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| name = Apa Saheb Bala Saheb Pant | image = Jomo Kenyatta Apa Pant and Acheing Oneko.jpg | imagesize = | caption = Jomo Kenyatta, Apa Pant and Achieng Oneko | birth_date = 11 September 1912 | birth_place = Aundh State, British India (present-day Maharashtra, India) | death_date = 5 October 1992 | death_place = Pune, Maharashtra, India | restingplacecoordinates = | othername = Appa Saheb Pant, Parashuram Rao Pant | occupation = Diplomat, freedom fighter | yearsactive = | known for = | alma_mater =University of Bombay University of Oxford | spouse = Nalini Devi | domesticpartner = | children =
| father = Bhawanrao Shriniwasrao Pant Pratinidhi | mother = Sagunabai{{Sfn|Pant|1989|p=11}} | website = | awards = Padma Shri }} Apa Saheb Bala Saheb Pant, also known as Apa Pant, Appa Sahib, Parashuram Rao Pant, was an Indian prince (the son of the tenth ruler of the Aundh State), Gandhian, writer, freedom fighter and diplomat.[1][2]A philosopher by nature and a mystic at heart, who served for over forty years as a career diplomat for the Indian Government. He served as the Indian Commissioner at various African countries such as Kenya, Uganda, Tanganyika, Zanzibar, Northern Rhodesia, Southern Rhodesia, Nyasaland and the Belgian colony of the Congo and, later, as the Indian ambassador to countries like Indonesia, Norway, Egypt, United Kingdom and Italy.[1] The Government of India honoured him in 1954, with the award of Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award for his contributions to the society,[3] placing him among the first recipients of the award. BiographyApa Sahib Bala Saheb Pant was born on 11 September 1912[4] in the princely state of Aundh in the British India, presently near Pune in the Indian state of Maharashtra, as the second son of Bhawanrao Shriniwasrao Pant Pratinidhi,[5] the ruler of the state.[1] After schooling at local institutions, he graduated (BA) from the University of Mumbai and secured his master's degree (MA) from Oxford University.[2] He continued his studies in London and passed Barrister at Law from Lincoln's Inn and returned to India in 1937 when the Indian freedom movement was gathering pace.[1] Pant married Nalini Devi,[6] a medical doctor and a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1942 and the couple had three children, Aditi, Aniket and Avalokita.[2] He died, aged 80, on 5 October 1992,[4] succumbing to old age illnesses.[1] Political and diplomatic careerPant started his political and diplomatic career as the Minister of Education of the Aundh State in 1944 when his father was the ruler of the state.[2] His tenure lasted one year and during this period and thereafter, he was involved in the discussions related to the integration of the state into Indian Union.[1] After India's independence, he entered Indian Foreign Service, got deputed to Africa and worked in Kenya, Uganda, Tanganyika, Zanzibar, Northern Rhodesia, Southern Rhodesia, Nyasaland and the Belgian colony of the Congo.[2] In 1954, he was appointed as the Officer on Special duty with the Minister of External Affairs when India's relationship with China was strained.[2] He represented India at Bandung Conference in 1956 for the formation of Non-Aligned Movement. He also worked as the Officer in Charge of the missions of Tibet and Bhutan,[7] and as Ambassador to Indonesia (1961–64), Norway (1964–66), Egypt (1966–69),[8] United Kingdom (1969–72) and Italy (1972–75).[1][4] Literary careerApasaheb Pant was a former judge for the Templeton Prize,[9] an international recognition honouring the entrepreneurship of spirit,[10] He published[2] eight books towards the latter part of his life.[1] {{Div col|colwidth=30em}}
