Pran Nath Luthra (1917–2000) was an Indian civil service officer and writer, best known for his services for the rehabilitation of the refugees in the Northeast India and his writings on his days of service. He was an adviser to the Governor of Assam and an additional secretary at the Ministry of Labour and Rehabilitation of the Government of West Bengal. The Government of India awarded him the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award, in 1972.
Pran Nath Luthra | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1917 India |
| Died | 2000 India |
| Occupation(s) | Civil service officer, writer |
| Known for | Rehabilitation of refugees in the Northeast India and writings |
| Awards | 1972 Padma Bhushan |
Biography
editPran Luthra was born in 1917.[1] He joined the Indian Army in 1939 and became a lieutenant colonel[2] when he was drafted into the Indian Frontier Administrative Service in 1955 as one of its first batch of officers.[3] He worked at the north-east frontiers till 1960 during which time he served as the special officer of the Ministry of External Affairs in 1956, as the commissioner of Nagaland during 1957–60 and as the officer on special duty with the Border Roads Development Board (present-day Border Roads Organisation) until 1963. His next move was to Dispur as and adviser to the Governor of Assam, a position he held until April 1971 when he was appointed as the additional secretary at the Ministry of Labour and Rehabilitation of the Government of West Bengal[3] where he stayed till his retirement from official service in March 1973.[3]
Luthra was the author of a number of books, most of them detailing his experiences during his civil service. Rehabilitation,[4] Constitutional and administrative growth of the North-East Frontier Agency,[5] Nagaland from a district to a state,[6] Democracy in NEFA,[7] Constitutional and administrative growth of Arunachal Pradesh,[8] Problems of Bangladesh refugee influx and emerging lessons for administration,[9] and Encyclopaedia of social work in India[10] are some his notable works. The Government of India awarded Luthra the third highest civilian honor of the Padma Bhushan in 1972.[11]
Luthra, who was married to Indira Seth,[12] died in 2000. at the age 87.[3]
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress)". id.loc.gov. 2018-05-28. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
- ^ "Romanticism and Hostiles Borders" (PDF). www.claudearpi.net. 2018-05-28. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
- ^ a b c d Suresh K. Sharma (2006). Documents on North-East India: Arunachal Pradesh. Mittal Publications. pp. 112–. ISBN 978-81-8324-088-8.
- ^ Pran Nath Luthra (1972). Rehabilitation. Publications Divisions, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India.
- ^ Luthra, Pran Nath (1971). Constitutional and administrative growth of the North-East Frontier Agency. Shillong: North-East Frontier Agency. OCLC 1032711.
- ^ Luthra, Pran Nath (1974). Nagaland from a district to a state. Shillong: Director of Information and Public Relations, Arunachal Pradesh. OCLC 2202275.
- ^ Elwin, Verrier; Luthra, P. N (1965). Democracy in NEFA. Shillong: North-East Frontier Agency. OCLC 251388357.
- ^ Luthra, Pran Nath; Arunāchal Pradesh (India); Directorate of Research (2017). Constitutional and administrative growth of Arunachal Pradesh. OCLC 1025237088.
- ^ Luthra, Pran Nath (1975). Problems of Bangladesh refugee influx and emerging lessons for administration. New Delhi: Training Division, Dept. of Personnel and Administrative Reforms, Cabinet Secretariat. OCLC 3187011.
- ^ "Padma Awards". Padma Awards. Government of India. 2018-05-17. Retrieved 2018-05-17.
- ^ V K Singh (23 March 2005). Leadership in the Indian Army: Biographies of Twelve Soldiers. SAGE Publications. pp. 241–. ISBN 978-0-7619-3322-9.
Further reading
edit- Luthra, Pran Nath (November 17, 1997). "Hindu Vivek Kendra". www.hvk.org. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
External links
edit- Aristide R. Zolberg; Astri Suhrke; Sergio Aguayo (10 August 1989). Escape from Violence: Conflict and the Refugee Crisis in the Developing World. Oxford University Press. pp. 326–. ISBN 978-0-19-536362-3.