Kapur was born to civil surgeon Rai Bahadur Dr. Ram Chand Kapur on 10 December 1923 at Rohtak. He graduated from Forman Christian College, Lahore in 1942.[2]
Kapur joined Indian National Congress after retirement from Indian Air Force. He was nominated for Rajya Sabha in 1985. He took oath on 3 January 1985 but resigned on 14 November 1985 to become Lieutenant Governor of Delhi.[4]
Sports administrationedit
Kapur was also active in sports administration along with his service in Air Force. He served as President of Services Sports Control Board from March 1976 to June 1979.[5] He also served as President of Handball Federation of India from 1976 to 1985.[6]
Kapur died at the age of 96 years on 14 February 2020 after prolonged illness at Dehradun where he was residing with his daughter at her house on Rajpura Road. His cremation took place in the same evening with full honour at Lakhibagh Ghat.[8]
Referencesedit
^"Former Lieutenant Governors". www.lg.delhi.gov.in. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
^"Air Vice Marshal Harkrishan Lal Kapur". www.bharat-rakshak.com. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
^"Air Vice Marshal Harkrishan Lal Kapur". www.bharat-rakshak.com. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
^"Alphabetical List Of Former Members Of Rajya Sabha Since 1952". www.rajyasabha.nic.in. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
^"Past President". www.sscbindia.in. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
^"HFI Presidents". www.indiahandball.wordpress.com. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
^"Padma Awards Directory (1954-2013)". www.webcitation.org. p. 62. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
^"दिल्ली के पूर्व उप राज्यपाल एचकेएल कपूर का निधन, लंबे समय से थे बीमार". www.jagran.com. 15 February 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
External linksedit
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kapur, harkrishan, kapur, december, 1923, february, 2020, former, vice, marshal, indian, force, member, indian, national, congress, served, 11th, lieutenant, governor, delhi, from, november, 1985, august, 1988, vice, marshal, padma, shriharkrishan, kapurpvsm, . Harkrishan Lal Kapur 10 December 1923 14 February 2020 was a former Air Vice Marshal of Indian Air Force and a member of the Indian National Congress who served as 11th Lieutenant Governor of Delhi from 16 November 1985 to 3 August 1988 1 Air Vice Marshal Padma ShriHarkrishan Lal KapurPVSM AVSMHindi हरक शन ल ल कप र11th Lieutenant Governor of DelhiIn office 16 November 1985 3 August 1988PresidentZail Singh Ramaswamy VenkataramanPreceded byMohan M K Wali IASSucceeded byRomesh Bhandari IFSMember of Parliament Rajya SabhaIn office 3 January 1985 14 November 1985Nominated byZail SinghAppointed byRamaswamy VenkataramanConstituencyNominated2nd President of Handball Federation of IndiaIn office 1976 1985Secretary GeneralM L KhanPreceded byLaxmi ChhablaSucceeded byDr Roshan Lal Anand23rd amp 24th President of Services Sports Control BoardIn office March 1976 June 1979SecretaryLieutenant Colonel Darshan Singh Wing Commander Sak DurraniPreceded byMajor General Srinivas Kumar SinhaSucceeded byAir Vice Marshal Prem Pal SinghPersonal detailsBorn 1923 12 10 10 December 1923Rohtak Punjab British India now in Haryana India Died14 February 2020 2020 02 14 aged 96 Dehradun Uttarakhand IndiaPolitical partyIndian National CongressParentDr Ram Chand Kapur father Alma materForman Christian College LahoreOccupationMilitary ServiceProfessionPolitician Sports administratorAwardsPadma Shri 1983 Param Vishisht Seva Medal 1979 Ati Vishisht Seva Medal 1974 ReligionHinduismMilitary serviceAllegiance British India 1943 1947 India 1947 1979 Branch service Royal Indian Air Force 1943 1947 Indian Air Force 1947 1979 Years of service11 Jan 1943 30 Jun 1979RankAir Vice Marshal of the Indian Air ForceService number2165 ADM Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Military service 3 Politics 4 Sports administration 5 Awards 6 Death 7 References 8 External linksEarly life and education editKapur was born to civil surgeon Rai Bahadur Dr Ram Chand Kapur on 10 December 1923 at Rohtak He graduated from Forman Christian College Lahore in 1942 2 Military service editHe was commissioned in Royal Indian Air Force on 11 January 1943 He retired as Air Vice Marshal after 37 years of service on 30 June 1979 3 Politics editKapur joined Indian National Congress after retirement from Indian Air Force He was nominated for Rajya Sabha in 1985 He took oath on 3 January 1985 but resigned on 14 November 1985 to become Lieutenant Governor of Delhi 4 Sports administration editKapur was also active in sports administration along with his service in Air Force He served as President of Services Sports Control Board from March 1976 to June 1979 5 He also served as President of Handball Federation of India from 1976 to 1985 6 Awards editKapur was awarded the Padma Shri the fourth highest civilian award by Government of India in 1983 7 Decoration Country Year nbsp Padma Shri nbsp India 1983 nbsp Param Vishisht Seva Medal nbsp India 1979 nbsp Ati Vishisht Seva Medal nbsp India 1974Death editKapur died at the age of 96 years on 14 February 2020 after prolonged illness at Dehradun where he was residing with his daughter at her house on Rajpura Road His cremation took place in the same evening with full honour at Lakhibagh Ghat 8 References edit Former Lieutenant Governors www lg delhi gov in 24 July 2020 Retrieved 24 July 2020 Air Vice Marshal Harkrishan Lal Kapur www bharat rakshak com 24 July 2020 Retrieved 24 July 2020 Air Vice Marshal Harkrishan Lal Kapur www bharat rakshak com 24 July 2020 Retrieved 24 July 2020 Alphabetical List Of Former Members Of Rajya Sabha Since 1952 www rajyasabha nic in 24 July 2020 Retrieved 24 July 2020 Past President www sscbindia in 24 July 2020 Retrieved 24 July 2020 HFI Presidents www indiahandball wordpress com 24 July 2020 Retrieved 24 July 2020 Padma Awards Directory 1954 2013 www webcitation org p 62 Retrieved 14 August 2013 द ल ल क प र व उप र ज यप ल एचक एल कप र क न धन ल ब समय स थ ब म र www jagran com 15 February 2020 Retrieved 24 July 2020 External links editBiodata from Rajya Sabha Website nbsp This Indian military related biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to Indian sports is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This biographical article related to Asian Handball Federation team handball is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title H L Kapur amp oldid 1169754528, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
