Dhirajlal Desai

Dhirajlal Desai
1st Ambassador of India to Switzerland
In office
17 December 1948 – 21 March 1951
Prime MinisterJawaharlal Nehru
Succeeded byAsaf Ali
1st Ambassadors to the Holy See
In office
1949–1951
Prime MinisterJawaharlal Nehru
Succeeded byNedyan Raghaven
President of the Bombay Provincial Congress Committee
In office
1941
Personal details
Born
Dhirajlal Bhulabhai Desai

22 June 1908
Bombay, British India
Died21 March 1951(1951-03-21) (aged 42)
SpouseMadhuriben Desai
OccupationDiplomat, Activist, Barrister

Dhirajlal B. Desai (22 June 1908 – 21 March 1951), popularly known as Dhirubhai, was an Indian diplomat and independence activist. He served as India's first ambassador and plenipotentiary minister to Switzerland. He also served as the President of the Bombay Provincial Congress Committee (BPCC) in 1941.[1][2] He was born in Bombay, British India and was the son of lawyer and leader, Bhulabhai Desai.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Dhirajlal Desai: Unsung Heroes of India's freedom struggle". Ministry of Culture. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  2. ^ Source Material for a History of the Freedom Movement in India: 1942-1946. the Government Central Press. 1977. p. 89.
  3. ^ "Bhulabhai Desai Memorial Institute". Prinseps Fine Art. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  4. ^ David H. Stam: International Dictionary of Library Histories, Band 1. Taylor & Francis, 2001, ISBN 978-1-57958-244-9, S. 729 [1], p. 729, at Google Books