10 Facts About Sudarshan Agarwal

Sudarshan Agarwal was an Indian civil servant who served as Governor of Uttarakhand and Sikkim.

Sudarshan Agarwal was born in Ludhiana on 19 June 1931 and was a first class Law Graduate.

Sudarshan Agarwal joined the judicial service of Punjab and Delhi in 1956, after completing his education.

Shri Agarwal joined as the Rajya Sabha Secretariat in the year 1971.

Sudarshan Agarwal served the post with distinction in various capacities till 1981.

Sudarshan Agarwal was appointed Governor of Sikkim on 19 August 2007, left office as Governor of Uttarakhand in October 2007, and was sworn in as Governor of Sikkim on 25 October.

Sudarshan Agarwal was appointed to the National Human Rights Commission, after his retirement from the Rajya Sabha.

Sudarshan Agarwal has been significantly allied with a number of social and charitable causes, apart from holding high public office.

Sudarshan Agarwal has been the President of the high-status Delhi Gymkhana Club for two years.

Sudarshan Agarwal served as trustee of the Rotary service to Humanity Awards Trust and the Rotary Manav Sewa Award Trust, Shri Agarwal has campaigned to weed out corruption from public life.