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| birth_place = [[Deoria, Uttar Pradesh|Deoria]], [[United Provinces of Agra and Oudh]], British India<br />
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'''Harish Chandra Sarin''' (1914–1997) was an Indian civil servant, writer and the [[Defence Secretary (India)|defence secretary of India]].<ref name="HC Sarin - Department Of Defence">{{Cite web |url=https://mod.gov.in/dod/defencesecretaries/hc-sarin |title=HC Sarin - Department Of Defence |date=2018-05-18 |website=mod.gov.in |language=en |access-date=2018-05-18}}</ref> He assumed office on 3 November 1968 and held the position until 7 December 1970.<ref name="Defence Secretaries of India">{{Cite web |url=https://mod.gov.in/dod/defence-secretaries%20?page=1 |title=Defence Secretaries of India |date=2018-05-18 |website=Ministry of Defence, Government of India |access-date=2018-05-18}}</ref> He was the author of the book, ''Defence and Development''.<ref name="Sarin1979">{{cite book|author=Harish Chandra Sarin|title=Defence and Development|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dBw0AAAAMAAJ|year=1979|publisher=United Service Institution of India}}</ref><br />
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Sarin was born on 27 May 1914 at [[Deoria, Uttar Pradesh|Deoria]] in the Indian state of [[Uttar Pradesh]] and was an alumnus of [[Cambridge University]].<ref name="IN MEMORIAM - Himalayan Journal">{{Cite web |url=https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/53/19/in-memoriam-8/ |title=IN MEMORIAM - Himalayan Journal volume 53-19 |date=2018-05-18 |website=www.himalayanclub.org |access-date=2018-05-18}}</ref> He held the position of the Defence Secretary past his retirement age. Sarin, who was married to Pushpa Rathore, died on 27 January 1997. The [[Government of India]] awarded him [[Padma Vibhushan]], the second highest Indian civilian award, in 1967.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{Cite web |url=http://www.dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in/ |title=Padma Awards |date=2018-05-17 |website=Padma Awards |publisher=Government of India |access-date=2018-05-17}}</ref> He was also a recipient of the First Special IMF Award of the [[Indian Mountaineering Foundation]] in 1993.<ref name="IN MEMORIAM - Himalayan Journal" /><br />
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* [[K.B. Lall]]<br />
* [[P. V. R. Rao]]<br />
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