People, Positions and Obituaries · 9 June 2026

Banwarilal Purohit Elected President of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan

Exam-focused facts from the 9 June 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

  • Banwarilal Purohit was unanimously elected as the president of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan on June 7.
  • Deepak Parekh was elected as the vice president of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan.
  • The appointments followed the resignation of former president Surendralal Mehta on health grounds.
  • Banwarilal Purohit has previously served as the Governor of Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Assam, and Meghalaya, and as the administrator of Chandigarh.
  • Deepak Parekh is the former chairman of Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) Ltd.

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