Gopal Singh (politician)
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Gopal Singh | |
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Governor of Nagaland | |
In office 20 July 1989 – 3 May 1990 | |
Succeeded by | M. M. Thomas |
Governor of Goa | |
In office 30 May 1987 – 17 July 1989 | |
Succeeded by | Khurshed Alam Khan |
Lt. Governors of Goa, Daman and Diu | |
In office 24 September 1984 – 29 May 1987 | |
Preceded by | I. H. Latif |
Personal details | |
Born | 29 November 1917 |
Died | 8 August 1990 |
Nationality | Indian |
Spouse(s) | Shrimati Inderjeet Kaur |
Dr. Gopal Singh (1917–1990) was an Indian Governor and politician. He was also a former head of the country's Minorities' Commission and a mystic, poet, writer and philosopher.[1]
Singh was the Governor of Goa from May 1987, earlier the Lieutenant Governor of Goa and first Governor of Nagaland.[2] Singh was nominated member of Rajya Sabha from 3 April 1962 to 2 April 1968.
A litterateur, he translated the Granth Sahib, the Sikh scriptures, into English. He also was English-Punjabi lexicographer and biographer of Guru Nanak and Guru Gobind Singh.[3]
References[]
- ^ Bawa, Paramjit Singh (2005). Mahalla nawan: compositions of Guru Tegh Bahādur-the ninth guru. Allied Publishers. p. 75. ISBN 81-7764-897-7.
- ^ "Dr. Gopal Singh". Raj Bhavan, Kohima, Nagaland. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ "Previous members of Rajya Sabha: Letter S" (PDF). Rajya Sabha. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
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