Bishambhar Nath Pande (23 December 1906 – 1 June 1998)[1] was a freedom fighter, social worker, and parliamentarian in India.
[citation needed] Pande gave lectures in countries such as Japan, Russia, Germany and Canada on the life and ideals of Mohandas K. Gandhi.
In 1976, Pande was awarded the Padma Shri for his achievements in the field of social work.
[citation needed] Pande was awarded the Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration by then Indian prime minister P. V. Narasimha Rao in 1996 for his lifetime achievements in the field of Hindu-Muslim unity in India.
[2] Pande devoted a major part of his life to research on secularism with the objective of promoting unity amongst all religions in India.