Gursharan Kaur
Gursharan Kaur ਗੁਰਸ਼ਰਨ ਕੌਰ | |
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![]() Gursharan Kaur Singh | |
Spouse of the Prime Minister of India | |
In office 22 May 2004 – 26 May 2014 | |
Preceded by | Shiela Gujral |
Succeeded by | Jashodaben Modi |
Personal details | |
Born | Chakwal, Punjab, British India (now in Punjab, Pakistan) | 13 September 1937
Political party | Independent |
Spouse | Manmohan Singh |
Children | Upinder Singh and 2 others |
Gursharan Kaur (Punjabi: ਗੁਰਸ਼ਰਨ ਕੌਰ) (born 13 September 1937) is the wife of the 13th[1] Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh.
Gurusharan was born to Sardar Chattar Singh Kohli, an engineer of Burmah-Shell, and Sardarni Bhagwanti Kaur in Jalandhar on 13 September 1937 in British India. Her ancestral village was Dhakkam in Jhelum district (now in Punjab, Pakistan). She has four sisters and a younger brother.
Mrs. Singh is known in the Sikh community of Delhi for her kirtan singing, and has also appeared on Jalandhar Radio.[2]
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
- ^ "Prime Minister Manmohan Singh - PMO Profile". Prime Minister’s Office, India. 27 May 2014. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
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- ^ "Dr. Manmohan Singh: Personal Profile". Prime Minister's Office, Government of India. Archived from the original on 3 March 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
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(help) - ^ "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.
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