Famous People with Name Pratap

Pratap Chandra Lal            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Pratap Chandra Lal: was the Chief of Air Staff, Indian Air Force during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971. He served in the IAF from 1939 until his retirement in 1973. He served as CO of No. 7 Squadron, AOC-in-C of Western Air Command, VCAS and Managing Director of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited. He also served as Chairman, Air India after retirement. During his service, he received the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Padma Bhushan and finally the Padma Vibhushan.

Pratap Chandra Chunder            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Pratap Chandra Chunder: was a union minister of India, educationist and author. He served in Morarji Desai Ministry from 1977 to 1980 as a cabinet minister with education and social welfare portfolios.Chunder studied history and law at the University of Calcutta. He was a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from 1962-68 and state's Finance and Judicial Minister in 1968. He was awarded a D. Phil. in Arts from the same university. Chunder was an attorney-at-law in the Calcutta High Court and an advocate of the Supreme Court of India. He was member of Senate and the faculty of law of the Calcutta University between 1961 and 1968.

Mohinder Pratap 'Chand            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Mohinder Pratap 'Chand: is a well known Urdu writer and poet of India. He has contributed a lot towards the promotion of Urdu language and literature in India. In Kurukshetra University (India), he took up the initiative of setting up the Bazm-e-Adab (a literary body) and introducing the study of Urdu in the University Curriculum where he taught Urdu as professor in-charge for 26 years. He has been conferred with various national and international awards for his overall contribution to the promotion of Urdu language and literature. His poetic compositions show the vitality of thought and technical virtuosity and also his depth of feelings.