Banwari Lal Joshi
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Banwari Lal Joshi is the Governor for the State of Uttar Pradesh.
Born in a small Rajasthan
village, Shri B. L. Joshi began his career in 1957 with the state police service in Rajasthan and moved to the Govt. of India in 1962.
During a long service career, Shri Joshi worked in different administrative positions including in the Ministry of Home Affairs, with Prime Ministers - Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri
and Smt. Indira Gandhi
, with the High Commissions of India at Islamabad
and London
, and with the Embassy of India at Washington D.C.. He took voluntary retirement from the I.P.S. in 1991 and got involved in social work.
Shri Joshi moved to the United States of America in 1993, where he was Director with two large American Companies and also as Executive Director of an NGO located in California, which awards scholarships to bright and needy students in India.
On his return from the U.S. in March 2000, Shri Joshi was appointed 'Member' of the Rajasthan State Human Rights Commission, a position equivalent to a High Court Judge, where he worked for four years.
He assumed the post of the Lt. Governor of Delhi
on 09 June, 2004 and relinquished this responsibility on being appointed the Governor of Meghalaya in April 2007. In October 2007, he was appointed Governor of the State of Uttarakhand. He was sworn-in Governor of Uttar Pradesh on 28th July 2009.
Shri Joshi has traveled extensively in India and abroad. He takes keen interest in social work and is also associated with several social service groups and agencies.
Born in a small Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
village, Shri B. L. Joshi began his career in 1957 with the state police service in Rajasthan and moved to the Govt. of India in 1962.
During a long service career, Shri Joshi worked in different administrative positions including in the Ministry of Home Affairs, with Prime Ministers - Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Lal Bahadur Srivastava Shastri was the second Prime Minister of the Republic of India and a significant figure in the Indian independence movement.-Early life:...
and Smt. Indira Gandhi
Indira Gandhi
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhara was an Indian politician who served as the third Prime Minister of India for three consecutive terms and a fourth term . She was assassinated by Sikh extremists...
, with the High Commissions of India at Islamabad
Islamabad
Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan and the tenth largest city in the country. Located within the Islamabad Capital Territory , the population of the city has grown from 100,000 in 1951 to 1.7 million in 2011...
and London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, and with the Embassy of India at Washington D.C.. He took voluntary retirement from the I.P.S. in 1991 and got involved in social work.
Shri Joshi moved to the United States of America in 1993, where he was Director with two large American Companies and also as Executive Director of an NGO located in California, which awards scholarships to bright and needy students in India.
On his return from the U.S. in March 2000, Shri Joshi was appointed 'Member' of the Rajasthan State Human Rights Commission, a position equivalent to a High Court Judge, where he worked for four years.
He assumed the post of the Lt. Governor of Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
on 09 June, 2004 and relinquished this responsibility on being appointed the Governor of Meghalaya in April 2007. In October 2007, he was appointed Governor of the State of Uttarakhand. He was sworn-in Governor of Uttar Pradesh on 28th July 2009.
Shri Joshi has traveled extensively in India and abroad. He takes keen interest in social work and is also associated with several social service groups and agencies.