Hari Singh

Hari Singh (September 1895 – 26 April 1961) was the last ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir in India.

He was married four times. With his fourth wife, Maharani Tara Devi (1910–1967), he had one son, Yuvraj (Crown Prince) Karan Singh.

Early life

Hari Singh was born into the Hindu Kachwaha caste, part of the Rajput community. He was born on 23 September 1895 at the palace of Amar Mahal, Jammu, the only surviving son of General Raja Sir Amar Singh Jamwal (14 January 1864 – 26 March 1909), the younger son of General Maharajadhiraj Sri Sir Ranbir Singh and the brother of Lieutenant-General Maharajadhiraj Sri Sir Pratap Singh, the then Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir.

Education and preparation for the throne

In 1903, Hari Singh served as a page of honour to Lord Curzon at the grand Delhi Durbar. At the age of thirteen, Hari Singh was dispatched to Mayo College in Ajmer. A year later, in 1909, his father died, and the British took a keen interest in his education and appointed Major H. K. Brar as his guardian. After Mayo College, the ruler-in-waiting went to the British-run Imperial Cadet Corps at Dehra Dun for military training. By the age of twenty he had been appointed as commander-in-chief of the state of Kashmir.

Hari Singh (soldier)

Hari Singh AVSM (24 October 1922 – 14 March 2003) was a Brigadier in the Indian Army who played a significant role in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. He was awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal by the President of India for rendering distinguished service of an exceptional order.

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Hari Singh (artist)

S. Hari Singh was an Indian artist.

Overview

He was one of the few artists who have given immense contribution to the field of painting but preferred to remain elusive and unknown, always avoiding publicity and personal glorification. Many artists of repute like Gurbax Singh Thethi, G.S. Sohan Singh, Dwarka Dass and S. Ram Singh were his disciples. He was founder member of the Indian Academy of Fine Arts in Amritsar and remained its Vice President until the end of his life. His contribution to the art is immense and is acclaimed as one of the greatest artist of India.

Birth and early years

S. Hari Singh was born in 1894 in the Ramgarhia Sikh family. His father S. Ganda Singh was a famed architect, and artist. After primary education the son preferred to pursue his dream to become an artist. Blessed with immense creative skills and artistic genius, he joined S. Ram Singh, principal of the Art School, Lahore, founded by Rudyard Kipling's father. His talent flowered there and he specialist in theatrical painting (from 19110 with the Alfred Theatre Company) and exhibited locally. He remained with the theatrical company for 14 years.

Hari Singh (athlete)

Hari Singh (born 1961) is a former marathon runner from India.

He ran at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics and finished in 42nd among 67 entrants in the men's marathon with a time of 2:34:20.

He also competed at the 1998 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, finishing in 123rd with a time of 1:10:58.

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Hari Singh (disambiguation)

Hari Singh was a ruler princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, at the time of Indian independence.

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Hari Singh (administrator)

Hari Singh (1910–2003) was the Inspector General of Forests of India in the 1960s. Shri Hari Singh came from a find tradition of great Indian Foresters. Among several other awards, he was awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE), a distinguishing honor bestowed upon him by the British Government. He held India's highest office of forest administration, namely, Inspector General of Forests, from 1964 to 1969, and graced innumberable national and international bodies on the development of the forestry sector.

He recognized the importance of forests and gave them a respectable place in the Five-Year Plans. He was instrumental in enacting the 42nd. amendment of the constitution which brought forestry into the concurrent list. In 1966 he was responsible for the creation of the Indian Forest Service to cater to the need for inter-state coordination and uniformity of approach in dealing with the scientific management of forests and the environment. The Indian Forest Service was the third all-India service to be created, the others being the Indian Administrative Service and the Indian Police Service. Having studied forestry at the Edinburgh, he joined the Bombay Presidency as a Forest Officer and set a new direction to forest management in the state. He later served as chief conservator of forests of Gujarat. Heading the Forest Department at the Centre, he is credited not only with constituting the Indian Forest service but also introducing the concept of "social forestry" in India, a policy to preserve the greenery of the area, provide firewood, prevent soil erosion as well as consolidation of unmade road shoulders. In India today there is a major wing of the Forest Department focussing on social forestry.