Honours
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Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun (2015)
Aftab Seth | |
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| Born | 17 September 1943 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | The Doon School St. Stephen's College, Delhi University Oxford University American College of Greece [1] |
| Occupation(s) | Indian Foreign Service officer, diplomat, professor [1] |
| Known for | Former Indian ambassador to Greece, Vietnam, Japan and Micronesia [1] |
| Spouse | Nilima Seth [1] |
| Children | 2 [1] |
| Parents | |
| Relatives | Roshan Seth (brother) |
Aftab Seth (born 17 September 1943) is a retired Indian diplomat who served as ambassador of India to Greece, Vietnam and Japan. [2] He is the brother of British-Indian actor Roshan Seth. [3]
Seth completed his schooling from The Doon School. [4] [5] He then went on to pursue B.A. (Honours) in History from St. Stephen's College, University of Delhi, where he topped the university with First Class honours. He then received a Rhodes Scholarship to read History and Politics, Constitutional History at Christ Church, Oxford. He then proceeded to do a Doctorate in Law from American College of Greece. [6] [7]
He is also on the advisory board of World Development Forum, an upcoming forum that aims to bring together citizens' groups, development organizations, businesses and governments, to a common platform to produce, evidence-based politically actionable guidance and unlock greater value, through human enterprise. [8]
He is also one of the advisory board members of Gyankriti, a chain of affordable preschool and daycare centers founded by Indian Institute of Technology Bombay alumni. [9]
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun (2015)Delhi School of Economics (DSE), popularly referred to as "D School", is an institution of higher learning within the University of Delhi. The Delhi School of Economics is situated in University of Delhi's North Campus in Maurice Nagar. Established in 1949, the campus of the Delhi School of Economics houses the University of Delhi's departments of Economics, Sociology, Geography and Commerce, as well as the Ratan Tata Library. Out of the four academic departments, the Departments of Economics, Sociology and Geography come under the Faculty of Social Sciences, while the Department of Commerce comes under the Faculty of Commerce and Business Studies.
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National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) is India’s oldest and largest independent, non-profit, economic policy research think tank. Established in New Delhi in 1956, it acquired considerable national and international standing within only a few decades of its founding. It is one of a handful of think tanks globally that combine rigorous analysis and policy outreach with deep data collection capabilities, especially for household surveys.
The King's Birthday Honours 1934 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. The appointments were made to celebrate the official birthday of The King. They were published on 4 June 1934.
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