Singh was born on 10 September 1939, at Kohmari (now in Pakistan). He traveled with his family during the partition of India in 1947 and settled in Lucknow, India. He is the son of Sewa Singh, who was a Major with the Indian Army during the Second World War and was awarded the MBE. Singh completed his primary education at Rawalpindi, Pakistan (when it was a part of British India) and then completed rest of the school education at Lucknow, India.
Singh was commissioned into the 62 Cavalry of the Indian Army in June 1959. He commanded the 19 Rajputana Rifles, and as a full Colonel, he raised the Naugam Sector. As a Brigadier, he commanded the 104 Infantry Brigade. Thereafter, Singh was posted as BGS Headquarters Western Command. He was the Dy. G.O.C (General Officer Commanding) of the 54 Infantry Division. Singh was one of the key strategists in the battle for Jaffna with the IPKF in Sri Lanka.[5] As a Major-General, he was the General Officer Commanding (G.O.C.) of the 27 Mountain Division at Kalimpong. He was then posted as MGGS Headquarters at Western Command.[citation needed]
Singh is a veteran of two wars with Pakistan (1965 and 1971). He commanded squadron of tanks in both the wars. Singh also commanded two active combat formations: a division deployed along Indo-China border, and a Brigade deployed on the Line of Control (LoC) against Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir (both in snow bound high altitude areas). He also has long experience in tackling terrorism and insurgency.[citation needed]
Singh was made the Defense Minister of Global Country of World Peace founded by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.[6] He was also the Director General of Invincible Defense (Vedic Defense), Director General of Maharishi Corporate Development Programme (MCDP), the Director General for Center for Advanced Military Science (CAMS), USA[7] and the Director, Global Union of Scientists for Peace.[8]
Singh held a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington on the morning of 11 September 2001,[9] where he and other scientists advocated deployment of Invincible Defense Technology for peace. The press conference had to be stopped mid-way because of the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan on the same day.
Personal life
Singh was married to Sonya Kulwant Singh (died in 1999). He has two daughters, Harleena Singh and Preeti Singh. His family is based in Panchkula, Haryana, India.
Awards and decorations
During his career, Singh was awarded the Uttam Yudh Seva Medal (1988),[10] the second highest decoration of senior officers, during IPKF operations in Sri Lanka, for outstanding performance in a war situation.
His articles have been published in various newspapers and websites as a defense expert advocating the Maharishi Invincible Defense Technology for peace.[11][12] Singh has also written articles for The Tribune newspaper on various episodes of Sikh history.
