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gopalkrishna gandhi, the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi and senior civil servant and diplomat, will be invited to take over as the Gujarat Vidyapith chancellor.

To celebrate the Kolkata Literary Festival 2011 and to welcome Governor MK Narayanan and gopalkrishna gandhi, Shirin Paul hosted an exclusive dinner at The Park.

Kerala has set a benchmark for other Indian states in gender equality, health and literacy hence visiting the state is like “taking a dip in the river of hope”, said gopalkrishna gandhi, former IAS officer and grandson of Mahatma Gandhi in Kochi.

The number of "political and commercial bullies" is rising in the country, threatening the rule of law, former Bengal governor gopalkrishna gandhi cautioned at the annual Jagadish Chandra Bose memorial lecture on Friday.

On his last day in office, governor gopalkrishna gandhi caught the CPM leadership off-guard through a final goodwill gesture.

Mahatma Gandhi's grandson gopalkrishna gandhi and NRI businessman Rami Ranger have joined the UK-based Gandhi Memorial Trust as trustees.

Postal services will continue to be relevant in the times to come, contrary to the perception of it is being outdated due to the growth of digital technology, former West Bengal Governor gopalkrishna gandhi Friday said.

Former West Bengal governor gopalkrishna gandhi on Sunday categorically said that he would not contest for the post of Vice-President.

The Congress was represented by senior leaders such as president Sonia Gandhi, vice-president Rahul Gandhi, former prime minister Manmohan Singh as well as Ghulam Nabi Azad and Mallikarjun Kharge as the former West Bengal governor filed his papers in the parliament complex.

gopalkrishna gandhi, former governor of West Bengal and grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, has been appointed the new chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi International Hindi University at Wardha, university sources said on Tuesday.

MPs vote today to elect India’s 13th vice-president in an election. JD(U) and BJD backing opposition nominee gopalkrishna gandhi against NDA’s Venkaiah Naidu adds an interesting note to the election, whose result, going by NDA’s majority in the lower House, is seen as a foregone conclusion.

Decades after Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr inspired the two largest democracies in the world, their descendants are set to meet in Kolkata.

Shortly after Naidu swept the VP polls with the biggest victory margin in 30 years, CPM general secretary Sitaram Yechury said, “We congratulate Venkaiah Naidu and we are grateful to gopalkrishna gandhi for accpeting our request to contest. This was a good political fight."

The Janata Dal (United) will support the opposition vice presidential candidate gopalkrishna gandhi in the August 5 elections notwithstanding its joining hands with the BJP.

In a democratic set up, dissent should not be treated as dissidence and the people have the right to subject a government to critical scrutiny, said eminent diplomat and former Governor of West Bengal and Bihar, gopalkrishna gandhi.

Former West Bengal Governor gopalkrishna gandhi says the biggest challenge for the country is to eradicate poverty.

Gandhi's grandson and former WB governor gopalkrishna gandhi wants the government to verify the authenticity of the Mahatma Gandhi's spectacles bought by Vijay Mallya before declaring them as a national treasure.

The name of Abdullah was a last-minute suggestion forwarded by NCP chief Sharad Pawar just hours before leaders of 17 opposition parties confabulated on a consensus candidate for the presidential polls.

Pawar, in separate meetings with Left leaders Sitaram Yechury and D Raja, and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee proposed Abdullah’s name, impressing upon them the significance and boldness of the move, especially if all opposition leaders can be brought around to agreeing to Abdullah’s candidature.