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'''Himachal Som''' (born in [[West Bengal]]) was an [[Indian Foreign Service]] officer of 1970 Cadre and retired as the Indian Ambassador to Italy and the Permanent Representative to various United Nations bodies in Europe.
'''Himachal Som''' (died 26 November 2013)<ref>[http://www.dailypioneer.com%2Fgetmainfile.php%3Ffilename%3D119.114.110.113.99.102.117.49.111.99.107.112.49.103.114.99.114.103.116.49.103.114.99.114.103.116.47.78.119.101.109.112.113.121.47.71.112.105.110.107.117.106.47.71.102.107.118.107.113.112.97.52.58.47.51.51.47.52.50.51.53.48.114.102.104&ei=yZ7RUvuDGcmOrQeixIDQCA&usg=AFQjCNGrevO8qLSJFfjO6BD68aKXQkxRog&sig2=LQ3yMvurD0lh5_g3GN0zuw&bvm=bv.59026428,d.bmk Daily Pioneer, Lucknow Edition]</ref> was an [[Indian Foreign Service]] officer of 1970 Cadre and retired as the Indian Ambassador to Italy and the Permanent Representative to various United Nations bodies in Europe.


== Life ==
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He loved cooking and said that it is a 'Great Diplomatic Tool'!<ref>[http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?236054 Outlook, India]</ref>
Som was born in [[West Bengal]].


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He went to [[St. Patrick's School, Asansol]], Asansol and [[Presidency College, Kolkata]].
He died on 26th November 2013.<ref>[http://www.dailypioneer.com%2Fgetmainfile.php%3Ffilename%3D119.114.110.113.99.102.117.49.111.99.107.112.49.103.114.99.114.103.116.49.103.114.99.114.103.116.47.78.119.101.109.112.113.121.47.71.112.105.110.107.117.106.47.71.102.107.118.107.113.112.97.52.58.47.51.51.47.52.50.51.53.48.114.102.104&ei=yZ7RUvuDGcmOrQeixIDQCA&usg=AFQjCNGrevO8qLSJFfjO6BD68aKXQkxRog&sig2=LQ3yMvurD0lh5_g3GN0zuw&bvm=bv.59026428,d.bmk Daily Pioneer, Lucknow Edition]</ref>


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Som was married to [[Reba Som]], an academic, historian, writer and classical singer from [[India]]. She is the director of [[Indian Council for Cultural Relations]]' Rabindranath Tagore Centre in [[Kolkata]]. She is also a trained singer of [[Rabindrasangeet]].
== Education ==


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Som had two sons, [[Vishnu Som]], a television journalist and news anchor, and Abhishek Som, an investment banker.<ref>[http://www.mydigitalfc.com/news/refugees-wall-street-return-home-strike-out-their-own-780 Financial Chronicle]</ref>
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He went to [[St. Patrick's School, Asansol]], Asansol and [[Presidency College, Kolkata]]. After being selected for the IFS Cadre he did his training from .


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He loved cooking and said that it is a great diplomatic tool.<ref>[http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?236054 Outlook, India]</ref>
== Personal life==
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Som was married to [[Reba Som]], an academic, historian, writer and classical singer from [[India]]. She is the director of [[Indian Council for Cultural Relations]]' Rabindranath Tagore Centre in [[Kolkata]]. She is also a trained singer of [[Rabindrasangeet]]. Her compact disc, ''Selected Songs of Rabindranath Tagore'' (III Millenneo, Rome, Italy 2003 and Saregama – India, May 2004) includes her English translations and transliteration of Tagore’s lyrics.

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Som had two sons, [[Vishnu Som]], one of India's leading television journalist and news anchor and Abhishek Som, a former New York based investment banker who has now opened his own investment banking concern in Delhi.<ref>[http://www.mydigitalfc.com/news/refugees-wall-street-return-home-strike-out-their-own-780 Financial Chronicle]</ref>


== References ==
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Revision as of 17:09, 6 July 2015

Himachal Som (died 26 November 2013)[1] was an Indian Foreign Service officer of 1970 Cadre and retired as the Indian Ambassador to Italy and the Permanent Representative to various United Nations bodies in Europe.

Life

Som was born in West Bengal.

He went to St. Patrick's School, Asansol, Asansol and Presidency College, Kolkata.

Som was married to Reba Som, an academic, historian, writer and classical singer from India. She is the director of Indian Council for Cultural Relations' Rabindranath Tagore Centre in Kolkata. She is also a trained singer of Rabindrasangeet.

Som had two sons, Vishnu Som, a television journalist and news anchor, and Abhishek Som, an investment banker.[2]

He loved cooking and said that it is a great diplomatic tool.[3]

References

allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special%3ADiff%2F670224239