Gopalkrishna Gandhi

Gopal Krishna Gandhi read English Literature and History at St. Stephen’s College, Delhi University, and, entering the Indian Administrative Service, held administrative positions in Tamil Nadu and at the national headquarters. He was Secretary to the President of India; Director of The Nehru Centre in the High Commission of India, London, the U.K., High Commissioner for India in South Africa, Lesotho, Sri Lanka, and Ambassador of India in Norway and Iceland. He was Governor of West Bengal from 2004 to 2009. Distinguished Professor of History at Ashoka University, Sonepat, India, Gopalkrishna Gandhi and his wife Tara, who is an ornithologist and nature conservationist, live in Chennai and Bengaluru, spending as much time as both can in the Nilgiri hills, Tamil Nadu.