Gursharan Kaur

Gursharan Kaur (born 13 September 1937) is a history professor and author. She is the wife of the 13th[1] Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh.

Gursharan Kaur
Spouse of the Prime Minister of India
In office
22 May 2004 – 26 May 2014
Preceded byShiela Gujral
Succeeded byJashodaben Modi
Personal details
Born
Gursharan Kaur

(1937-09-13) 13 September 1937
Chakwal, Punjab, British India (present-day Punjab, Pakistan)
NationalityIndian
Political partyIndependent
Spouse(s)Manmohan Singh (m. 1958)
ChildrenUpinder Singh
Daman Singh
Amrit Singh

Early life

Gurusharan was the youngest of seven siblings born to Sardar Chattar Singh Kohli,[2] 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).

Mrs. Singh is known in the Sikh community of Delhi for her kirtan singing, and has also appeared on Jalandhar Radio.[3]

Personal life

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.[4] 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).[5] 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.[6] Amrit Singh is a staff attorney at the ACLU.[7]

References
  1. "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.
  2. Strictly Personal Book by Daman Singh
  3. First Lady for all seasons
  4. "Dr. Manmohan Singh: Personal Profile". Prime Minister's Office, Government of India. Archived from the original on 3 March 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  5. Raote, Rrishi (10 October 2008). "This Singh is King of History". Business Standard. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  6. "Meet Dr. Singh's daughter". Rediff.com. 28 January 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  7. Rajghatta, Chidanand (21 December 2007). "PM's daughter puts White House in the dock". ToI. Retrieved 13 October 2008.
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