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Harnam Singh was the second son of Raja Sir [[Randhir Singh of Kapurthala|Randhir Singh Ahluwalia]] , [[Order of the Star of India|GCSI]], Raja of [[Kapurthala]], and younger brother of Raja [[Karak Singh Bahadur]]. He left Kapurthala in 1878 after the premature death of his elder brother led to a struggle for the succession to the Kapurthala throne. Under the influence of his English Tutor Rev. Woodside and aided by a Bengali Missionary Golaknath Chatterji, Harnam Singh converted to Christianity thus renouncing his rights for good. | Harnam Singh was the second son of Raja Sir [[Randhir Singh of Kapurthala|Randhir Singh Ahluwalia]] , [[Order of the Star of India|GCSI]], Raja of [[Kapurthala]], and younger brother of Raja [[Karak Singh Bahadur]]. He left Kapurthala in 1878 after the premature death of his elder brother led to a struggle for the succession to the Kapurthala throne. Under the influence of his English Tutor Rev. Woodside and aided by a Bengali Missionary Golaknath Chatterji, Harnam Singh converted to Christianity thus renouncing his rights for good. | ||
Raja Harnam Singh held many dignities in his life. He was a member of the [[Punjab Legislative Assembly|Legislative Council for the Punjab]] from 1900 to 1902, a Member of the Kapurthala Council of State and an honorary Fellow of [[Panjab University]]. In 1902 he and his wife were in London to attend the [[Coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra]], as representatives of the Christian community in India.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times | | Raja Harnam Singh held many dignities in his life. He was a member of the [[Punjab Legislative Assembly|Legislative Council for the Punjab]] from 1900 to 1902, a Member of the Kapurthala Council of State and an honorary Fellow of [[Panjab University]]. In 1902 he and his wife were in London to attend the [[Coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra]], as representatives of the Christian community in India.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Court News |date=26 November 1902 |page=12 |issue=36935}}</ref> | ||
He was appointed a Companion of the [[Order of the Indian Empire]] (CIE) in 1885 and knighted as a Knight Commander of the order (KCIE) in 1898.<ref name=List>Great Britain. India Office {{google books|b2NPAAAAMAAJ|The India List and India Office List for 1905|page=145}}</ref> In 1907, Harnam Singh was given the personal title of [[Raja]] (roughly equivalent to the modern British [[life peerage]]), and he was made a hereditary [[Raja]] in 1911, thus enabling him to found a separate branch of the [[Ahluwalia (misl)|Ahluwalia]] dynasty. | He was appointed a Companion of the [[Order of the Indian Empire]] (CIE) in 1885 and knighted as a Knight Commander of the order (KCIE) in 1898.<ref name=List>Great Britain. India Office {{google books|b2NPAAAAMAAJ|The India List and India Office List for 1905|page=145}}</ref> In 1907, Harnam Singh was given the personal title of [[Raja]] (roughly equivalent to the modern British [[life peerage]]), and he was made a hereditary [[Raja]] in 1911, thus enabling him to found a separate branch of the [[Ahluwalia (misl)|Ahluwalia]] dynasty. | ||