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{{Short description|Indian civil servant}}
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{{infobox person
|name = Chandrika Prasad Srivastava
|birth_date =July 8, 1920
|spouse = {{marriage|[[Nirmala Srivastava|Nirmala Salve]]|1947|2011|reason=died}}
|occupation =diplomat, administrator
|death_date={{death date and age|2013|7|22|1920|7|8}}
}}
'''Chandrika Prasad Srivastava''' [[Order of St. Michael and St. George|KCMG]], [[Order of Prince Henry|ComIH]], [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] (Retd.)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sircpsrivastava.com/ |title=C.P. Srivastava |access-date=2 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110202130525/http://sircpsrivastava.com/ |archive-date=2 February 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> (8 July 1920 – 22 July 2013) was an Indian civil servant, international administrator, and diplomat.

==Biography==
C.P. Srivastava was born on 8 July 1920 in a religious [[Chitraguptvanshi Kayastha]] family and was educated in [[Lucknow]], India (BA, MA, LLB). He started his career as a civil servant in India, entering the Indian Administrative Service, becoming a Joint Secretary to the Indian Prime Minister's office from 1964–1966, during the premiership of [[Lal Bahadur Shastri]].

C.P. Srivastava became the first chief executive of the [[Shipping Corporation of India]] and in 1974 was elected to serve as the Secretary-General of the [[International Maritime Organization]] (IMO), a United Nations agency based in London, serving successive four-year terms as Secretary-General from 1974 to 1989. During this time he played a pioneering role in the establishment of the [https://web.archive.org/web/20020404154801/http://www.imo.org/About/mainframe.asp?topic_id=365 International Maritime Academy] in Italy, and the [http://www.imli.org International Maritime Law Institute] in Malta.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.shippingstarnet.com/legends.htm |title=Legends |access-date=17 December 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110122055719/http://www.shippingstarnet.com/legends.htm |archive-date=22 January 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was also the first Chancellor of the Sweden-based [[World Maritime University]] which was founded in 1983 to address a pressing need for maritime professionals in the developing world.<ref>[http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-15762292_ITM Europe Intelligence Wire 29-JUN-06]</ref><ref>[http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-23445709_ITM Europe Intelligence Wire 03-JUN-03]</ref>

==Awards==

===Academic honours===
* In 1987 he was named an honorary graduate by the [[University of Wales]]<ref>[http://www.wales.ac.uk/defaultpage.asp?page=E11 About the University – Honorary Graduates of the University]</ref>
* Honorary LL.D from Bhopal (1984) and from Malta (1988)

===National honours===
* [[Padma Bhushan]] in 1972 in recognition of his contributions to establishing one of the most successful public sector undertakings in India.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web |url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2015 |access-date=July 21, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 October 2015 |df=dmy }}</ref>
* In 2005 he received the 2004 Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for Excellence in Public Administration and Management Sciences<ref>[http://www.sahajayoga.org/swan/view/swan_403_2005.asp Award Presented To C. P. Srivastava by President Of India]</ref> by the then [[President of India]], [[A.P.J. Abdul Kalam]].
* In 2009, he was awarded the [[Padma Vibhushan]], India's second highest civilian award, by the President of India.

