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Prabhashankar Pattani

1862–1938 · 20th century

Sir Prabhashankar Pattani was an Indian administrator who served as diwan, or chief minister, of Bhavnagar State in Kathiawar, and as a member of the Council of India in London. He was regarded as one of the ablest administrators of the princely states and was a friend of Mahatma Gandhi, who came from neighbouring Kathiawar.

Prabhashankar Pattani
Image: National Portrait Gallery St Martin's Place London · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Bhavnagar State

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Prabhashankar Pattani. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/prabhashankar-pattani
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