Karan Singh
Politician
1931 –
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Who is Karan Singh?
Karan Singh is a member of India's Upper House of Parliament, the Rajya Sabha. He is a senior member of the Indian National Congress Party who served successively as Sadr-i-Riyasat and Governor of Jammu and Kashmir. Singh is the son of the last ruler of the erstwhile princely state of Kashmir and Jammu, Maharaja Hari Singh. In the 26th amendment to the Constitution of India promulgated in 1971, the Government of India abolished all official symbols of princely India, including titles, privileges, and remuneration. Singh received the Padma Vibhushan in 2005.
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- Born
- Mar 9, 1931
Cannes - Parents
- Spouses
- Yasho Rajya Lakshmi
(1950/03/05 - )
- Yasho Rajya Lakshmi
- Children
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Nationality
- India
- Profession
- Education
- PhD, University of Delhi
( - 1961) - Master's Degree, University of Delhi
Political Science - The Doon School
- Bachelor of Arts, Sri Pratap College
- University of Kashmir
- PhD, University of Delhi
- Employment
- President, Indian Council for Cultural Relations
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on July 23, 2013
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