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	'''Bishambhar Nath Pande''' (23 December 1906 – 1 June 1998)<ref>{{cite journal\|last=Faruqi \|first=M H\|date=July 1998\|title=The Muslim Rule in India\|journal=Impact International\|volume=28}}</ref> was a [[freedom fighter]], [[social work]]er, and parliamentarian in India. Pande devoted his life to the cause of national integration, and to the spread of the [[Gandhian]] way of life.		'''Bishambhar Nath Pande''' (23 December 1906 – 1 June 1998)<ref>{{cite journal\|last=Faruqi \|first=M H\|date=July 1998\|title=The Muslim Rule in India\|journal=Impact International\|volume=28}}</ref> was a [[freedom fighter]], [[social work]]er, and parliamentarian in India. Pande devoted his life to the cause of national integration, and to the spread of the [[Gandhian]] way of life.

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	In 1976, Pande was awarded the [[Padma Shri Awards (1970–1979)\|Padma Shri]] for his achievements in the field of social work.{{citation needed\|date=April 2018}}		In 1976, Pande was awarded the [[Padma Shri Awards (1970–1979)\|Padma Shri]] for his achievements in the field of social work.{{citation needed\|date=April 2018}}

	Pande was awarded the [[Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration]] by [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]] ~~(the Prime Minister of India)~~ in 1996 for his lifetime achievements in the field of [[Hindu-Muslim unity]] in India. {{Citation needed\|date=May 2009}} He was also awarded the Khuda Baksh Award for his ~~work on~~ the composite culture of India.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://kblibrary.bih.nic.in/awards.htm\|title=Khuda Bakhsh Award\|publisher=Khuda Bakhsh Library\|access-date=12 November 2011}}</ref>		Pande was awarded the [[Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration]] by then Indian prime minister [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]] in 1996 for his lifetime achievements in the field of [[Hindu-Muslim unity]] in India. {{Citation needed\|date=May 2009}} He was also awarded the Khuda Baksh Award for his contribution to the composite culture of India.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://kblibrary.bih.nic.in/awards.htm\|title=Khuda Bakhsh Award\|publisher=Khuda Bakhsh Library\|access-date=12 November 2011}}</ref>

	==Political career==		==Political career==
	*[[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)\|Member of the Legislative Assembly]], ~~[[Uttar Pradesh]]{{when\|date=April 2018}}~~		*[[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)\|Member of the Legislative Assembly]], 1952–53
	*Mayor of [[Allahabad]]~~{{when\|date=April 2018}}~~		*Mayor of [[Allahabad]] 1948–52
	*[[Member of Parliament]] in the [[Rajya Sabha]] (upper house), 1976 to 1984 and 1989 to 1998		*[[Member of Parliament]] in the [[Rajya Sabha]] (upper house), 1976 to 1984 and 1989 to 1998
	*President of the [[Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee\|Pradesh Congress Committee, Uttar Pradesh]], 1980 to 1983		*President of the [[Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee\|Pradesh Congress Committee, Uttar Pradesh]], 1980 to 1983
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	==Family==		==Family==
	Pande was married to Shanta Pande, a former freedom fighter.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20000401/nation.htm\|title=Freedom fighter dead\|date=1 April 2000\|work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)\|The Tribune]]\|access-date=12 November 2011}}</ref> He had one child and two grandchildren.		Pande was married to Shanta Pande (d. 2000), a former freedom fighter.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20000401/nation.htm\|title=Freedom fighter dead\|date=1 April 2000\|work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)\|The Tribune]]\|access-date=12 November 2011}}</ref> He had one child, Nandita Rao, and two grandchildren, Probir and Rahul Rao. He also has four great-granddaughters: Niharika, Sudiksha, Sanaaya and Advika Rao.

