Harish Chandra Sarin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Harish Chandra Sarin

Date of Birth: 27-May-1914

Place of Birth: Deoria, Uttar Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, India

Date of Death: 27-Jan-1997

Profession: civil servant

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Harish Chandra Sarin (1914–1997) was an Indian civil servant, writer and the defence secretary of India.
He assumed office on November 3, 1968 and held the position until December 7, 1970.
He was the author of the book, Defence and Development.Sarin was born on May 27, 1914 at Deoria in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and was an alumnus of Cambridge University.
He held the position of the Defence Secretary past his retirement age.
Sarin, who was married to Pushpa Rathore, died on January 27, 1997.
The Government of India awarded him Padma Vibhushan, the second highest Indian civilian award, in 1967.
He was also a recipient of the First Special IMF Award of the Indian Mountaineering Foundation in 1993.