Ruchi Ghanashyam

Her Excellency
Ruchi Ghanashyam
IFS
Her Excellency Ruchi Ghanashyam IFS
High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom
	In office; November 2018 – June 2020
Preceded by	Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha
Secretary (West), Ministry of External Affairs, India
	In office; 17 April 2017 – November 2018
Preceded by	Sujata Mehta
Succeeded by	A. Gitesh Sarma
Indian High Commissioner to South Africa
	In office; 28 October 2013 – 13 April 2017
Preceded by	Virendra Gupta
Succeeded by	Ruchira Kamboj
Indian High Commissioner to Ghana with concurrent accreditation to Burkina Faso, Togo and Sierra Leone
	In office; 2008–2011
Preceded by	Rajesh Nandan Prasad
Succeeded by	Rajinder Bhagat
Minister, Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations, New York
	In office; May 2004 – March 2008
Personal details
Born	4 April 1960 (age 64)
Nationality	Indian
Spouse	Ajjampur Rangaiah Ghanashyam
Alma mater	Bhopal University
Occupation	Indian Foreign Service

Ruchi Ghanashyam (born 4 April 1960^[11]) is an Indian diplomat who belongs to the Indian Foreign Service.

Personal life

Ruchi Ghanashyam holds a Master of Arts degree in psychology from Bhopal University.^[3] She is married to Ajjampur Rangaiah Ghanashyam, who also belonged to the Indian Foreign Service. They have two sons.^[3]

Career

She joined the Indian Foreign Service in August 1982. She was the Third Secretary at the Indian Embassy in Damascus where she learnt Arabic.^[4] She has served in Indian missions in Brussels, Kathmandu, Damascus, Islamabad^[3] Pretoria^[12] and Accra.^[5] Ruchi has served at the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi as Director (Pakistan) from August 2000 to March 2004.^[13] Prior to this, she was the Counsellor (Political, Press & Information) at the Indian High Commission in Pakistan. As an Undersecretary at the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi, she handled the Audio-Visual Publicity for the Ministry.^[3]

Ghanashyam was the first Indian woman diplomat to be posted in Islamabad when the harassment of Indian diplomats was routine.^[14]

References

^ "Some distrust in Indo-UK relations, says envoy YK Sinha". 22 October 2018. Archived from the original on 23 December 2018.
^ "Welcome to High Commission of India, London, UK". www.hcilondon.gov.in. Archived from the original on 23 December 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "MEA - About MEA : Profiles :Secretary (West)". 6 May 2018. Archived from the original on 6 May 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Welcome to High Commission of India, London, UK". www.hcilondon.gov.in. Archived from the original on 23 December 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Ruchi Ghanashyam appointed Secretary (West) in MEA". 28 February 2017.
^ "Appointment of Shri A. Gitesh Sarma, as Secretary (West) MEA". Archived from the original on 6 October 2018.
^ "A Gitesh Sarma appointed as Secretary (West) in MEA". www.uniindia.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Former High Commissioners High Commission of India
^ ^a ^b "High Commission of India, Accra, Ghana : Former High Commissioners". 6 May 2018. Archived from the original on 6 May 2018.
^ "High Commission of India, Accra, Ghana : Welcome to the High Commission of India, Accra". 6 May 2018. Archived from the original on 6 May 2018.
^ "Sorry for the inconvenience" (PDF). 22 April 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 April 2018.
^ "India, South Africa united for centuries by umblical cord: Ruchi Ghanashyam - The Financial Express". 6 May 2018. Archived from the original on 6 May 2018.
^ "Long Demarche Home". 8 June 2018. Archived from the original on 8 June 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
^ "Ms Uninterrupted". 8 June 2018. Archived from the original on 8 June 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2021.

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[1] "Some distrust in Indo-UK relations, says envoy YK Sinha". 22 October 2018. Archived from the original on 23 December 2018.

[2] "Welcome to High Commission of India, London, UK". www.hcilondon.gov.in. Archived from the original on 23 December 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2022.

[archive.org-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "MEA - About MEA : Profiles :Secretary (West)". 6 May 2018. Archived from the original on 6 May 2018.

[web.archive.org-4] "Welcome to High Commission of India, London, UK". www.hcilondon.gov.in. Archived from the original on 23 December 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2022.

[indianexpress.com-5] "Ruchi Ghanashyam appointed Secretary (West) in MEA". 28 February 2017.

[6] "Appointment of Shri A. Gitesh Sarma, as Secretary (West) MEA". Archived from the original on 6 October 2018.

[7] "A Gitesh Sarma appointed as Secretary (West) in MEA". www.uniindia.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2022.

[archive.org1-8] Former High Commissioners High Commission of India

[archive.org2-9] "High Commission of India, Accra, Ghana : Former High Commissioners". 6 May 2018. Archived from the original on 6 May 2018.

[10] "High Commission of India, Accra, Ghana : Welcome to the High Commission of India, Accra". 6 May 2018. Archived from the original on 6 May 2018.

[archive.org3-11] "Sorry for the inconvenience" (PDF). 22 April 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 April 2018.

[12] "India, South Africa united for centuries by umblical cord: Ruchi Ghanashyam - The Financial Express". 6 May 2018. Archived from the original on 6 May 2018.

[13] "Long Demarche Home". 8 June 2018. Archived from the original on 8 June 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2021.

[14] "Ms Uninterrupted". 8 June 2018. Archived from the original on 8 June 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2021.

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Her Excellency Ruchi Ghanashyam IFS


High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom
In office November 2018 – June 2020
Preceded by	Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha^[1]^[2]
Secretary (West), Ministry of External Affairs, India
In office 17 April 2017^[3] – November 2018^[4]
Preceded by	Sujata Mehta^[5]
Succeeded by	A. Gitesh Sarma^[6]^[7]
Indian High Commissioner to South Africa^[8]
In office 28 October 2013^[8] – 13 April 2017^[8]
Preceded by	Virendra Gupta
Succeeded by	Ruchira Kamboj
Indian High Commissioner to Ghana with concurrent accreditation to Burkina Faso, Togo and Sierra Leone^[10]
In office 2008^[9]–2011^[9]
Preceded by	Rajesh Nandan Prasad
Succeeded by	Rajinder Bhagat
Minister, Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations, New York^[3]
In office May 2004^[3] – March 2008^[3]

Personal details
Born	(1960-04-04) 4 April 1960 (age 64)
Nationality	Indian
Spouse	Ajjampur Rangaiah Ghanashyam
Alma mater	Bhopal University
Occupation	Indian Foreign Service

Personal life

Career

See also

References