Gursharan Kaur - Revision history

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	\| primeminister = [[Manmohan Singh]]		\| primeminister = [[Manmohan Singh]]
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	'''Gursharan Kaur ''' (born 13 September 1937) is a Indian history professor and author who ~~was~~ the ~~[[Spouse~~ of the prime minister of India~~\|Spouse of~~ the Prime Minister of India~~]] between 2004 - 2014 during [[Manmohan Singh~~\|Prime Minister ~~Manmohan Singh~~]]~~'s tenure as Prime Minister.~~
			'''Gursharan Kaur ''' (born 13 September 1937){{cn\|date=October 2021}} is an Indian history professor and author who is the spouse of the former prime minister of India Dr. Manmohan Singh, the 13th [[Prime Minister of India\|Prime Minister of India.]]

	== Early life ==		== Early life ==
	Gurusharan was the youngest of seven siblings born to Sardar Chattar Singh Kohli,<ref>Strictly Personal Book by Daman Singh</ref> an engineer of [[Burmah Oil\|Burmah-Shell]], and Sri Bhagwanti Kaur in [[Jalandhar]] on 13 September 1937 in [[British Raj\|British India]]. She has four sisters and two brothers. Her ancestral village was Dhakkam in [[Jhelum district]] (now in [[Punjab, Pakistan]]).		Gurusharan was the youngest of seven siblings born to Sardar Chattar Singh Kohli,<ref>Strictly Personal Book by Daman Singh</ref> an engineer of [[Burmah Oil\|Burmah-Shell]], and Sri Bhagwanti Kaur in [[Jalandhar]] on 13 September 1937 in [[British Raj\|British India]]. She has four sisters and two brothers. Her ancestral village was Dhakkam in [[Jhelum district]] (now in [[Punjab, Pakistan]]).{{citation needed\|date=September 2021}}

	Mrs. Singh is known in the Sikh community of [[Delhi]] for her ''[[kirtan]]'' singing, and has also appeared on Jalandhar Radio.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090110121856/http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=HomePage&id=1bc46240-ef03-40b2-83f6-5fe6cbd772d2&&Headline=A+first+lady+for+all+seasons First Lady for all seasons]</ref>		Mrs. Singh is known in the Sikh community of [[Delhi]] for her ''[[kirtan]]'' singing, and has also appeared on Jalandhar Radio.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090110121856/http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=HomePage&id=1bc46240-ef03-40b2-83f6-5fe6cbd772d2&&Headline=A+first+lady+for+all+seasons First Lady for all seasons]</ref>

