Major General Kulwant Singh (born 10 September 1939), UYSM is a former

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of the Indian Army. He last served as the General Officer Commanding (GOC) the 27 Mountain Division. He had earlier served as the Deputy GOC 54th Infantry Division that was a part the

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(IPKF) in

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, and as Deputy Commandant and Chief Instructor of the Infantry School at Mhow.

Early life and education

Singh was born on 10 September 1939, at Kohmari (now in Pakistan). He traveled with his family during the

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in 1947 and settled in Lucknow, India. He is the son of Sewa Singh, who was a

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with the

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and was awarded the MBE. Singh completed his primary education at

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, Pakistan (when it was a part of British India) and then completed rest of the school education at Lucknow, India. Singh joined the National Defence Academy (NDA) at Khadakwasla near Pune, Maharashtra in 1955 and thereafter the Indian Military Academy (IMA) at Dehradun in 1958. He qualified for the prestigious Higher Command Course at College of Combat, Mhow and is a graduate of the Defence Service Staff College (DSSC), Wellington, India. Singh received his Ph.D. from

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, Indore and

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in Defence Studies from University of Madras. He holds a postgraduate diploma in Human Resource Development from Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) in New Delhi. He also holds a postgraduate diploma in Management from the Regional College of Management and Technology (RCMT),

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Army career

Singh was commissioned into the 62 Cavalry of the Indian Army in June 1959. He commanded the 19 Rajputana Rifles, and as a full Colonel, he raised the Naugam Sector. As a Brigadier, he commanded the 104 Infantry Brigade. Thereafter, Singh was posted as BGS Headquarters Western Command. He was the Dy. G.O.C (General Officer Commanding) of the 54 Infantry Division. Singh was one of the key strategists in the battle for Jaffna with the IPKF in

. As a Major-General, he was the General Officer Commanding (G.O.C.) of the 27 Mountain Division at

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. He was then posted as MGGS Headquarters at Western Command. Singh is a veteran of two wars with Pakistan (

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and

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). He commanded squadron of tanks in both the wars. Singh also commanded two active combat formations: a division deployed along Indo-China border, and a Brigade deployed on the

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(LoC) against Pakistan in

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(both in snow bound high altitude areas). He also has long experience in tackling terrorism and insurgency.

Post-retirement

Singh retired in 1995 as Major-General from the Infantry School, Mhow. After retirement, he became the Director of Maharishi Institute of Management (MIM) at Noida, and Vice Chancellor of

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(MUMT) located at Bilaspur in

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. Singh was made the Defense Minister of Global Country of World Peace founded by

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (born Mahesh Prasad Varma, 12 January 1918

. He was also the Director General of Invincible Defense (Vedic Defense), Director General of Maharishi Corporate Development Programme (MCDP), the Director General for Center for Advanced Military Science (CAMS), USA and the Director, Global Union of Scientists for Peace. Singh held a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington on the morning of 11 September 2001, where he and other scientists advocated deployment of Invincible Defense Technology for peace. The press conference had to be stopped mid-way because of the

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on the World Trade Center complex in

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on the same day.

Personal life

Singh was married to Sonya Kulwant Singh (died in 1999). He has two daughters, Harleena Singh and

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. His family is based in Panchkula, Haryana, India.

Awards and decorations

During his career, Singh was awarded the Uttam Yudh Seva Medal (1988), the second highest decoration of senior officers, during IPKF operations in

, for outstanding performance in a war situation.

Publications

His articles have been published in various newspapers and websites as a defense expert advocating the Maharishi Invincible Defense Technology for peace. Singh has also written articles for The Tribune newspaper on various episodes of Sikh history.

Notes

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Kulwant 1939 births Living people Indian Army officers Indian generals People from Murree Recipients of the Uttam Yudh Seva Medal People of the Indian Peace Keeping Force Army War College, Mhow alumni