Ganeshi Lal
{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Ganeshi Lal
| native_name =
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| image = Collage of Ratha Jatra and Head of States Governor and CM (cropped).jpg
| caption = Lal in 2018
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age |1941|3|1|df=y}}
| birth_place = Sirsa,
Punjab, British India
(present-day Haryana, India)
| residence =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| office = 25th Governor of Odisha
| constituency =
| term_start = 29 May 2018
| term_end = 30 October 2023
| predecessor = Satya Pal Malik (Additional charge)
| successor = Raghubar Das
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = Naveen Patnaik
| office2 = Member of the Legislative Assembly
| constituency2 = Sirsa, Haryana{{cite web|url=https://www.mapsofindia.com/assemblypolls/haryana/sirsa.html|title=Sirsa Election Result|publisher=Mapsofindia|access-date=25 May 2018}}
| term2 = 1996-2000
| predecessor2 =
| successor2 =
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| spouse = {{Marriage|Susheela Devi|2020|end=died}}
| children =
}}
Ganeshi Lal (born 1 March 1941) is an Indian politician who served as the 25th Governor of Odisha.{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/haryana-bjp-leader-ganeshi-lal-is-new-odisha-governor/594828.html|title=Haryana BJP leader Professor Ganeshi Lal is new Odisha Governor|publisher=Tribune|date=25 May 2018|access-date=25 May 2018}}
Early life and career
Ganeshi Lal was born in Sirsa, Haryana on 1 March 1941.{{Cite web|title=RAJ BHAVAN ODISHA|url=https://www.rajbhavanodisha.gov.in/view/profile.php|access-date=8 October 2020|website=www.rajbhavanodisha.gov.in}} He received a university degree in English and a post-graduate degree in mathematics. Subsequently, he worked as a professor in different Government colleges in Haryana between 1964 and 1991.
From 2003 to 2006 he served as the President of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Haryana unit.{{cite web |title=List of Ex State Presidents |url=https://www.bjpharyana.org/state-presidents.php |publisher=BJPHaryana.org}}
He has authored a book on Bhagavad Gita titled Non-attached Attachment.{{Cite web |date=1 July 2020 |title=Odisha Governor receives first copy of his book 'Nonattached Attachment' - Pragativadi: Leading Odia Dailly |url=https://pragativadi.com/odisha-governor-receives-first-copy-of-his-book-nonattached-attachment/ |access-date=4 October 2020}}
Personal life
Lal married Sushila Devi, who died on 23 November 2020 due to COVID-19.{{cite news |title=Odisha Governor's wife Sushila Devi passes away after testing positive for COVID-19 |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2020/nov/23/odisha-governors-wife-sushila-devi-passes-away-after-testing-positive-for-covid-19-2226962.html |access-date=23 November 2020 |work=The New Indian Express |date=23 November 2020}}{{cite news |title=Odisha Guv Ganeshi Lal's wife dies of post coronavirus complications |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/odisha-guv-ganeshi-lal-s-wife-dies-of-post-coronavirus-complications-120112300268_1.html |access-date=23 November 2020 |work=Business Standard India |date=23 November 2020}} They have seven children.
References
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{{s-ttl|title=Governor of Odisha|years= 29 May 2018 - 30 October 2023}}
{{s-aft|after=Raghubar Das}}
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External links
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- [http://rajbhavanodisha.gov.in/governor.asp Official Profile His Excellency Governor of Odisha, Professor Ganeshi Lal] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191221052944/http://www.rajbhavanodisha.gov.in/governor.asp |date=21 December 2019 }}
{{Governor of Odisha}}
{{Bharatiya Janata Party}}
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Category:People from Sirsa district
Category:State cabinet ministers of Haryana
Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Haryana
Category:Indian people imprisoned during the Emergency (India)