Singh was born in 1932 at Rawalpindi, then in the British Indian province of the Punjab, and came to England with his parents in 1933. His father was a medical doctor. He studied engineering at Birmingham University. Between 1955 and 1975, he worked in mining and civil engineering for the National Coal Board, for construction company Costain as a mine manager in India, and in local government in London.
His participation in the Thought for the Day feature on BBC Radio 4's Today programme lasted from around 1984 to 2019. He left after editorial disagreements with the BBC.[2]
The coat of arms displays two mottos: "Manas ki jat sabhe eke paichanbo" and its English translation, "Recognise the oneness of our human family".[11]
Crest
The Khandra Azure
Escutcheon
Azure a representation of the Golden Temple at Amritsar Proper and in base two Sikh Swords crossed in saltire Argent surmounted at the intersection by a quill pen palewise Or.
Supporters
Dexter a lion armed Or resting the interior foot on a miner's lamp enflamed Proper sinister a lioness Armed Or resting the interior foot on a closed book Azure edged Or.[12]
Personal life
Lord Singh is married to Kawaljit Singh OBE. They have two daughters and five grandchildren.
References
^"Royal wedding guest list". BBC News. 23 April 2011.
^Kennedy, Dominic (4 October 2019). "Sikh peer leaves BBC Radio 4 show with swipe at 'thought police'". The Times. Retrieved 4 October 2019. (subscription required)
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For other people with similar names see Inderjit Singh Indarjit Singh Baron Singh of Wimbledon CBE born 17 September 1932 sometimes transliterated Inderjit Singh is a British journalist and broadcaster a prominent British Indian active in Sikh and interfaith activities and a member of the House of Lords The Right HonourableThe Lord Singh of WimbledonCBEOfficial portraitMember of the House of LordsLord TemporalIncumbentAssumed office 24 October 2011Life PeeragePersonal detailsBorn 1932 09 17 17 September 1932 age 90 Rawalpindi Punjab British IndiaPolitical partyCrossbenchAlma materUniversity of BirminghamOccupationJournalist engineer politicianHe is editor of the Sikh Messenger and known as a presenter of the Thought for the Day segment on BBC Radio 4 s Today programme and BBC Radio 2 s Pause for Thought He also contributes to British and overseas newspapers and journals including The Times The Guardian and The Independent Contents 1 Biography 2 Awards and honours 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External linksBiography EditSingh was born in 1932 at Rawalpindi then in the British Indian province of the Punjab and came to England with his parents in 1933 His father was a medical doctor He studied engineering at Birmingham University Between 1955 and 1975 he worked in mining and civil engineering for the National Coal Board for construction company Costain as a mine manager in India and in local government in London He has advised or been a member of official bodies including the Commission for Racial Equality and the Home Secretary s Advisory Council on Race Relations He is Director of the Network of Sikh Organisations UK and regularly represents the Sikh community at civic occasions such as the Commonwealth Service and the Remembrance Day Service at the Cenotaph in Whitehall London King Charles III Anglican bishops and the Metropolitan police have consulted him He is prominent in the national and international interfaith movement a patron of the World Congress of Faiths and an executive committee member of the Inter Faith Network UK He was invited to the wedding of Prince William of Wales and Kate Middleton as a representative for the Sikh faith 1 His participation in the Thought for the Day feature on BBC Radio 4 s Today programme lasted from around 1984 to 2019 He left after editorial disagreements with the BBC 2 Awards and honours EditIn 1989 he received the Templeton Award for services to spirituality In 1991 he received the Inter faith Medallion for services to religious broadcasting In 2004 he joined Benjamin Zephaniah and Peter Donohoe in being awarded an honorary doctorate Doctor of Laws from the University of Leicester He came second to Bob Geldof in the BBC Radio 4 s 2004 People s Lord poll 3 An Officer of the Order of the British Empire OBE since June 1996 4 Singh was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire CBE in the 2009 New Year Honours 5 6 On the recommendation of the House of Lords Appointments Commission 7 he was created a Crossbench independent life peer on 12 October 2011 taking the title Baron Singh of Wimbledon of Wimbledon in the London Borough of Merton 8 He was introduced in the House of Lords on 24 October 2011 9 being the first member of the House of Lords to wear a turban 10 In the introduction ceremony his Senior Supporter was The Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws and his Junior Supporter was The Lord Carey of Clifton Singh received a coat of arms with a baronial coronet and notably the Khanda as his crest Coat of arms of Indarjit Singh Notes The coat of arms displays two mottos Manas ki jat sabhe eke paichanbo and its English translation Recognise the oneness of our human family 11 Crest The Khandra Azure Escutcheon Azure a representation of the Golden Temple at Amritsar Proper and in base two Sikh Swords crossed in saltire Argent surmounted at the intersection by a quill pen palewise Or Supporters Dexter a lion armed Or resting the interior foot on a miner s lamp enflamed Proper sinister a lioness Armed Or resting the interior foot on a closed book Azure edged Or 12 Personal life EditLord Singh is married to Kawaljit Singh OBE They have two daughters and five grandchildren References Edit Royal wedding guest list BBC News 23 April 2011 Kennedy Dominic 4 October 2019 Sikh peer leaves BBC Radio 4 show with swipe at thought police The Times Retrieved 4 October 2019 subscription required People s Lord on Thought for the Day No 54427 The London Gazette Supplement 15 June 1996 p 13 No 58929 The London Gazette Supplement 31 December 2008 p 8 Honours List New non party political life peers House of Lords Appointments Commission 5 September 2011 Archived from the original on 3 March 2012 Retrieved 8 September 2011 No 59940 The London Gazette 17 October 2011 p 19793 House of Lords Minute of Proceedings 24 October 2011 Suroor Hasan 7 September 2011 Lords to have first turbaned Sikh peer Chennai India The Hindu Calian Sara 26 May 2016 Interview Indarjit Singh Crossbench life peer Financial Times Debrett s Peerage 2019 p 4388 External links EditProfile at Faith and Media Profile at Parliament website Honorary doctorate What God thinks of the world BBC News website Orders of precedence in the United KingdomPreceded byThe Lord Blencathra GentlemenBaron Singh of Wimbledon Followed byThe Lord Curry of Kirkharle Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Indarjit Singh amp oldid 1134798976, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
