Narhar Vishnu Gadgil
Narhar Vishnu Gadgil | |
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Gadgil in 1958 | |
| 3rd Governor of Punjab | |
| In office 15 September 1958 – 1 October 1962 | |
| Chief Minister | Partap Singh Kairon |
| Preceded by | Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh |
| Succeeded by | Pattom Thanu Pillai |
| 1st Minister of Power | |
| In office 15 August 1947 – 12 December 1950 | |
| Prime Minister | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Preceded by | Office Established |
| Succeeded by | Gulzarilal Nanda |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 January 1896 |
| Died | 12 January 1966 (aged 70) |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Education | Fergusson College |
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Narhar Vishnu Gadgil (10 January 1896 – 12 January 1966) was an Indian freedom fighter and politician who served as 1st Minister of Power from 1947 to 1950 and 3rd Governor of Punjab from 1958 to 1962. He was also a writer. He wrote in both Marathi and English. His son Vitthalrao Gadgil represented Congress later as minister and ideologue. His grandson Anant Gadgil also went on to become a politician.
Gadgil graduated from Fergusson College in Pune in 1918, and obtained a degree in Law in 1920.