This Website contains several sections dealing with my special interests – Hinduism, the Environment, Education, Interfaith harmony, Travelogues, Essays, Literature and Music, Trusts and Forums and my personal biography.
You will find that I have been privileged to enjoy a rather unique spectrum of experiences. Indeed my life seems to fall into 18-year modules. I was born into the ruling family of the State of Jammu & Kashmir, one of the largest of the hundreds of Indian States within the British empire. My father was Maharaja, and as the only son, I would have succeeded him in due course. The first phase of my life therefore was as a Crown Prince, although in public school I got no privileged treatment. Then began a prolonged medical problem which had me on my back for 18 months...
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Education
Education has been a life long interest with me, as a life long student and also as Chancellor of several universities...
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Politics
I have been engaged in active politics since the beginning of the second phase of my life when I was appointed the...
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Journal
Mumbai Terror Attacks - Needed: a mature and wise response
29 December, 2008 - Published in The Asian Age The Prime Minister’s statement that nobody wants war, echoed by Pakistan’s Prime Minister Gilani, has come not a day too soon. I have been aghast at the manner in which, over the last few weeks, a virtual war hysteria has been worked...
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26/11: "Resign Mr Patil, said Karan Singh"
From the Indian Express in the past week:
"Senior Congress leader Karan Singh’s combative posture at the recent Congress......more
A Historic Election
I have been following the U.S. Presidential Elections now for exactly 60 years. In 1948, as a boy, I was in a New York hospital during the Truman/Dewey’s election, and in Washington for President Truman’s inaugural parade in January 1949. Since then I have followed each American election with...
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Temple of Understanding Statement on Religious Violence
On behalf of the Temple of Understanding, an international Interfaith organization of which I am Chairman, and on my own behalf, I strongly condemn the recent incidents of violence by organizations that claim a Muslim or Hindu name but act in a barbaric fashion. Attacks upon defenseless churches,...
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Amar Mahal Museum & Library
Amar Mahal Museum & Library, placed in a picturesque setting of Himalayas is an epitome of royal
Amar Mahal Museum & Library, placed in a picturesque setting of Himalayas is an epitome of royal grandeur and magnificence...
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Picture Gallery
Here are some photographs of the work I am doing and some of the events I have been involved in.
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Dr Karan Singh
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