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References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 {{cite web | url=http://benegal.com/pant/apa.htm | title=Benegal | publisher=Benegal |year=2015 | accessdate=30 March 2015}} 2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 {{cite web|url=http://www.awaazmagazine.com/index.php/component/k2/item/170-apa-pant-in-east-africa |work=Awaaz Magazine |date=1 November 2011 |accessdate=30 March 2015|title=Apa Pant in East Africa|deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402125304/http://www.awaazmagazine.com/index.php/component/k2/item/170-apa-pant-in-east-africa |archivedate=2 April 2015 }} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Shri |publisher=Padma Shri |year=2015 |accessdate=11 November 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6U68ulwpb?url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archivedate=15 November 2014 |df= }} 4. ^1 2 {{cite web | url=http://tools.wmflabs.org/persondata/p/Apasaheb_Balasaheb_Pant | title=WMF Labs | publisher=WMF Labs |year=2015 | accessdate=30 March 2015}} 5. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Shivaji+designs+for+stained-glass+windows%3A+the+art+of+Ervin+Bossanyi.-a0253862098 | title=Free Library | publisher=Free Library |year=2015 | accessdate=30 March 2015}} 6. ^Gaurav Desai, [https://books.google.com/books?id=K9WrAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA75 Commerce with the Universe: Africa, India, and the Afrasian Imagination], p. 75 7. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.thlib.org/static/reprints/bot/bot_1987_03_04.pdf | title=TH Library | publisher=TH Library |year=2015 | accessdate=30 March 2015}} 8. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.mei.edu/content/interview-indian-ambassador-ret-ranjit-gupta-cairo-egypt-%E2%80%94-first-posting-1965-1968 | title=Middle East Institute | publisher=Middle East Institute |year=2015 | accessdate=30 March 2015}} 9. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.templetonprize.org/judges.html | title=Judge Templeton | publisher=Templeton Foundation |year=2015 | accessdate=30 March 2015}} 10. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.templetonprize.org/abouttheprize.html | title=Templeton About | publisher=Templeton Foundation |year=2015 | accessdate=30 March 2015}} 11. ^{{cite book | url=http://www.abebooks.de/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=12680507655&searchurl=afn_sr%3DZANOXDE%26ph%3D2%26an%3DPant+Apa | title=Surya Namaskar, an Ancient Indian Exercise | publisher=Sangam Books | author=Apa Pant | year=1970 | isbn=9788125013877}} 12. ^{{cite book | url=http://www.abebooks.de/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=1351284551&searchurl=afn_sr%3DZANOXDE%26ph%3D2%26an%3DPant+Apa | title=Towards Socialist Transformation of Indian Economy | publisher=Humanitites Press |author1=Bhuleshkar, Ashok V. |author2=Pant, Apa B. | year=1973}} 13. ^{{cite book | url=http://www.abebooks.de/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=15385243793&searchurl=afn_sr%3DZANOXDE%26ph%3D2%26an%3DPant+Apa | title=A Moment in Time | publisher=Hodder & Stoughton Ltd | author=Pant, Apa B. | year=1974 | location=United Kingdom | isbn=9780340147900}} 14. ^{{cite book | url=https://www.amazon.com/Mandala-Awakening-Apa-B-Pant/dp/0861310632 | title=Mandala: An Awakening | publisher=Sangam Books | author=Apa B. Pant | year=1976 | pages=218 | isbn=978-0861310630}} 15. ^{{cite book | url=http://www.worldcat.org/title/survival-of-the-individual/oclc/13215863 | title=Survival of the Individual | publisher=Sangam Books | author=Apa Pant | year=1983 | isbn=9780861314003}} 16. ^{{cite book | url=http://www.abebooks.de/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=14345842069&searchurl=afn_sr%3DZANOXDE%26ph%3D2%26an%3DPant+Apa | title=Undiplomatic Incidents | publisher=Majestic Books | author=Pant Apa B. | year=1987 | isbn=9780861316908}} 17. ^{{cite book | url=http://www.abebooks.de/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=911371786&searchurl=afn_sr%3DZANOXDE%26ph%3D2%26an%3DPant+Apa | title=An Unusual Raja Mahatma Gandhi and the Aundh Experiment | publisher=Oscar Publications | author=Apa Pant | year=1989 | isbn=9780861317523}} 18. ^{{cite book | url=http://www.abebooks.de/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=98674992&searchurl=afn_sr%3DZANOXDE%26ph%3D2%26an%3DPant+Apa | title=An Extended Family or Fellow Pilgrims | publisher=Oscar Publications | author=Apa Pant | year=1990 | isbn=9780863111099}} Further reading
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