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WW2 veteran from Punjab recalls century of snapshots on 100th birthday

Lance Naik Charan Singh, a WWII veteran, celebrated his 100th birthday with army honors, sharing memories and health tips from his simple village life.

The felicitation event of Charan Singh organised by the Indian army. (HT Photo)
Updated on Sep 10, 2024 08:10 AM IST
ByVedant Chandel, Chandigarh

Keeping up with UP | In the footsteps of Charan Singh’s political journey

The progenitor of the Jat-Muslim political alliance blazed a trail in the realm of political defections but never compromised on the farmer's issues

A file photo of former prime minister Charan Singh at the India Gate in New Delhi in August 1980. (HT File Photo/Virendra Prabhakar)
Published on Feb 16, 2024 09:51 PM IST
BySunita Aron

Charan Singh’s clarion call in 1946 changed agriculture in North India

Noted political scientist Paul Brass identified him as the principal spokesman of the middle peasantry of India.

former Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh.(File)
Published on Feb 10, 2024 04:51 PM IST

Armed with a camera, 99-year-old veteran documents time in World War II

Posted at Kranji on the border of Singapore and Malaya in 1942, Charan Singh holds on to sepia-toned frames dominated by uniformed men besides the obvious collection of his own pictures of WWII

Circa 1942: A young lance naik Charan Singh after getting enrolled in the British Indian Army.
Updated on Sep 07, 2023 06:32 PM IST
ByVedant Chandel, Rupnagar

Reminiscing two untold stories in Indian politics

Bhishma Narain Singh and “King” Mahendra are no longer with us. But the trajectory of politics is full of such unknown stories

Former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi sent veteran Congress politician from Bihar, Bhisma Narain Singh, to placate Charan Singh, who was then the home minister in the Janata Dal government. Three days later, she was released from jail (HT ARCHIVE)
Updated on May 06, 2023 07:35 PM IST
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