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[[File:Mum01.jpg|thumbnail|Sardar Sir Jogendra Singh accompanied by his second wife, Lady Winifred May Singh (née O'Donoghue) in Egypt |
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[[Sardar]] '''Sir Jogendra Singh''' [[Order of the Star of India|KCSI]] (25 May 1877 – 3 December 1946) was a member of the [[Viceroy's Executive Council]] in [[India]]. He served as Chairman of the Department of Health, Education and Lands. He was a figure in the [[Sikh]] community and one of several delegates chosen to represent the Sikh community before the [[Cripps' mission]] of 1942. He is also considered responsible for setting up a committee in 1946 that led to the formation of [[Indian Institutes of Technology]].{{ |
[[Sardar]] '''Sir Jogendra Singh''' [[Order of the Star of India|KCSI]] (25 May 1877 – 3 December 1946) was a member of the [[Viceroy's Executive Council]] in [[India]]. He served as Chairman of the Department of Health, Education and Lands. He was a figure in the [[Sikh]] community and one of several delegates chosen to represent the Sikh community before the [[Cripps' mission]] of 1942. He is also considered responsible for setting up a committee in 1946 that led to the formation of [[Indian Institutes of Technology]].{{|date= }} |
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He was knighted a second time with the KCSI in the [[1946 Birthday Honours]] List.<ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/37598/supplements/2759 London Gazette, 4 June 1946]</ref> |
He was knighted a second time with the KCSI in the [[1946 Birthday Honours]] List.<ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/37598/supplements/2759 London Gazette, 4 June 1946]</ref> |
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He authored multiple books, notable among which was ''Life of B.M. Malabari'' (1914), ''Kamla'' (1931), ''Thus Spake Guru Nanak'' (1934), and ''Sikh Ceremonies'' (1940). In his later years, he focused on themes in Sikhism and religion. Notably, his English translation of the verses of 11th-century Sufi saint [[Abdullah Ansari]], titled ''The Persian Mystics'' (1939), carried a foreward by [[Mahatma Gandhi]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 October 2024 |title=Sir Jogendra Singh |url=https://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Sir_Jogendra_Singh |access-date=14 October 2024 |website=Sikhi Wiki - Encyclomedia of the Sikhs}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Sir Jogendra Singh died of a paralytic stroke at Iqbal Nagar, district Montgomery |
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| ⚫ | Sir Jogendra Singh died of a paralytic stroke at Iqbal Nagar, district Montgomery now in Pakistan on 3 December 1946.<ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=1946-12-04 |title=SIR JOGENDRA SINGH; Ex-Member of Viceroy's CouncilIs Dead in India at 69 |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1946/12/04/archives/sir-jogendra-singh-exmember-of-viceroys-councilis-dead-in-india-at.html |access-date=2022-10-23 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> He was succeeded by his second wife Winifred May Singh (née O'Donoghue) his six children and twenty grandchildren some of whom still reside at the Aira Holme Estate, Shimla.{{ |date= }} |
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Revision as of 09:00, 14 October 2024
Sardar Sir Jogendra Singh KCSI (25 May 1877 – 3 December 1946) was a member of the Viceroy's Executive Council in India. He served as Chairman of the Department of Health, Education and Lands. He was a figure in the Sikh community and one of several delegates chosen to represent the Sikh community before the Cripps' mission of 1942.[1] He is also considered responsible for setting up a committee in 1946 that led to the formation of Indian Institutes of Technology.[2]
He was knighted a second time with the KCSI in the 1946 Birthday Honours List.[3]
He authored multiple books, notable among which was Life of B.M. Malabari (1914), Kamla (1931), Thus Spake Guru Nanak (1934), and Sikh Ceremonies (1940). In his later years, he focused on themes in Sikhism and religion. Notably, his English translation of the verses of 11th-century Sufi saint Abdullah Ansari, titled The Persian Mystics (1939), carried a foreward by Mahatma Gandhi.[4]
Sir Jogendra Singh died of a paralytic stroke at Iqbal Nagar, district Montgomery (now in Pakistan) on 3 December 1946.[5] He was succeeded by his second wife Winifred May Singh (née O'Donoghue), his six children, and twenty grandchildren, some of whom still reside at the Aira Holme Estate, Shimla.[6]
References
- ^ Kaur, Hardev (30 August 2024). "Role of Punjabi Press and Cripps Mission". International Journal of Current Research. 16 (8): 29575–29578.
- ^ "About IIT Kharagpur". IIT Kharagpur. 14 October 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ London Gazette, 4 June 1946
- ^ "Sir Jogendra Singh". Sikhi Wiki - Encyclomedia of the Sikhs. 14 October 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ^ "SIR JOGENDRA SINGH; Ex-Member of Viceroy's CouncilIs Dead in India at 69". The New York Times. 4 December 1946. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ Malhans, Sanjiv (14 October 2024). "History - Aira Holme". Sanjiv's Aira Home Retreat. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
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