K.B. Lall (1917–2005) was an eminent and highly respected civil servant of

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and a member of

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. He was Principal Defence Secretary of India in Indo-Pak war in 1971. Earlier, he served as Commerce Secretary as well as Ambassador to the

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, as the European Union was then known. Ambassador Lall was also accredited to the Grand Duchy of

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. In this capacity he inaugurated with the former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Luxembourg, Mr.

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, the bust of Mahatma Gandhi in the Municipal Park in Luxembourg-City on 21 June 1973. The bronze bust sculpture by the famous modernist artist

Amar Nath Sehgal Amar Nath Sehgal (5 February, 1922 – 28 December, 2007) was a noted Indian people, Indian modernist sculptor, painter, poet and art educator. He started his career as an engineer in Lahore, and later turned to art. He shifted to Delhi aft ...

(1922-2007) was a gift by the philanthropist Henry J. Leir. Greatly respected by Defence minister Jagjivan Ram, Lall's stewardship of the Ministry of defence contributed materially to the smooth conduct of, and victory in the

1971 War The Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 was a military confrontation between India and Pakistan that occurred during the Bangladesh Liberation War in East Pakistan from 3 December 1971 until the Pakistani capitulation in Dhaka on 16 Decemb ...

. He was conferred Padma Vibhushan award in 2000. He died at the age of 88 in 2005.

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