Karan Singh
Karan Singh (born 9 March 1931) is an Indian politician, philanthropist and poet. He was born in Cannes, France.
Singh is a member of India's Upper House of Parliament, the Rajya Sabha representing the National Capital Territory of Delhi. He is a senior member of the Indian National Congress Party who served successively as President (Sadr-i-Riyasat) and Governor of Jammu and Kashmir.
Singh is the son of the last ruler of the erstwhile princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, Maharaja Hari Singh. In the 26th amendment to the Constitution of India promulgated in 1971, the Government of India, of which Karan Singh was a Union cabinet minister, abolished all official symbols of princely India, including titles, privileges, and remuneration (privy purses). During the conclusion of the Cold War, he was India's ambassador to the USA. Singh received the Padma Vibhushan in 2005.
Singh was seen as a possible candidate for President in the July 2017 Indian presidential election by Bhim Singh.
References
Other websites
Dr. Karan Singh's Official Website
Dr. Karan Singh's Official Twitter
Dr. Karan Singh's Official Facebook Page
Film: I Believe: Universal Values for a Global Society with Dr. Singh and by Raja Choudhury.
Genealogy of the ruling chiefs of Jammu and Kashmir
Proclamation of May 1, 1951 on Jammu & Kashmir Constituent Assembly by Yuvraj (Crown Prince) Karan Singh from the Official website of Government of Jammu and Kashmir, India
1931 births
Living people
Politicians from New Delhi
Indian poets
Indian philanthropists
People from Cannes
Ambassadors of India
Lieutenant Governors of Jammu and Kashmir