He was also President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India from 1966 to 1967.Thakur was sworn in as the 15th Governor of Karnataka on August 21, 2007.He was transferred to Governor Madhya Pradesh for the remainder of his gubernatorial term on June 24, 2009.Thakur took over from Balram Jakhar on the end of the latter's term on June 30.[3] OCIT 2023 was held at NIT Raipur during December 2023.