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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Sardar Harnarain Singh<br />
| birth_place = Phillaur, India<br />
| occupation = Army personnel<br />
| awards = [[Padma Bhushan]]<br />
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'''Sardar Harnarain Singh''' was an Indian army personnel<ref name="General K.M. Cariappa, Commander-in-Chief, Indian Army being welcomed by General Walshe (of British war office) and Brig. Harnarain Singh">{{cite web | url=http://photodivision.gov.in/IntroPhotodetails.asp?thisPage=1024 | title=General K.M. Cariappa, Commander-in-Chief, Indian Army being welcomed by General Walshe (of British war office) and Brig. Harnarain Singh | publisher=Government of India | date=2016 | access-date=March 12, 2016}}</ref> who held the rank of a major general in the [[Indian Armed Forces]].<ref name="MAJOR GENERAL PADMA BHUSHAN SARDAR HARNARAIN SINGH">{{cite web | url=https://minervaacademy.com/Distinguished-Visitors-Remarks-by-Harnarain-Singh | title=MAJOR GENERAL PADMA BHUSHAN SARDAR HARNARAIN SINGH | publisher=Minerva Academy | date=2016 | access-date=March 12, 2016}}</ref> He was the head of the [[Rajput Regiment]] in early 1950s<ref name="Living Up to Heritage: History of the Rajput Regiment, 1947–1970, Volume 2">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QmbePs-M2TgC&q=Sardar+Harnarain+Singh&pg=PA108 | title=Living Up to Heritage: History of the Rajput Regiment, 1947–1970, Volume 2 | publisher=Lancer Publishers | author=Mustasad Ahmad | year=1997 | pages=412 | isbn=9781897829035}}</ref> and served as the Military Secretary to [[Rajendra Prasad]], the first [[President of India]], who accompanied the President in his official visits.<ref name="‘State Visit’ of Dr Rajendra Prasad">{{cite web | url=http://www.rashtrapatisachivalaya.gov.in/formerpoi/drrp_statevisit.pdf | title='State Visit' of Dr Rajendra Prasad | publisher=Government of India | date=2016 | access-date=March 12, 2016}}</ref> The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the [[Padma Bhushan]], in 1963, for his contributions to [[Indian Armed Forces]].<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2016 | access-date=January 3, 2016}}</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[Rajendra Prasad]]<br />
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