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Dr. Manmohan Singh
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| Name |
Dr.
Manmohan Singh |
| Lovingly
called |
Mohna |
| Also
called |
"Architect
of India's economic reform." |
| Profession |
Economist,
now Prime Minister of India |
| Date
of birth |
September 26, 1932 |
| Place
of birth |
Village
of Gah (west Punjab), in Chakwal district, some
80 kilometres south of the capital Islamabad. |
| Religion |
Sikhism
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| Family |
Father:Gurmakh Singh
Kohli was a dry fruit trader
Mother:Krishna Kaur
Wife:Gursharan Kaur
Daughters:Upinder
Kaur and two more daughters
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| College |
Amritsar's Hindu College
Punjab University
in India first and then in Oxford and Cambridge in
UK.
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| Degrees
earned |
M.A.,
D.Phil. (Oxford), D.Litt.(Honoris Causa); I.N.C.(Assam) |
| Doctoral
Thesis was on |
The
critical role of exports and free trade in India's economy. |
| Married
on |
14
September 1958 |
| Strange
coincidence |
He
was born in the village of Gah near Pakistan's capital
Islamabad whereas Pakistan President Musharaff was born
in Daryaganj's Kucha Saadullah Khan near Old Delhi. |
| Admires |
Margaret
Thatcher |
| Places
visited |
Traveled
extensively in Europe including Eastern Europe, North
America, Latin America, Africa and Asia. |
| Favourite
hobby |
Reading
and writing. |
| Interested
in |
Social
and economic change and international relations. |
| Life
Member |
India
International Centre and Indian Economic Association. |
| Lacks |
Strong
political base |
| Achievements
as a Finance Minister |
Devalued
the rupee to spur exports, loosened foreign investment
rules, opened oil refining, telecommunications and the
stock exchanges,rebuilt India's foreign reserves
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| Facts |
Was member of Rajya
Sabha (Upper House of parliament) from north eastern
Indian state of Assam.
Has never won a seat
in India's lower house of Parliament, called the Lok
Sabha, or House of the People.
In all the [five]
years that he was finance minister of India, he never
drew any salary.
First minority,a
Sikh and a non-hindu to become the Prime minister.
Is one among the
10 children of his parents.
The family moved
to Amritsar, from the village of Gah when he was 14.
First time he ever
wore a tie was for his first job interview.
Was in charge of
preparing the economic manifesto for the Congress
party during 2004 election campaign.
Is the 14th Prime
Minister of India.
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| Authored |
"India's
Export Trends and Prospects for Self-Sustained Growth"
Clarendon Press, Oxford University, 1964; also published
a large number of articles in various economic journals |
| Address |
9,
Safdar Jung Lane, New Delhi. |
| Email
address |
manmohan@sansad.nic.in |
| Opinions
about him |
Sonia Gandhi:
I think the country will be safe under Manmohan Singh.
Hilary Clinton:
India will attain greater heights of economic prosperity
and growth under the "able guidance".
Prof M.R. Aggarwal:
People like to associate their names with top
schools, but there are a few people that top schools
like to associate their names with, and Manmohan Singh
is one of them.
His Wife: I
have full confidence, that he will do his best to
solve all the problems.
His Sister-in-law
Dhananter Kaur: He is a silent, taciturn and shy
person.
His grandson Raghav:
Personally, I would have liked him to be the Finance
Minister but then all this excitement happened and
Sonia Gandhi said she would not be PM.
His friend Amarjit
Singh: He is a family friend, a very humble man,
very uncomplicated and matured person. We are happy
that he is going to be the country's next prime minister.
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| Posts
held |
- 1972
to 1974 Deputy for India in IMF Committee of Twenty
on International Monetary Reform
- 1972
to 1976 Chief Economic Advisor, Ministry of Finance,
India
- 1982
to 1985 Governor, Reserve Bank of India
- 1985
President, Indian Economic Association
- 1985
to 1987 Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission
- 1991
to 1996 Union Finance Minister in the Narasimha
Rao government
- 1991
Elected to the Rajya Sabha
- 1995
Re-elected to the Rajya Sabha
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Leader of Opposition, Rajya Sabha;
Academic Posts:
1957-59
Senior Lecturer in Economics, Punjab University, Chandigarh
1959-63
Reader in Economics, Punjab University, Chandigarh
1963-65
Professor in Economics, Punjab University, Chandigarh
1969-71
Professor of International Trade, Delhi School of
Economics, University of Delhi
1976
Honorary Professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University,
New Delhi
1982
Honorary Fellow, St John's College, Cambridge UK
1982
Honorary Fellow, Indian Institute of Bankers
1986
National Fellow, National Institute of Education,
NCERT
1993
Honorary Fellow, All India Management Association
1994
Honorary Fellow, Nuffield College, University of Oxford,
Oxford
1996
Honorary Professor at Delhi School of Economics, University
of Delhi
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| Awards |
D.Litt
from
Punjab University,
Chandigarh,
Guru Nanak University,
Amritsar,
Delhi University,
Delhi,
Sri Venkateshwara
University, Tirupathi,
Panjabi University,
Patiala,
University of Mysore,
Mysore,
University of Bolonga,
Italy,
Kurukshetra University,
Kurukshetra,
Osmania University,
Hyderabad,
Nagarjuna University,
Nagarjunanagar
Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar
University, Agra;
Doctor of Laws from
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada,
Doctor of Social Sciences
from University of Roorkee, Roorkee and
D.Sc from Chaudhary
Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hissar
and
Thapar Institute of
Engineering and Technology, Patiala;
University Medal for
standing first in B.A(Hons), Economics, Panjab University,
Chandigarh, 1952,
Uttar Chand Kapur
Medal, Panjab University, Chandigarh, for standing
first in M.A.(Economics) 1954,
Wright's Prize for
distinguished performance at St. John's College, Cambridge,
1956 and 1957
Adam Smith Prize,
University of Cambridge, U.K., 1956,
Padma Vibhushan, 1987,
Euromoney Award, Finance
Minister of the year, 1993
Asiamoney Award, Finance
Minister of the year for Asia, 1993 and 1994,
Jawaharlal Nehru Birth
Centenary Award of the Indian Science Congress Association,
1994-95,
Justice K.S. Hegde
Foundation Award, 1996
He won the 'Honest
Man of the Year' award in 1996 for his clean image.
Nikkei Asia Prize
for Regional Growth by the Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Inc.
(NIKKEI), publisher of Japan's leading business daily,1997
Lokmanya Tilak Award
by the Tilak Smarak Trust, Pune, 1997.
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Compiled by: Poongodi Sivagurunathan
Courtesy: Net Resources
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