1. Gopalkrishna Devadas Gandhi was born on 22 April 1945 and is a former administrator and diplomat who served as the 22nd Governor of West Bengal serving from 2004 to 2009.
11 Facts About Gopalkrishna Gandhi
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Gopalkrishna Gandhi is the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi and C Rajagopalachari.
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Gopalkrishna Gandhi was the United Progressive Alliance nominee for Vice President of India 2017 elections and lost with 244 votes against NDA candidate Venkaiah Naidu, who got 516 votes.
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Gopalkrishna Devadas Gandhi was born on 22 April 1945 in Delhi, to Devdas and Lakshmi Gandhi.
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Gopalkrishna Gandhi joined IAS as an officer in 1968 and served in Tamil Nadu state till 1985.
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Gopalkrishna Gandhi was succeeded by Devanand Konwar, who was given additional charge of West Bengal.
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Gopalkrishna Gandhi was the chairman of Kalakshetra Foundation, Chennai from December 2011 to May 2014.
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Gopalkrishna Gandhi was the chairman of governing body of Indian Institute of Advanced Study, and president of its society on 5 March 2012 and served until May 2014.
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Gopalkrishna Gandhi teaches at Ashoka University, where he is a professor of history and politics.
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Gopalkrishna Gandhi is the son of Devadas Gandhi and Lakshmi Gandhi.
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Gopalkrishna Gandhi is the younger brother of Rajmohan Gandhi and Ramchandra Gandhi.