Gursharan Kaur

Gursharan Kaur
Gursharan Kaur
	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 (age 87); 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)^{[citation needed]} 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.

Early life[edit]

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).^{[citation needed]}

Mrs. Singh is known in the Sikh community of Delhi for her kirtan singing, and has also appeared on Jalandhar Radio.^[2]

Personal life[edit]

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, 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[edit]

↑ 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.

External links[edit]

[1] Strictly Personal Book by Daman Singh

[2] First Lady for all seasons

[3] "Dr. Manmohan Singh: Personal Profile". Prime Minister's Office, Government of India. Archived from the original on 3 March 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2009.

[4] Raote, Rrishi (10 October 2008). "This Singh is King of History". Business Standard. Retrieved 4 April 2009.

[5] "Meet Dr. Singh's daughter". Rediff.com. 28 January 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2009.

[6] Rajghatta, Chidanand (21 December 2007). "PM's daughter puts White House in the dock". ToI. Retrieved 13 October 2008.

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