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'''Rajani Kanta Patir''' (born 1917) was an [[Indian Administrative Service]] officer.<ref>{{cite book|title=Sparks from Bidisa|publisher=Institute of Social Research and Applied Anthropology|location=[[Calcutta]], [[India]]|year=1992|page=85 |oclc=30038230| first1=S. N. | last1=Ratha}}</ref> He was the chief secretary of the [[States and territories of India|Indian state]] of [[Arunachal Pradesh]], retiring from that position in 1982.{{Citation needed|date=February 2010}}
'''Rajani Kanta Patir''' (born 1917, date of death unknown), also known as '''R. K. Patir''', was an [[Indian Administrative Service]] officer.<ref>{{cite book|title=Sparks from Bidisa|publisher=Institute of Social Research and Applied Anthropology|location=[[Calcutta]], [[India]]|year=1992|page=85 |oclc=30038230| first1=S. N. | last1=Ratha}}</ref> He was the chief secretary of the [[States and territories of India|Indian state]] of [[Arunachal Pradesh]], retiring from that position in 1982.{{Citation needed|date=February 2010}}


His autobiography, ''Dawn in the east : an autobiography'', tells his story of being born in a [[Mising People|Mising]] family and becoming successful.
His autobiography, ''Dawn in the East: An Autobiography'', was published in 1999 and tells his story of being born in a [[Mising People|Mising]] family and becoming successful. In March 2017, it was noted that Patir is deceased.<ref>{{cite news |title=Arunachal Pradesh Governor announced an Award in memories of Ma. Eknathaji Ranade |url=https://www.vrmvk.org/media/march-2017/arunachal-pradesh-governor-announced-an-award-in-memories-of-ma-eknathaji-ranade |access-date=25 April 2022 |publisher=VRMVK |date=7 March 2017}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 00:44, 26 April 2022

Rajani Kanta Patir (born 1917, date of death unknown), also known as R. K. Patir, was an Indian Administrative Service officer.[1] He was the chief secretary of the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, retiring from that position in 1982.[citation needed]

His autobiography, Dawn in the East: An Autobiography, was published in 1999 and tells his story of being born in a Mising family and becoming successful. In March 2017, it was noted that Patir is deceased.[2]

Works[edit | edit source]

  • Dawn in the east : an autobiography. New Delhi: Vitastā. 1999. ISBN 978-81-86588-04-8. OCLC 42684571.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Ratha, S. N. (1992). Sparks from Bidisa. Calcutta, India: Institute of Social Research and Applied Anthropology. p. 85. OCLC 30038230.
  2. "Arunachal Pradesh Governor announced an Award in memories of Ma. Eknathaji Ranade". VRMVK. 7 March 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2022.