	==References==		==References==
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	==External links==		==External links==
	* https://openlibrary.org/b/OL162611M/B.N.-Pande-messenger-of-harmony		* https://openlibrary.org/b/OL162611M/B.N.-Pande-messenger-of-harmony
	* http://www.iosworld.org/ebk7.htm		* http://www.iosworld.org/ebk7.htm {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090417054200/http://www.iosworld.org/ebk7.htm \|date=17 April 2009 }}
	* http://www.publicationsdivision.nic.in/Eng-Pub/Au-Wise/EB27.HTM		* http://www.publicationsdivision.nic.in/Eng-Pub/Au-Wise/EB27.HTM {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101125080542/http://www.publicationsdivision.nic.in/Eng-Pub/Au-Wise/EB27.HTM \|date=25 November 2010 }}
	* http://www.islamcan.com/islamic-history/muslim-rule-in-india.shtml		* http://www.islamcan.com/islamic-history/muslim-rule-in-india.shtml

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'''Bishambhar Nath Pande''' (23 December 1906 – 1 June 1998)<ref>{{cite journal|last=Faruqi |first=M H|date=July 1998|title=The Muslim Rule in India|journal=Impact International|volume=28}}</ref> was a [[freedom fighter]], [[social work]]er, and parliamentarian in India. Pande devoted his life to the cause of national integration, and to the spread of the [[Gandhian]] way of life.

==Life==
B. N. Pande was a member of the [[Indian National Congress]] and a close associate of [[Jawaharlal Nehru]], the first prime minister of the [[Republic of India]], as well as of [[Indira Gandhi]], [[Rajiv Gandhi]] and [[Sonia Gandhi]]. He pursued a Gandhian philosophy and was for 18 years vice-chairman of the Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti (GSDS), which aims to spread Gandhian principles and philosophy globally.{{citation needed|date=April 2018}}

Pande gave lectures in countries such as Japan, Russia, Germany and Canada on the life and ideals of [[Mohandas K. Gandhi]].

==Awards==
In 1976, Pande was awarded the [[Padma Shri Awards (1970–1979)|Padma Shri]] for his achievements in the field of social work.{{citation needed|date=April 2018}}

Pande was awarded the [[Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration]] by [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]] (the Prime Minister of India) in 1996 for his lifetime achievements in the field of [[Hindu-Muslim unity]] in India. {{Citation needed|date=May 2009}} He was also awarded the Khuda Baksh Award for his work on the composite culture of India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kblibrary.bih.nic.in/awards.htm|title=Khuda Bakhsh Award|publisher=Khuda Bakhsh Library|access-date=12 November 2011}}</ref>

==Political career==
*[[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]{{when|date=April 2018}}
*Mayor of [[Allahabad]]{{when|date=April 2018}}
*[[Member of Parliament]] in the [[Rajya Sabha]] (upper house), 1976 to 1984 and 1989 to 1998
*President of the [[Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee|Pradesh Congress Committee, Uttar Pradesh]], 1980 to 1983
*[[List of Governors of Odisha|Governor of Odisha]], 1984 to 1988

==Books==
Pande devoted a major part of his life to research on [[secularism]] with the objective of promoting unity amongst all religions in India. As part of his research, he wrote several books, including:

*''Centenary history of the Indian National Congress 1885–1985''
*''A Concise History of the Indian National Congress, 1947–1985'' (1986)
*''Indira Gandhi''
*''Islam and Indian culture''
*''Aurangzeb''

==Family==
Pande was married to Shanta Pande, a former freedom fighter.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20000401/nation.htm|title=Freedom fighter dead|date=1 April 2000|work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]|access-date=12 November 2011}}</ref> He had one child and two grandchildren.

==References==
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==External links==
* https://openlibrary.org/b/OL162611M/B.N.-Pande-messenger-of-harmony
* http://www.iosworld.org/ebk7.htm
* http://www.publicationsdivision.nic.in/Eng-Pub/Au-Wise/EB27.HTM
* http://www.islamcan.com/islamic-history/muslim-rule-in-india.shtml

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