Purnendu Kumar Banerjee[1] (7 December 1917 – 2003) was Indian Chargé d'affaires in Beijing during the India-China border conflict, also called the Sino-Indian War. He wrote a short book on his encounters with Zhou En Lai (1898–1976). Banerjee was a recipient of the 1963 Padma Shri award, India's fourth highest civilian award. In 1969, he became India's first ambassador to Costa Rica.[2] He was the sixth Ambassador in the Permanent Mission of India to the UN Office in Geneva.[3]
P. K. Banerjee | |
|---|---|
| Chargé d'affaires to China | |
| In office 1962–1962 | |
| Prime Minister | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Preceded by | Ratan Kumar Nehru |
| Succeeded by | Jagat Singh Mehta |
| Indian High Commissioner to Kenya | |
| In office 1964–1966 | |
| Preceded by | Prem Krishen |
| Succeeded by | es:Prem Narain Bhatia |
| 1st Indian ambassador to Costa Rica | |
| In office 1968–1969 | |
| Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
| Succeeded by | Vishnu Kalyandas Ahuja |
| Indian ambassador to Thailand | |
| In office 1969–1971 | |
| Preceded by | K. R. Narayanan |
| Succeeded by | Romesh Bhandari |
| 6th Indian permanent representative to the United Nations Office at Geneva | |
| In office August 1971 – August 1973 | |
| Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
| Preceded by | Natarajan Krishnan |
| Succeeded by | Brajesh Mishra |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 December 1917 Kolkata, India |
| Died | 2003 |
Selected publications
editReferences
edit- ^ a b British Library Catalogue record for My Peking memoirs
- ^ Purnendu Kumar Banerjee (2002). Assignment Americas: perspective of a partnership in values. Bibhasa. p. 196. ISBN 978-81-87337-15-7. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ^ "Former Ambassadors - Permanent Mission of India to the UN, Geneva". Permanent Mission of India to UN, Geneva. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ^ Worldcat record for Assignment Americas
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