Govind Narain
Govind Narain, ICS was an Indian civil servant who was member of the Indian Civil Service and served as the 8th Governor of Karnataka.
He formerly served as Defence Secretary of India, Union [Home Secretary (India)|Home Secretary of India] and the Chief [secretary (India)|Chief Secretary] of Uttar Pradesh. He is considered to be one of India's most senior and respected civil servants.
He also served as Adviser and Secretary to the King of Nepal from 1951 to 1954.
He was born into a Kayastha family in Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh and educated at the University of Allahabad and University of Oxford.
Career
He was selected as a member of the Indian Civil Service in 1939 and served as District Collector of Farrukhabad and Aligarh.
He served as 11th Defence Secretary of India and also as Secretary to the Government of India in Department of Defence Production from 1968 to 1970.
As Home Secretary, he played a crucial role during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. He then became Defence Secretary, a post he occupied between 1973 and 1975. He was also chief secretary of Uttar Pradesh, and was deputised to build relations between India and Nepal in 1951 as Adviser to the King of Nepal.
Ministry of Health
He served as Secretary to the Government of India in Ministry of Health and Family Welfare from 1966 to 1968.
Others
After retirement, he was affiliated with the Public Interest Legal Support and Research Trust, Shankara Vidya Kendra, Federation of Indo-German Society in India, and an NGO, Common Cause.
He was named Governor of Karnataka and held the post between 1977 and 1983. He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 2009.