Sardar Harnarain Singh

Sardar Harnarain Singh
Born
Phillaur, India
OccupationArmy personnel
AwardsPadma Bhushan

Sardar Harnarain Singh was an Indian army personnel[1] who held the rank of a major general in the Indian Armed Forces.[2] He was the head of the Rajput Regiment in early 1950s[3] and served as the Military Secretary to Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India, who accompanied the President in his official visits.[4] The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1963, for his contributions to Indian Armed Forces.[5]

See also

  • flagIndia portal
  • Rajendra Prasad

References

  1. ^ "General K.M. Cariappa, Commander-in-Chief, Indian Army being welcomed by General Walshe (of British war office) and Brig. Harnarain Singh". Government of India. 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  2. ^ "MAJOR GENERAL PADMA BHUSHAN SARDAR HARNARAIN SINGH". Minerva Academy. 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  3. ^ Mustasad Ahmad (1997). Living Up to Heritage: History of the Rajput Regiment, 1947–1970, Volume 2. Lancer Publishers. p. 412. ISBN 9781897829035.
  4. ^ "'State Visit' of Dr Rajendra Prasad" (PDF). Government of India. 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
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Padma Bhushan award recipients (1960–1969)
1960
  • Haridas Siddhanta Bagish
  • Rabindra Nath Chaudhuri
  • Nilakantha Das
  • Rajeshwar Shastri Dravid
  • Kazi Nazrul Islam
  • Hafiz Ali Khan
  • Bal Krishna Sharma Naveen
  • Ayyadevara Kaleswara Rao
  • Acharya Shivpujan Sahay
  • Vithal Nagesh Shirodkar
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# Posthumous conferral
  • 1954–1959
  • 1960–1969
  • 1970–1979
  • 1980–1989
  • 1990–1999
  • 2000–2009
  • 2010–2019
  • 2020–2029


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