Rajeshwar Dayal (1909–1999) was an Indian diplomat, writer, Ambassador of India to the former state of

Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...

and the Head of the

United Nations Operation in the Congo The United Nations Operation in the Congo (french: Opération des Nations Unies au Congo, abbreviated to ONUC) was a United Nations peacekeeping force deployed in the Republic of the Congo in 1960 in response to the Congo Crisis. ONUC was the ...

. Born on 12 August 1909, Dayal was one of the earlier officers of the

Indian Foreign Service The Indian Foreign Service (IFS) is the diplomatic service and a central civil service of the Government of India under the Ministry of External Affairs. The Foreign Secretary is the head of the service. Vinay Mohan Kwatra is the 34th and the ...

. He served as the Indian ambassador to the now defunct

from 1955 to 1958 and moved to the UN as a member of the

United Nations Observation Group in Lebanon The United Nations Observation Group in Lebanon (UNOGIL) was established by United Nations through Security Council Resolution 128 on 11 June 1958 in response to the 1958 Lebanon crisis. The group was deployed between June and December 1958 in a ...

(UNOGIL) when the organization was established in 1958. Dayal, who had earlier served as the Indian Ambassador to France, was appointed as the Head of the

in September 1960 and he held the post till May 1961. He also worked as the Representative of the

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. He published several books on socio-political themes, including a book on

Panchayati Raj The Panchayat raj is a political system, originating from the Indian subcontinent, found mainly in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. It is the oldest system of local government in the Indian subcontinent, and historical menti ...

under the title, ''Panchayati Raj in India''. The

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awarded him the second highest civilian award of 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" ...

, (then the highest civilian award) in 1969. He died on 17 September 1999 in New Delhi, following a stroke. His life has been documented in his autobiography, ''A Life of Our Times'', published in 1998, one year prior to his death.

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