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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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[[Category:Spouses of | [[Category:Spouses of prime ministers of India]] | ||
[[Category:Manmohan Singh]] | [[Category:Manmohan Singh]] | ||
[[Category:20th-century Indian women writers]] | [[Category:20th-century Indian women writers]] | ||
Revision as of 10:27, 18 August 2021
Gursharan Kaur | |
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 Kaur in 2012 | |
| Spouse of the Prime Minister of India | |
| In role 22 May 2004 – 26 May 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Shiela Gujral |
| Succeeded by | Jashodaben Modi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gursharan Kaur 13 September 1937 Chakwal, India |
| Nationality |  Indian |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse(s) | Manmohan Singh (m. 1958) |
| Children | Upinder Singh Daman Singh Amrit Singh |
Gursharan Kaur (born 13 September 1937) is a Indian history professor and author who was the Spouse of the Prime Minister of India between 2004 - 2014 during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's tenure as Prime Minister.
Early life
Gurusharan was the youngest of seven siblings born to Sardar Chattar Singh Kohli,[1] an engineer of Burmah-Shell, and Sri Bhagwanti Kaur in Jalandhar on 13 September 1937 in 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.[2]
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, Daman and Amrit, have successful, non-political, careers.[3] 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).[4] Daman Singh is a graduate of St. Stephen's College, Delhi and Institute of Rural Management, Anand, Gujarat, and author of The Last Frontier: People and Forests in Mizoram and a novel Nine by Nine.[5] Amrit Singh is a staff attorney at the ACLU.[6]
References
- ↑ Strictly Personal Book by Daman Singh
- ↑ First Lady for all seasons
- ↑ "Dr. Manmohan Singh: Personal Profile". Prime Minister's Office, Government of India. Archived from the original on 3 March 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
- ↑ Raote, Rrishi (10 October 2008). "This Singh is King of History". Business Standard. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
- ↑ "Meet Dr. Singh's daughter". Rediff.com. 28 January 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
- ↑ Rajghatta, Chidanand (21 December 2007). "PM's daughter puts White House in the dock". ToI. Retrieved 13 October 2008.
