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'''Brigadier Janak Singh''' (surname [[Katoch]]) [[Order of the Indian Empire|CIE]], [[Order of British India|OBI]], (7 August 1872 – 15 March 1972) was an officer of the [[Jammu and Kashmir State Forces]] in the princely state of [[Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. After retirement, he briefly served as the prime minister of the state during a crucial period in 1947, which was evidently a temporary appointment while the Maharaja looked for a more permanent candidate.<ref> | |||
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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Singh hailed from the village of Khaira, Kangra district, in the present-day state of Himachal Pradesh in India. He was army minister and later revenue minister in the government of [[Maharaja]] [[Hari Singh]] of Jammu and Kashmir. On 11 August 1947 he was brought out of retirement to be the prime minister at a turbulent time on the eve of the independence of India and Pakistan.<ref>Robert. G. Wirsing. India, Pakistan, and the Kashmir Dispute.On Regional conflict and its Resolution. P.33. St Martins Press, New York, 1998</ref> | Singh hailed from the village of Khaira, Kangra district, in the present-day state of Himachal Pradesh in India.{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}} He was army minister and later revenue minister in the government of [[Maharaja]] [[Hari Singh]] of Jammu and Kashmir.{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}} On 11 August 1947 he was brought out of retirement to be the prime minister at a turbulent time on the eve of the independence of India and Pakistan.<ref>Robert. G. Wirsing. India, Pakistan, and the Kashmir Dispute.On Regional conflict and its Resolution. P.33. St Martins Press, New York, 1998</ref> | ||
He steered the [[Standstill agreement (India)|Standstill Agreement]] that Kashmir wanted to sign with India and Pakistan. The agreement was not signed by India, and before further deliberations were done Pakistan-assisted raiders had marched into Kashmir state. Singh | He steered the [[Standstill agreement (India)|Standstill Agreement]] that Kashmir wanted to sign with India and Pakistan. The agreement was not signed by India, and before further deliberations were done Pakistan-assisted raiders had marched into Kashmir state. Singh was replaced by [[Mehr Chand Mahajan]] on 15 October 1947. On 13 September 1947 Maharaja Hari Singh requested the loan of the services of Lt. Col. [[Kashmir Singh Katoch]] (son of Janak Singh) to act as the military adviser to the Maharaja. This request was granted by the Indian government.<ref>Maj. K. Brahma Singh. History of Jammu and Kashmir Rifles, 1820-1956.Lancer International, New Delhi, 1990</ref> Lt. Col. Kashmir Singh Katoch was the eldest of the three sons of Janak Singh. | ||
He had won a Military Cross with a unit of the Frontier Force Rifles during World War II in action in Italy. He ultimately retired as a Lt. General in the Indian Army. The other two sons also served in the Indian Army, one in the 5 Gorkha Rifles Brigadier Devendra Singh Katoch, AVSM, and the youngest, Lt. Colonel Rajendra Singh Katoch, followed his father into the J&K State forces, where he was commissioned into the J&K Bodyguard Cavalry. | He had won a Military Cross with a unit of the Frontier Force Rifles during World War II in action in Italy. He ultimately retired as a Lt. General in the Indian Army. The other two sons also served in the Indian Army, one in the 5 Gorkha Rifles Brigadier Devendra Singh Katoch, AVSM, and the youngest, Lt. Colonel Rajendra Singh Katoch, followed his father into the J&K State forces, where he was commissioned into the J&K Bodyguard Cavalry. | ||
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Janak Singh | |
|---|---|
| Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir | |
| In office 11 August 1947 – 14 October 1947 | |
| Preceded by | Ram Chandra Kak |
| Succeeded by | Mehr Chand Mahajan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 August 1872 |
| Died | 15 March 1972 |
Brigadier Janak Singh (surname Katoch) CIE, OBI, (7 August 1872 – 15 March 1972) was an officer of the Jammu and Kashmir State Forces in the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. After retirement, he briefly served as the prime minister of the state during a crucial period in 1947, which was evidently a temporary appointment while the Maharaja looked for a more permanent candidate.[1]
Biography
Singh hailed from the village of Khaira, Kangra district, in the present-day state of Himachal Pradesh in India.[citation needed] He was army minister and later revenue minister in the government of Maharaja Hari Singh of Jammu and Kashmir.[citation needed] On 11 August 1947 he was brought out of retirement to be the prime minister at a turbulent time on the eve of the independence of India and Pakistan.[2]
He steered the Standstill Agreement that Kashmir wanted to sign with India and Pakistan. The agreement was not signed by India, and before further deliberations were done Pakistan-assisted raiders had marched into Kashmir state. Singh was replaced by Mehr Chand Mahajan on 15 October 1947. On 13 September 1947 Maharaja Hari Singh requested the loan of the services of Lt. Col. Kashmir Singh Katoch (son of Janak Singh) to act as the military adviser to the Maharaja. This request was granted by the Indian government.[3] Lt. Col. Kashmir Singh Katoch was the eldest of the three sons of Janak Singh.
He had won a Military Cross with a unit of the Frontier Force Rifles during World War II in action in Italy. He ultimately retired as a Lt. General in the Indian Army. The other two sons also served in the Indian Army, one in the 5 Gorkha Rifles Brigadier Devendra Singh Katoch, AVSM, and the youngest, Lt. Colonel Rajendra Singh Katoch, followed his father into the J&K State forces, where he was commissioned into the J&K Bodyguard Cavalry.
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| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Ram Chandra Kak |
Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir 1947 (August–October) |
Succeeded by Mehr Chand Mahajan |
References
- ↑ Jha, Prem Shankar (1996), Kashmir, 1947: Rival Versions of History, Oxford University Press, p. 44, ISBN 978-0-19-563766-3 – via archive.org
- ↑ Robert. G. Wirsing. India, Pakistan, and the Kashmir Dispute.On Regional conflict and its Resolution. P.33. St Martins Press, New York, 1998
- ↑ Maj. K. Brahma Singh. History of Jammu and Kashmir Rifles, 1820-1956.Lancer International, New Delhi, 1990