===Other state honours===
* [[Order of Naval Merit Admiral Padilla]] of Colombia – 1978
* Great Friend of the Seas Award, Colombia – 1978
* Commander of the [[Ordre du Mérite Maritime|Order of Maritime Merit]] of France – 1982
* Commander of the [[Order of St. Olav]] of Norway – 1982
* Grand Officer of the [[Order of Merit of the Italian Republic]] – 1983
* Commander of the [[Order of Prince Henry]] of Portugal – 1983
* The Gold Order of Distinguished Seafarers, Poland – 1983
* Nautical Medal, 1st Class of Greece – 1983
* Grand Cross of the Order of the Peruvian Cross of Naval Merit – 1984
* Grand Cross of the [[Order of Manuel Amador Guerrero]] of Panama – 1985
* Grand Officer of the [[Order of Naval Merit (Brazil)|Order of Naval Merit]] of Brazil – 1986
* Commandery of the Order of Merit of the [[People's Republic of Poland]] – 1988 (now the Commander's Cross of the [[Order of Merit of Poland]])
* Knight Grand Commander of the [[Humane Order of African Redemption]] of Liberia – 1989
* Commander's Cross of the [[Bundesverdienstkreuz]] – 1989
* Commander Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Polar Star]] of Sweden −1989
* [[Order of Merit (Egypt)|Order of Merit]] of Egypt, 1st Grade – 1990
* In 1990, in recognition of his service and contribution to world shipping, Srivastava was conferred, by [[Elizabeth II]], the title of [[List of honorary British knights and dames|Honorary Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George]] (KCMG)
* Commander By Number of the [[Order of Isabel the Catholic]] of Spain, 2nd Class – 1994
* Commander of the Naval Order of Admiral Padilla of Colombia – 2004

===From organisations===
* [[Gold Mercury International Award]] Ad Personam – 1984
* Award, Seatrade Academy – 1988
* Silver Medal of Honour of Malmo, Sweden – 1988
* In 1991, he received the [[International Maritime Prize]] from the [[International Maritime Organization]] for his contribution to their work and objectives.<ref>{{cite web |title=International Maritime Prize |work=www.imo.org |publisher=[[International Maritime Organization]] |url=http://www.imo.org/About/Events/maritimeprize/Pages/default.aspx |access-date=9 August 2013}}</ref>

==Family==
C.P. Srivastava was married to [[Nirmala Srivastava]], the founder of [[Sahaja Yoga]] - a spiritual movement, based on an experience called "Self-realization". C.P. Srivastava has stated that: "his life has been greatly influenced by his wife and he has been motivated by her vision of one Almighty God and one human family". He has been motivated by this vision in all aspects of his life and believes it can be applied worldwide.<ref name="sahajayoga.org">[http://www.sahajayoga.org/swan/view/swan_688_2008.asp Shri Mataji's Husband Sir C.P. Srivastava]</ref>

The couple had two daughters, Kalpana Srivastava<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070222005627/http://www.imo.org/Newsroom/mainframe.asp?topic_id=1018&doc_id=4971 Portraits of former IMO Secretaries-General unveiled]</ref> and Sadhana Varma.<ref>[https://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/2881690017/fossilien-21 Ascent to the Divine: Himalaya Kailasa-Manasarovar in Scripture, Art and Thought]</ref>

==Relationship to Sahaja Yoga==
Sir C.P. Srivastava practised Sahaja Yoga, he has said it changes people from the core. He has described Sahaja Yoga practitioners as being miracles of transformation and displaying an angelic quality. He believed that the rapid spread of Sahaja Yoga is very important for the world.<ref name="sahajayoga.org"/>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* C.P. Srivastava, ''Lal Bahadur Shastri: a life of truth in politics'' (New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1995) {{ISBN|0-19-563499-3}}
* C.P. Srivastava, ''Corruption: India's enemy within'' (New Delhi: Macmillan India, 2001) {{ISBN|0-333-93531-4}}
* C.P. Srivastava, [http://www.sahajayoga.com.au/shrimataji2006/program-speech.html Speech in Sydney, Australia (2006)]

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100811212805/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2005/10/02/stories/2005100204251000.htm ''The Hindu'' story on the bestowing of the Shastri award on C.P. Srivastava]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070311011936/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2000/12/20/stories/05201349.htm ''The Hindu'' report on launch of ''Corruption: India's enemy within'']
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110122055719/http://www.shippingstarnet.com/legends.htm Dr Chandrika Prasad Srivastava – ‘a living legend of the maritime world’]
*[http://www.imo.org/MediaCentre/PressBriefings/Pages/34-CP-Srivastava.aspx IMO Secretary-General Emeritus Dr. C.P. Srivastava, KCMG, remembered]

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