Dr. Karan Singh is one of the most dynamic of all graduates of The Doon School.

Life at a Glance

• Name: Karan Singh
• Education: Doon School, Dehra Dun (259-K 1942-1945);
  B.A. Jammu and Kashmir University
  M.A. Degree in Political Science at Delhi University. (University Record still unbroken)
  Doctorate from the Delhi University with a thesis on Sri Aurobindo, "Prophet of Indian Nationalism"
  Honory Degrees from Benaras Hindu University, the Aligarh Muslim University and the Soka University, Tokyo
• Academic/Cultural Highlights:
  Chancellor of Jammu and Kashmir University
  Chancellor of Benaras Hindu University
  Chairman of the Central Sanskrit Board
  President of the Authors Guild of India
  President of the Commonwealth Society of India
  Member of the UNESCO International Commission on Education for the Twenty-first Century
  Co-Chairman of the World Commission on Global Consciousness & Spirituality
  Trustee of the Green Cross International
  Chairman of the Indian Board of Wildlife
  
• Political Highlights:
  Appointed Regent for Jammu & Kashmir by Maharaja Hari Singh (1949)
  Elected Sadar-I-Riyasat by Jammu & Kashmir Constituent Assembly (1952)
  Becomes Governor of Kashmir (1964)
  Appointed Central Minister for Tourism & Civil Aviation (1967)
  Elected to Lok Sabha from Udhampur constituency (1971)
  Appointed Minister for Health and Family Planning (1973)
  Appointed Minister for Education & Culture (1979)
  Appointed Ambassador to the USA (1989)
  Becomes President of the Auroville Foundation (1991)
  Elected to the Rajya Sabha from Jammu and Kashmir (1997)
  Becomes Co-Chairman of the Indo-French Forum
  
  

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