	== Personal life ==		== Personal life ==
	Since ~~her husband~~ became Prime Minister in 2004, she has accompanied him abroad on state visits. However, the family has largely stayed out of the limelight. Their three daughters - [[Upinder Kaur\|Upinder]], [[Daman Kaur\|Daman]] and Amrit, have successful, non-political, careers.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.pmindia.nic.in/meet.htm\|title=Dr. Manmohan Singh: Personal Profile\|publisher=Prime Minister's Office, Government of India\|accessdate=4 April 2009\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090303150424/http://pmindia.nic.in/meet.htm\|archivedate=3 March 2009}}</ref> [[Upinder Kaur]] is a professor of history at [[Delhi University]]. She has written six books, including ''Ancient Delhi'' (1999) and ''A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India'' (2008).<ref>{{cite news \|url= http://www.business-standard.com/india/storypage.php?autono=330920&chkFlg= \|title= This Singh is King of History \|accessdate=4 April 2009\|last= Raote \|first= Rrishi \|date= 10 October 2008 \|newspaper= [[Business Standard]]}}</ref> Daman Singh is a graduate of [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi\|St. Stephen's College]], Delhi and [[Institute of Rural Management, Anand\|Institute of Rural Management]], [[Anand, Gujarat]], and author of ''The Last Frontier: People and Forests in Mizoram'' and a novel ''Nine by Nine''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://specials.rediff.com/news/2009/jan/28slid1-dr-manmohan-singhs-daughter-daman-singh-turns-author.htm\|title=Meet Dr. Singh's daughter\|date=28 January 2009\|publisher=Rediff.com\|accessdate=4 April 2009}}</ref> Amrit Singh is a staff attorney at the [[American Civil Liberties Union\|ACLU]].<ref>{{cite web \|url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-2639327,prtpage-1.cms \|title= PM's daughter puts White House in the dock\|accessdate=13 October 2008 \|last= Rajghatta\|first= Chidanand\|date= 21 December 2007 \|publisher= [[ToI]]}}</ref>		Since Manmohan Singh became Prime Minister in 2004, she has accompanied him abroad on state visits. However, the family has largely stayed out of the limelight. Their three daughters - [[Upinder Kaur\|Upinder]], [[Daman Kaur\|Daman]] and Amrit, have successful, non-political, careers.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.pmindia.nic.in/meet.htm\|title=Dr. Manmohan Singh: Personal Profile\|publisher=Prime Minister's Office, Government of India\|accessdate=4 April 2009\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090303150424/http://pmindia.nic.in/meet.htm\|archivedate=3 March 2009}}</ref> [[Upinder Kaur]] is a professor of history at [[Delhi University]]. She has written six books, including ''Ancient Delhi'' (1999) and ''A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India'' (2008).<ref>{{cite news \|url= http://www.business-standard.com/india/storypage.php?autono=330920&chkFlg= \|title= This Singh is King of History \|accessdate=4 April 2009\|last= Raote \|first= Rrishi \|date= 10 October 2008 \|newspaper= [[Business Standard]]}}</ref> Daman Singh is a graduate of [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi\|St. Stephen's College]], Delhi and [[Institute of Rural Management, Anand\|Institute of Rural Management]], [[Anand, Gujarat]], and author of ''The Last Frontier: People and Forests in Mizoram'' and a novel ''Nine by Nine''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://specials.rediff.com/news/2009/jan/28slid1-dr-manmohan-singhs-daughter-daman-singh-turns-author.htm\|title=Meet Dr. Singh's daughter\|date=28 January 2009\|publisher=Rediff.com\|accessdate=4 April 2009}}</ref> Amrit Singh is a staff attorney at the [[American Civil Liberties Union\|ACLU]].<ref>{{cite web \|url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-2639327,prtpage-1.cms \|title= PM's daughter puts White House in the dock\|accessdate=13 October 2008 \|last= Rajghatta\|first= Chidanand\|date= 21 December 2007 \|publisher= [[ToI]]}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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	Gurusharan was the youngest of seven siblings born to Sardar Chattar Singh Kohli,<ref>Strictly Personal Book by Daman Singh</ref> an engineer of [[Burmah Oil\|Burmah-Shell]], and Sri Bhagwanti Kaur in [[Jalandhar]] on 13 September 1937 in [[British Raj\|British India]]. She has four sisters and two brothers. Her ancestral village was Dhakkam in [[Jhelum district]] (now in [[Punjab, Pakistan]]).		Gurusharan was the youngest of seven siblings born to Sardar Chattar Singh Kohli,<ref>Strictly Personal Book by Daman Singh</ref> an engineer of [[Burmah Oil\|Burmah-Shell]], and Sri Bhagwanti Kaur in [[Jalandhar]] on 13 September 1937 in [[British Raj\|British India]]. She has four sisters and two brothers. Her ancestral village was Dhakkam in [[Jhelum district]] (now in [[Punjab, Pakistan]]).

	Mrs. Singh is known in the Sikh community of [[Delhi]] for her ''[[kirtan]]'' singing, and has also appeared on Jalandhar Radio.<ref>[http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=HomePage&id=1bc46240-ef03-40b2-83f6-5fe6cbd772d2&&Headline=A+first+lady+for+all+seasons First Lady for all seasons]</ref>		Mrs. Singh is known in the Sikh community of [[Delhi]] for her ''[[kirtan]]'' singing, and has also appeared on Jalandhar Radio.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090110121856/http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=HomePage&id=1bc46240-ef03-40b2-83f6-5fe6cbd772d2&&Headline=A+first+lady+for+all+seasons First Lady for all seasons]</ref>

