Durga Prasad Dhar | |
|---|---|
| Ambassador to the Soviet Union | |
| In office 1969–1971 | |
| Preceded by | Kewal Singh |
| Succeeded by | K.S. Shelvankar |
| Ambassador of India to Soviet Union | |
| In office 1975–1975 | |
| Preceded by | K.S. Shelvankar |
| Succeeded by | Inder Kumar Gujral |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Durga Prasad Dhar 10 May 1918 Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, British India |
| Died | 12 June 1975 (aged 57) |
| Children | Vijay Dhar |
| Education | Tyndale Biscoe School |
| Alma mater | Punjab University Lucknow University |
| Occupation | Diplomat, Ambassador of India to Soviet Union |
Durga Prasad Dhar, commonly known as D. P. Dhar (1918–1975), was an Indian politician and diplomat who is considered as the chief architect of the Indian intervention in the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.[1] Dhar was a close adviser and confidant of Indira Gandhi. He served as the Ambassador of India to the Soviet Union, and as a minister in the Government of Jammu and Kashmir as well as the Government of India.