Name Uma Bajpai | Died February 6, 2005 | |
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Uma Shankar Bajpai (died 6 February 2005) was an Indian diplomat and a veteran journalist. He was also the director of India International Centre.
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Kanti Bajpai, the Indian academic, is his son.
Life and career
He joined the Indian Foreign Service. He was posted at the Karachi Consulate, Pakistan for some time. Bajpai's last foreign posting was as High Commissioner of Canada. He retired as the Secretary of Ministry of Foreign Affairs. After his retirement from the Indian Foreign Service, he took the role as director of India International Centre. He is credited with revamping the institution.
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(1921 in Jaipur-6 February 2005)
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