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| name = Gursharan Kaur
| image = File:New Delhi on November 06, 2012. Smt. Gursharan Kaur.jpg
| caption = Kaur during a State visit
| office = [[Spouse of the Prime Minister of India]]
| term_label = In role
| status =
| term_start = 22 May 2004
| term_end = 26 May 2014
| primeminister = [[Manmohan Singh]]
| predecessor = [[Shiela Gujral]]
| nationality = {{flagicon|India}} [[Indian people|Indian]]
| successor = [[Jashodaben Modi]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1937|09|13|}}
| birth_place = [[Chakwal]], [[ India]]
| birth_name = Gursharan Kaur
| party = [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| spouse = [[Manmohan Singh]] (m. 1958)
| children = [[Upinder Singh]]<br>[[Daman Singh]]<br>Amrit Singh
| relations =
| residence =
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'''Gursharan Kaur ''' (born 13 September 1937) is a Indian history professor and author who was the [[Spouse of the prime minister of India|Spouse of the Prime Minister of India]] between 2004 - 2014 during [[Manmohan Singh|Prime Minister Manmohan Singh]]'s tenure as Prime Minister.

== Early life ==
Gurusharan was the youngest of seven siblings born to Sardar Chattar Singh Kohli,<ref>Strictly Personal Book by Daman Singh</ref> an engineer of [[Burmah Oil|Burmah-Shell]], and Sri Bhagwanti Kaur in [[Jalandhar]] on 13 September 1937 in [[British Raj|British India]]. She has four sisters and two brothers. Her ancestral village was Dhakkam in [[Jhelum district]] (now in [[Punjab, Pakistan]]).

Mrs. Singh is known in the Sikh community of [[Delhi]] for her ''[[kirtan]]'' singing, and has also appeared on Jalandhar Radio.<ref>[http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=HomePage&id=1bc46240-ef03-40b2-83f6-5fe6cbd772d2&&Headline=A+first+lady+for+all+seasons First Lady for all seasons]</ref>

== Personal life ==
Since her husband became Prime Minister in 2004, she has accompanied him abroad on state visits. However, the family has largely stayed out of the limelight. Their three daughters - [[Upinder Kaur|Upinder]], [[Daman Kaur|Daman]] and Amrit, have successful, non-political, careers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pmindia.nic.in/meet.htm|title=Dr. Manmohan Singh: Personal Profile|publisher=Prime Minister's Office, Government of India|accessdate=4 April 2009|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090303150424/http://pmindia.nic.in/meet.htm|archivedate=3 March 2009}}</ref> [[Upinder Kaur]] is a professor of history at [[Delhi University]]. She has written six books, including ''Ancient Delhi'' (1999) and ''A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India'' (2008).<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.business-standard.com/india/storypage.php?autono=330920&chkFlg= |title= This Singh is King of History |accessdate=4 April 2009|last= Raote |first= Rrishi |date= 10 October 2008 |newspaper= [[Business Standard]]}}</ref> Daman Singh is a graduate of [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi|St. Stephen's College]], Delhi and [[Institute of Rural Management, Anand|Institute of Rural Management]], [[Anand, Gujarat]], and author of ''The Last Frontier: People and Forests in Mizoram'' and a novel ''Nine by Nine''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://specials.rediff.com/news/2009/jan/28slid1-dr-manmohan-singhs-daughter-daman-singh-turns-author.htm|title=Meet Dr. Singh's daughter|date=28 January 2009|publisher=Rediff.com|accessdate=4 April 2009}}</ref> Amrit Singh is a staff attorney at the [[American Civil Liberties Union|ACLU]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-2639327,prtpage-1.cms |title= PM's daughter puts White House in the dock|accessdate=13 October 2008 |last= Rajghatta|first= Chidanand|date= 21 December 2007 |publisher= [[ToI]]}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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* https://web.archive.org/web/20060210003303/http://pmindia.nic.in/photo_gallary/GetPhoto.asp?id=112
* https://web.archive.org/web/20070304090056/http://www.hinduonnet.com/gallery/0372/037202.jpg

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