya Pradesh
Indian National Congress politicians from Maharashtra
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