What is R. D. Pradhan?
[[File:R. D. Pradhan.jpg|right|200px]] '''Ram D. Pradhan''' (27 June 1928<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rulers.org/indexp3.html | title=Index Pi-Py }}</ref> &ndash; 31 July 2020) was an Indian politician. He was an [[Indian Administrative Service]] officer.<ref>{{cite web|title=Retired IAS Officers West Bengal Cadre|url=http://rcwb.in/rcwb/about-us/list-of-retired-ias-officers-west-bengal-cadre/|access-date=16 May 2014|archive-date=17 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517120513/http://rcwb.in/rcwb/about-us/list-of-retired-ias-officers-west-bengal-cadre/|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was Union Home Secretary and [[Governor of Arunachal Pradesh]] during the [[Rajiv Gandhi]] government.<ref>[http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19981030/30350714.html Sonia Gandhi looks for political aide and Pradhan may fit the bill]</ref> He was in service of the government of India for 36 years. Pradhan died on 31 July 2020, aged 92.<ref>[https://www.mymahanagar.com/mumbai/ram-pradhan-former-union-home-secretary-state-cs-passes-awaya/205788/amp/ माजी केंद्रीय गृह सचि व राज्याचे माजी मुख्य सचिव राम प्रधान यांचे निधन] {{in lang|hi}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Pradhan, R. D.}} [[Category:1928 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Governors of Arunachal Pradesh]] {{bio-stub}}