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Karan Singh

Singh in September 2009

Karan Singh (born 9 March 1931) is an Indian politician, philanthropist and poet.[1] He was born in Cannes, France.

Singh is a member of India's Upper House of Parliament, the Rajya Sabha representing the National Capital Territory of Delhi. He is a senior member of the Indian National Congress Party who served successively as President (Sadr-i-Riyasat)[2][3] and Governor of Jammu and Kashmir.

Singh is the son of the last ruler of the erstwhile princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, Maharaja Hari Singh.[4] In the 26th amendment[5] to the Constitution of India promulgated in 1971, the Government of India, of which Karan Singh was a Union cabinet minister, abolished all official symbols of princely India, including titles, privileges, and remuneration (privy purses).[6] During the conclusion of the Cold War, he was India's ambassador to the USA. Singh received the Padma Vibhushan in 2005.

Singh was seen as a possible candidate for President in the July 2017 Indian presidential election by Bhim Singh.[7][8]

Karan Singh Media

  • Padma Vibhushan Ribbon

  • Pratibha Devisingh Patil confers Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding for the year 2009 to the German Chancellor, Ms. Angela Merkel, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi. The President

  • The Chancellor, Banaras Hindu University, Dr. Karan Singh presenting Honorary Doctorate Degree to the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, at the '90th Convocation Ceremony' in Varanasi on 15 March 2008

  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi being welcomed by Dr. Karan Singh, on his arrival at the Banaras Hindu University, in Varanasi on February 22, 2016.

  • Padma Vibhushan Ribbon

  • Prime Minister Manmohan Singh addressing at the launch of a film - I Believe Universal Values for a Global Society, by Raja Choudhury based on the beliefs of Dr. Karan Singh in 2011.

  • Karan Singh, along with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Rahul Gandhi present the Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award to Kiran Seth in 2011.

  • Karan Singh meets Hillary Clinton along with Congress party President Sonia Gandhi, and Rahul Gandhi. July 2009

References

  1. ↑ Dr. Karan Singh (in en-US). www.karansingh.com. Retrieved 2017-06-19.
  2. ↑ "Karan Singh on Accession of Kashmir to India". Outlook India magazine. 2017-07-19. http://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/karan-singh-on-accession-of-kashmir-to-india/735445. Retrieved 2017-06-19. 
  3. ↑ Saraf, Nandini. The Life and Times of Lokmanya Tilak (in en) (2012)Prabhat Prakashan. p. 341. ISBN 978-81-8430-152-6.
  4. ↑ Rajya Sabha MP Karan Singh slams attempts to brand Hari Singh as communal
  5. ↑ The Constitution (26 Amendment) Act, 1971. indiacode.nic.in (1971)Government of India. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  6. ↑ 1. Ramusack, Barbara N.. The Indian princes and their states (2004)Cambridge University Press. p. 278. ISBN 978-0-521-26727-4. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  7. ↑ Bhim Singh pitches Dr Karan Singh as next President (2017-06-05)Daily Excelsior. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
  8. ↑ Propose Dr. Karan Singh as next President: Prof. Bhim (in en-gb). JK Monitor. Retrieved 2017-06-18.

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