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| Office | Spouse of the Prime Minister of India
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| Term start | 22 May 2004 |
| Term end | 26 May 2014 |
| Predecessor | Shiela Gujral |
| Successor | Jashodaben Modi
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| Born | 1937-09-13 (age 89) |
| Born | Chakwal, India
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| Nationality | Template:Flagicon Indian
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| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse | Manmohan Singh (m. 1958) |
| Children | Upinder Singh Daman Singh Amrit Singh
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Gursharan Kaur (born 13 September 1937)Template:Cn 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
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).Template: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
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
- ↑ Strictly Personal Book by Daman Singh
- ↑ First Lady for all seasons
- ↑ Dr. Manmohan Singh: Personal Profile. Prime Minister's Office, Government of India.
- ↑ This Singh is King of History. Business Standard(10 October 2008).
- ↑ Meet Dr. Singh's daughter. Rediff.com(28 January 2009).
- ↑ PM's daughter puts White House in the dock, Rajghatta, Chidanand. ToI(21 December 2007).
