K. B. Singh

Kunwar Bachint Singh
Member of Legislative Council for Southern
In office
1932–1937
Preceded byVishnu Deo
Succeeded byVishnu Deo
Nominated Indian Member of the Legislative Council
In office
1937–1947
Member of the Executive Council
In office
1946–1947
Personal details
Born1905
British India
Died1979
Suva, Fiji
ProfessionTeacher

Kunwar Bachint Singh OBE[1] (1905 – 1979) was an Indo-Fijian teacher and politician. He arrived in Fiji in 1927 as a teacher for the Arya Samaj but his association with Vishnu Deo led him to play an active role in aggressively promoting the Arya Samaj and finally into politics. He was elected into the Legislative Council as a protégé of Vishnu Deo but after the election took an independent stance opposed to the wishes of the majority of the Indo-Fijians. He supported nominated rather than elected representation, actively supported the war effort and even attempted to set up a farmers union opposed to a number of existing unions. The Government rewarded him for his loyalty by nominating him into the Legislative Council three times, appointing him as a Justice of the Peace and as the first Indo-Fijian member of the Executive Council.

  1. ^ "Committee to advise on closure of Nausori Mill". Fiji Times. 3 February 1958.