Moti K. Kripalani

Moti K. Kripalani (IAST: ), ICS, was an Sindhi Indian civil servant who went to serve as Chief Commissioner of Ajmer and Pondicherry.

Chief Commissioner of Pondicherry The state of Pondicherry comprised ex-French settlements in India after their de facto transfer in October 1954. Kripalani succeeded Kewal Singh as the chief commissioner of Pondicherry on 16 November 1956. A treaty of cession was signed between India and France in 1956. However, the Algerian war delayed the ratification of 1956 treaty by French parliament which finally happened during August 1962. This had some implications on the political and administrative aspects of the State of Pondicherry. is one of the main reasons as the Pondicherry assembly had only an advisory role and the Chief Commissioner could take decisions overriding the assembly.

Joint Secretary of the Commerce and Labor Department He also served as Joint Secretary of the Commerce and Labour Department. During this period, only he was appointed by Bengal Governor Herbert to assist L.G. Pinnell to pursue the policy of denial in Bengal.

Autobiography He has recounted some important events in his life and civil service in his book Some Memories of Old Bengal. In that book, he mentions that as a higher civil servant in those days, he pursued particular hobbies and other recreational activities during his posting in Rajshahi (now in Bangladesh).

Offices held