Karan Singh

Karan Singh
Singh in 2013
1st Governor of Jammu and Kashmir
In office
30 March 1965 – 15 May 1967
Preceded byPosition established
Himself as Sadr-i-Riyasat
Succeeded byBhagwan Sahay
Sadr-i-Riyasat of Jammu and Kashmir
In office
17 November 1952 – 30 March 1965
Prime MinisterSheikh Abdullah
Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad
Khwaja Shamsuddin
Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Himself as Governor
Prince Regent of Jammu and Kashmir
In office
20 June 1949 – 17 November 1952
MonarchSir Hari Singh
Ambassador of India to the United States of America
In office
1989–1990
Preceded byP. K. Kaul
Succeeded byAbid Hussain
Minister of Education and Culture
In office
30 July 1979 – 14 January 1980
Prime MinisterCharan Singh
Preceded byPratap Chandra Chunder
Succeeded byB. Shankaranand
Minister for Health and Family Planning
In office
9 November 1973 – 24 March 1977
Prime MinisterIndira Gandhi
Preceded byUma Shankar Dikshit
Succeeded byRaj Narain
Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation
In office
13 March 1967 – 9 November 1973
Prime MinisterIndira Gandhi
Preceded byMinistry established
Succeeded byR. Bahadur
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
28 January 2000 – 27 January 2018
Succeeded bySanjay Singh
ConstituencyNational Capital Territory of Delhi
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1971–1984
Preceded byG. S. Brigadier
Succeeded byGirdhari Lal Dogra
ConstituencyUdhampur
In office
1967–1968
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byG. S. Brigadier
Personal details
Born (1931-03-09) 9 March 1931 (age 93)
Cannes, France
Political partyIndian National Congress (1947 – 1979, 2000 – Present)
Other political
affiliations
Indian National Congress (U) (1979 – 1984)

Independent (1984)

National Conference (1996 – 1999)
SpouseYasho Rajya Lakshmi
RelationsDogra dynasty
Chitrangada Singh (daughter-in-law)
Bhim Singh (kinsman)
Dhian Singh (ancestral Kinsman)
ChildrenAjatshatru Singh, Vikramaditya Singh, Jyotsna Singh
Parent(s)Maharaja Sir Hari Singh
Maharani Tara Devi
Residence(s)Mansarovar 3, Nyaya Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi
Alma materUniversity of Kashmir (B.A.)
University of Delhi (M.A., PhD)
AwardsPadma Vibhushan
Signature
Websitekaransingh.com

Karan Singh (born 9 March 1931) is an Indian politician and philosopher.[1] He is the titular Maharaja of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. From 1952 to 1965 he was the Sadr-i-Riyasat (President) of the state of Jammu and Kashmir.[2] He is the chairperson trustee of the Dharmarth Trust of Jammu and Kashmir which maintains 175 temples in north India and works in other areas such as historical preservation.[3][4]

Singh was 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][5] and Governor of the Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir. He was a life trustee and president of India International Centre. He was elected chancellor of Banaras Hindu University for three terms[6] until 2018 when he was succeeded by Giridhar Malaviya.[7] He has been a prospective presidential candidate over the years.[8][9][10][11]

  1. ^ "Dr. Karan Singh". karansingh.com. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Karan Singh on Accession of Kashmir to India". Outlook India magazine. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  3. ^ "PM releases Manuscript with commentaries by 21 scholars on shlokas of Srimad Bhagavadgita". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. 9 March 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Working Group Report on Improving Heritage Management in India" (PDF). NITI Aayog. 2020. p. 43.
  5. ^ Saraf, Nandini (2012). The Life and Times of Lokmanya Tilak. Prabhat Prakashan. p. 341. ISBN 9788184301526. Before leaving Srinagar he also had long talks with Yuvraj Karan Singh, who was then being pressed to become the Sadr-i-Riyasat - Head of State of the State.
  6. ^ "Karan Singh elected BHU chancellor for 3rd time". The Times of India. 24 June 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Madan Mohan Malaviya's grandson next BHU chancellor". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 27 November 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  8. ^ "I'm available for the top job: Karan Singh". Hindustan Times. 14 June 2007. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Ankit Love wants nomination of Dr Karan Singh & Bhim Singh for President and Vice President of India". Cross Town News. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Bhim Singh pitches Dr Karan Singh as next President", Daily Excelsior, 5 June 2017, archived from the original on 19 December 2021, retrieved 18 June 2017
  11. ^ "Propose Dr. Karan Singh as next President: Prof. Bhim". JK Monitor. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.