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{{Short description|Former director of Intelligence Bureau of India}} | |||
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{{Infobox person | {{Infobox person | ||
| name = Bhola Nath Mullik | | name = Bhola Nath Mullik | ||
| honorific-prefix = [[Padma Bhushan]] | |||
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| birth_place = [[ | | birth_place = [[Calcutta]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]] | ||
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| occupation = Civil servant, [[spymaster]] | | occupation = Civil servant, [[spymaster]] | ||
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| known_for = his service as the director of [[Intelligence Bureau (India)|Intelligence Bureau]] | | known_for = his service as the director of [[Intelligence Bureau (India)|Intelligence Bureau]] | ||
| awards = {{ublist|1964 [[Padma Bhushan]] }} | | awards = [[File:IND Padma Bhushan BAR.png|30px]]{{ublist|1964 [[Padma Bhushan]] }} | ||
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'''Bhola Nath Mullik''' was an Indian civil servant, [[spymaster]] and the second director of the [[Intelligence Bureau (India)|Intelligence Bureau of India]] (IB).<ref name="ThurstonThondup2015">{{cite book|author1=Anne F. Thurston|author2=Gyalo Thondup|title=The Noodle Maker of Kalimpong: The Untold Story of My Struggle for Tibet|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QMf3BQAAQBAJ&pg=PT141|date=16 April 2015|publisher=Ebury Publishing|isbn=978-1-4481-7596-3|pages=141–}}</ref><ref name="A spy and a gentleman">{{Cite news |url=http://www.panunkashmir.org/kashmirsentinel/jan2003/20.html |title=A spy and a gentleman |date=January 3, 2003 |work=Kashmir Sentinel |access-date=2018-05-26}}</ref> He served as the director of IB from July 15, 1950, to October 9, 1964.<ref name="Archived copy">{{Cite web |url=http://www.bprd.nic.in/writereaddata/mainlinkFile/File1052.pdf |title=Archived copy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130816020917/http://www.bprd.nic.in/writereaddata/mainlinkFile/File1052.pdf |archive-date=2013-08-16 |url-status=dead |access-date=2013-08-12}}</ref> He was known to be a hardworking official, with close contacts with the then [[Union government]].<ref name="MaddrellMoran2018">{{cite book|author1=Paul Maddrell|author2=Christopher Moran|author3=Mark Stout, Ioanna Iordanou|title=Spy Chiefs: Volume 2: Intelligence Leaders in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E_FGDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT268|date=1 February 2018|publisher=Georgetown University Press|isbn=978-1-62616-523-6|pages=268–}}</ref> It was reported that Mullik had been a close associate of [[Jawaharlal Nehru]], the erstwhile Indian prime minister<ref name="The guilty men of '62">{{Cite news |url=http://archive.asianage.com/columnists/guilty-men-62-491 |title=The guilty men of '62 |last=Sinha |first=S. K. |date=October 20, 2012 |work=The Asian Age |access-date=2018-05-26 |language=en | '''Bhola Nath Mullik''' was an Indian civil servant, [[spymaster]] and the second director of the [[Intelligence Bureau (India)|Intelligence Bureau of India]] (IB).<ref name="ThurstonThondup2015">{{cite book|author1=Anne F. Thurston|author2=Gyalo Thondup|title=The Noodle Maker of Kalimpong: The Untold Story of My Struggle for Tibet|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QMf3BQAAQBAJ&pg=PT141|date=16 April 2015|publisher=Ebury Publishing|isbn=978-1-4481-7596-3|pages=141–}}</ref><ref name="A spy and a gentleman">{{Cite news |url=http://www.panunkashmir.org/kashmirsentinel/jan2003/20.html |title=A spy and a gentleman |date=January 3, 2003 |work=Kashmir Sentinel |access-date=2018-05-26}}</ref> He served as the director of IB from July 15, 1950, to October 9, 1964.<ref name="Archived copy">{{Cite web |url=http://www.bprd.nic.in/writereaddata/mainlinkFile/File1052.pdf |title=Archived copy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130816020917/http://www.bprd.nic.in/writereaddata/mainlinkFile/File1052.pdf |archive-date=2013-08-16 |url-status=dead |access-date=2013-08-12}}</ref> He was known to be a hardworking official, with close contacts with the then [[Union government]].<ref name="MaddrellMoran2018">{{cite book|author1=Paul Maddrell|author2=Christopher Moran|author3=Mark Stout, Ioanna Iordanou|title=Spy Chiefs: Volume 2: Intelligence Leaders in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E_FGDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT268|date=1 February 2018|publisher=Georgetown University Press|isbn=978-1-62616-523-6|pages=268–}}</ref> It was reported that Mullik had been a close associate of [[Jawaharlal Nehru]], the erstwhile Indian prime minister.