- Panday was a Trinidadian and Tobagonian lawyer, politician, trade unionist, economist, actor, and civil servant who served as the fifth Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago from 1995 to 2001.
- In 2005, he was awarded the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman by the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs.
- In addition to speaking English, Panday studied Hindi and he gave speeches at the Hindi FoundationTT on the importance of the language in Trinidad and Tobago.
- He was the first person of Indian descent along with being the first Hindu to hold the office of Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago.
- He attended New Grant Government School and St. Julien Presbyterian School. He was later enrolled in Presentation College, San Fernando.
- In 1957, Panday left Trinidad and Tobago to go to the United Kingdom to further his education.
- He also received a Bachelor of Science in economics from the University of London as an external student in 1965.
- He obtained a diploma in drama from London School of Dramatic Art in 1960 and a degree in law in 1962 from Inns of Court School of Law where he was a member of Lincoln's Inn and was subsequently called to the bar.
- In 1965, he was awarded a Commonwealth scholarship to go to the Delhi School of Economics in India to pursue a post-graduate degree in economics and political science; however, he turned down the offer and returned to Trinidad and Tobago in 1965 to practice law because of family commitments and the changing political situation in the newly independent Trinidad and Tobago.
- He also appeared in several acting roles, including Nine Hours to Rama (1963) and The Winston Affair (1964).
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