Background
Chandrika Srivastava was born on July 8, 1920 in Unnao, in the family of B. B. Srivastava and Mataji Srivastava.
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Chandrika Srivastava was born on July 8, 1920 in Unnao, in the family of B. B. Srivastava and Mataji Srivastava.
Srivastava attended University of Lucknow, India, in 1938-1944, where he received Bachelor of Arts in English Literature, Economy, and Political Science. Then he earned Master of Arts in Political Science, and Bachelor of Laws Jurisprudence & International Law.
Chandrika 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, 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 International Maritime Academy in Italy, and the International Maritime Law Institute in Malta. 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.
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2006Chandrika's religion is “Vishwa Nirmala Dharma (universal pure religion).”
Chandrika described his political views as belief in "One world, one human family."
C.P. Srivastava practised Sahaja Yoga and 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.
Royal Society of Arts , England
Royal Institute of Navigation , England
Nautical Institute , England
Warsash Association , England
Anglo-Belgian Club , London
Willingdon Sports Club , Bombay
Federation of Shipmasters Associations
International Maritime Pilots Association
Institution of Marine Technologists of India
Marine Society of the United Kingdom
Poona Club
Srivastava was married to Nirmala Srivastava, the founder of Sahaja Yoga - a spiritual movement, based on an experience called "Self-realization". The couple had two daughters, Kalpana Srivastava and Sadhana Varma.