<ref name="The guilty men of '62">{{Cite news |url=http://archive.asianage.com/columnists/guilty-men-62-491 |title=The guilty men of '62 |last=Sinha |first=S. K. |date=October 20, 2012 |work=The Asian Age |access-date=2018-05-26 |language=en |archive-date=26 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180526191159/http://archive.asianage.com/columnists/guilty-men-62-491 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It was on his advice, that Nehru ordered for the establishment of [[Special Frontier Force]] (SFF) (also known as Establishment 22) for defending against the Chinese army in the [[Sino-Indian War]] of 1962.<ref name="The curious case of establishment 22">{{Cite news |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/the-curious-case-of-establishment-22/story-eiDenZvNioffJFupLzNGOI.html |title=The curious case of establishment 22 |last=Sanyal |first=Amitava |date=2009-11-14 |access-date=2018-05-26 |language=en}}</ref> The [[Government of India]] awarded him [[Padma Bhushan]], the third-highest Indian civilian award, in 1964.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{Cite web |url=http://www.dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in/ |title=Padma Awards |date=2018-05-17 |website=Padma Awards |publisher=Government of India |access-date=2018-05-17 |archive-date=15 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181015000149/http://www.dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> | ||
== Publications == | == Publications == | ||
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* {{Cite news |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1151009/jsp/opinion/story_46869.jsp |title=Snippets from the world of secrets |last=Sanyal |first=Amitava |date=November 15, 2009 |work=The Telegraph |access-date=2018-05-26}} | * {{Cite news |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1151009/jsp/opinion/story_46869.jsp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180526193144/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1151009/jsp/opinion/story_46869.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 May 2018 |title=Snippets from the world of secrets |last=Sanyal |first=Amitava |date=November 15, 2009 |work=The Telegraph |access-date=2018-05-26}} | ||
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Bhola Nath Mullik was an Indian civil servant, spymaster and the second director of the Intelligence Bureau of India (IB).[1][2] He served as the director of IB from July 15, 1950, to October 9, 1964.[3] He was known to be a hardworking official, with close contacts with the then Union government.[4] It was reported that Mullik had been a close associate of Jawaharlal Nehru, the erstwhile Indian prime minister.[5] It was on his advice, that Nehru ordered for the establishment of Special Frontier Force (SFF) (also known as Establishment 22) for defending against the Chinese army in the Sino-Indian War of 1962.[6] The Government of India awarded him Padma Bhushan, the third-highest Indian civilian award, in 1964.[7]
Publications[edit | edit source]
- B. N. Mullik (1971). My Years with Nehru: The Chinese Betrayal. Volume 1. Allied Publishers.
- B. N. Mullik (1971). My Years with Nehru: Kashmir. Volume 2. Allied Publishers.
- B. N. Mullik (1971). My Years with Nehru, 1948-1964. Volume 3. Allied Publishers.
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Anne F. Thurston; Gyalo Thondup (16 April 2015). The Noodle Maker of Kalimpong: The Untold Story of My Struggle for Tibet. Ebury Publishing. pp. 141–. ISBN 978-1-4481-7596-3.
- ↑ "A spy and a gentleman". Kashmir Sentinel. 3 January 2003. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 August 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ Paul Maddrell; Christopher Moran; Mark Stout, Ioanna Iordanou (1 February 2018). Spy Chiefs: Volume 2: Intelligence Leaders in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Georgetown University Press. pp. 268–. ISBN 978-1-62616-523-6.
- ↑ Sinha, S. K. (20 October 2012). "The guilty men of '62". The Asian Age. Archived from the original on 26 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
- ↑ Sanyal, Amitava (14 November 2009). "The curious case of establishment 22". Retrieved 26 May 2018.
- ↑ "Padma Awards". Padma Awards. Government of India. 17 May 2018. Archived from the original on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
Further reading[edit | edit source]
- Rajeswar, T. V. (2016). India : the crucial years. New Delhi: Harper Collins. p. 296. ISBN 9789351772866. OCLC 921977922.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Sanyal, Amitava (15 November 2009). "Snippets from the world of secrets". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 26 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
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| Preceded by T. G. Sanjeevi Pillai |
Director of the Intelligence Bureau (July 15, 1950–October 9, 1964 |
Succeeded by S. P. Verma |
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