Gopalaswami Parthasarathy (diplomat)
Gopalaswami Parthasarathi | |
|---|---|
| Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations | |
| In office August 1965 – December 1968 | |
| Preceded by | B. N. Chakrvarthy |
| Succeeded by | Samar Sen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 July 1912 Madras, Madras Presidency British India |
| Died | 1 August 1995 (aged 83) New Delhi, India |
| Occupation | journalist, educationist, diplomat |
Gopalaswami Parthasarathi (7 July 1912 – 1 August 1995), often known simply as GP, was an Indian journalist, educationist, and diplomat who served as Permanent Representative to the United Nations from August 1965 to December 1968.
He was the son of N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar, a civil servant in the Madras Presidency who later became Diwan Bahadur of Kashmir, a member of the Constituent Assembly, and a minister in the first cabinet of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.