Senior Advocate Ashok Bhan has been awarded the Prominent Citizen Award by Haryana Higher Education Minister Mool Chand Sharma at a well-attended function organised by Kashmir Peace Keepers (KPL) in the National Capital Region.
Bhan has been awarded in recognition of his exceptional contribution to society. The award is in appreciation of
his commitment and leadership exemplifying the values of the Kashmiri Pandit community, inspiring generations and enriching the cultural heritage.
Bhan is also a bar leader and has been elected as senior executive member of the Supreme Court Bar Association for many years. He is a chamber door tenant with a leading law chamber in London.
He has also represented India as an international law expert along with a parliamentary delegation to the UN General Assembly session. Bhan was the first non-parliamentarian representative in the UN General Assembly to urge the global community on cross-border terrorism in South east Asia.
Apart from being a senior advocate in India, Bhan is well-recognized as a Track-II diplomat and expert on geo-political conflict resolutions. As an expert, he has represented various parties including the Republic of India at the United Nation Human Rights Commission in Geneva for several years.
He is also a distinguished fellow with the United Services of India (USI), a strategic think tank for armed forces on geo-political affairs in India. He is the chairman of the think tank, Kashmir (Policy and Strategy) Group.
He is the son of a veteran freedom fighter SN Bhan, who was a close associate of late Pt Kashyap Bandu ji in the socio-political movement of the Kashmiri Pandit community. He is also a regular columnist and a public speaker.