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translator of Sanskrit classics and career diplomat

A. N. D. Haksar

b. 1933, born Gwalior, writes in English, Sanskrit, Hindi, translator

Aditya Narayan Dhairyasheel Haksar is a translator of Sanskrit classics into English. Born in Gwalior, central India, he is a graduate of The Doon School, Allahabad University and Oxford University. He was a career diplomat, serving as Indian High Commissioner to Kenya and the Seychelles, Minister in the United States, Ambassador to Portugal and Yugoslavia, and he also served as Dean of India’s Foreign Service Institute and President of the U.N. Environment Programme’s Governing Council.

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