Gopal Singh (29 November 1917 – 8 August 1990) was an Indian

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and politician. He was also a former head of the country's Minorities' Commission and a writer. Singh was the

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from May 1987, earlier the

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and first Governor of Nagaland. Singh was nominated member of

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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 Gurū Nānak (15 April 1469 – 22 September 1539; Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ; pronunciation: , ), also referred to as ('father Nānak'), was the founder of Sikhism and is the first of the ten Sikh Gurus. His birth is celebrated wor ...

and

Guru Gobind Singh Guru Gobind Singh (; 22 December 1666 – 7 October 1708), born Gobind Das or Gobind Rai the tenth Sikh Guru, a spiritual master, warrior, poet and philosopher. When his father, Guru Tegh Bahadur, was executed by Aurangzeb, Guru Gobind Sing ...

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1917 births 1990 deaths Governors of Goa Governors of Nagaland Nominated members of the Rajya Sabha {{Goa-politician-stub