Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha

Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha
High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom
Assumed office
7 December 2016[1]
Preceded by Navtej Sarna
Succeeded by Ruchi Ghanashyam
Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka
In office
June 2013[2][3] – December 2016[2][3]
Preceded by Ashok Kantha
Succeeded by Taranjit Singh Sandhu[4]
Indian Ambassador to Venezuela[2]
In office
January 2007[2] – August 2009[2]
Consul General of India, Dubai
In office
August 2003 – December 2006
Personal details
Born (1958-10-04) 4 October 1958[5]
Nationality Indian
Spouse(s) Girija Sinha[6]
Children 2 sons
Alma mater St. Michael's High School, Patna; St. Stephen's College, Delhi & University of Delhi[2]
Occupation Diplomat IFS

Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha; born 4 October 1958[7] is an Indian diplomat who belongs to the Indian Foreign Service. He is the incumbent High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom.

Personal life

Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha hails from Bihar. He was schooled at Chesham and at the St. Michael's High School, Patna. He holds a B.A. (Honours) degree in History from St. Stephen's College, Delhi and a Master of Arts degree in History from the University of Delhi.[2] He is married to Girija Sinha and they have two sons.[2]

Career

Sinha is a Indian Foreign Service officer of the 1981 batch.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "New Indian High Commissioner Y K Sinha takes charge in UK - The Indian Express". 3 September 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Welcome to High Commission of India, London, UK". 3 September 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Welcome to High Commission of India, Colombo, Sri Lanka". 3 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Seasoned Sri Lanka hand Taranjit Sandhu to be India's next envoy- The New Indian Express". 3 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). 22 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "Indian high commissioner to UK presents credentials to Queen - PTI feed News". 3 September 2018.
  7. 1 2 "Wayback Machine" (PDF). 22 April 2018.


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