| 词条 | Kulwant Singh (general) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| honorific_prefix = Major General | name = Kulwant Singh | honorific_suffix = UYSM | image = Kulwant Singh Maj Gen.jpg | image_size = 295px | birth_date = September 10, 1939 Kohmari, Murree, British India | allegiance = {{IND}} | branch = {{army|India}} | serviceyears = 7 June 1959 – 30 September 1995 | rank = Major General | servicenumber = IC-11528 | unit = 19 Rajputana Rifles | commands = 19 Rajputana Rifles 104 Infantry Brigade 27 Mountain Division | battles = Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Indian Peace Keeping Force (Sri Lanka) | awards = Uttam Yudh Seva Medal }} Major-General Kulwant Singh, UYSM is a retired Indian Army General who served as the General Officer Commanding (G.O.C.) of the 27 Mountain Division, as the Dy. General Officer Commanding (G.O.C.) of the 54 Infantry Division that was a part the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) in Sri Lanka.[1], and as Deputy Commandant and Chief Instructor of the Infantry School at Mhow. Early lifeSingh was born on September 10, 1939, at Kohmari (now in Pakistan). He traveled with his family during the partition of India in 1947 and settled in Lucknow, India. Family and Personal lifeSingh is the son of Sewa Singh, who was a Major with the Indian Army during the Second World War and was awarded the MBE. Singh was married to Sonya Kulwant Singh (died in 1999). He has two daughters, Harleena Singh and Preeti Singh. His family is based in Panchkula, Haryana, India. Educational profileSingh completed his primary education at Rawalpindi, Pakistan (when it was a part of British India) and then completed rest of the school education at Lucknow, India. He joined the National Defence Academy (NDA) at Khadakwasla near Pune, Maharashtra in 1955 and thereafter the Indian Military Academy (IMA) at Dehradun in 1958. Singh 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 Devi Ahilya University, Indore and M.Sc. 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), Secunderabad.[2] Army careerSingh 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 Sri Lanka.[3] As a Major-General, he was the General Officer Commanding (G.O.C.) of the 27 Mountain Division at Kalimpong. He was then posted as MGGS Headquarters at Western Command. Singh is a veteran of two wars with Pakistan (1965 and 1971). 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 Line of Control (LoC) against Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir (both in snow bound high altitude areas). He also has long experience in tackling terrorism and insurgency. Post-retirementSingh 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 Maharishi University of Management and Technology (MUMT) located at Bilaspur in Chhattisgarh. Singh was made the Defense Minister of Global Country of World Peace founded by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.[4] 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[5] and the Director, Global Union of Scientists for Peace[6]. Singh held a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington on the morning of September 11, 2001[7], 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 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan on the same day. Awards and recognition/Honours and decorationsDuring his career, Singh was awarded the Uttam Yudh Seva Medal (1988)[8], the second highest decoration of senior officers, during IPKF operations in Sri Lanka, for outstanding performance in a war situation.
PublicationsHis articles have been published in various newspapers and websites as a defense expert advocating the Maharishi Invincible Defense Technology for peace[9][10]. Singh has also written articles for The Tribune newspaper on various episodes of Sikh history. See also
References1. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/ARMY/history/1987ipkf/295-operation-poomalai.html|title=Operation Poomalai - Bharat Rakshak - Indian Army & Land Forces|last=|first=|date=|website=www.bharat-rakshak.com|language=en-gb|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-09-03}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Kulwant}}2. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.invinciblemilitary.org/about/index.html#Singh|title=About Creating an Invincible Military in the United States|website=www.invinciblemilitary.org|access-date=2018-09-03}} 3. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.istpp.org/military_science/|title=Center for Advanced Military Science (CAMS)|last=|first=|date=|website=www.istpp.org|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-09-03}} 4. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.globalcountry.org/wp/ministries/|title=MINISTRIES {{!}} Global Country of World Peace|website=www.globalcountry.org|language=en-US|access-date=2018-09-03}} 5. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.istpp.org/military_science/#directors|title=Center for Advanced Military Science (CAMS)|last=|first=|date=|website=www.istpp.org|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-09-03}} 6. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.gusp.org/directors/|title=Directors – GUSP|website=www.gusp.org|language=en-US|access-date=2018-09-03}} 7. ^{{Cite web|url=http://dns.org.uk/etc/VedicDefenceShield.htm|title=Vedic Defence Shield|website=dns.org.uk|access-date=2018-09-03}} 8. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.indianarmy.nic.in/WriteReadData/Documents/awards/UYSM.htm|title=Official Website of Indian Army|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-09-03}} 9. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.globalgoodnews.com/world-peace-a.html?art=12691132094124710|title=World Peace News: Top Stories|website=www.globalgoodnews.com|access-date=2018-09-03}} 10. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.invinciblemilitary.org/about/Maj_Gen_Singh.html|title=Major General (Retd.) Kulwant Singh, Ph.D.|website=www.invinciblemilitary.org|access-date=2018-09-03}} 8 : 1939 births|Living people|Indian Army personnel|Indian Army officers|Indian generals|People from Murree|Recipients of the Uttam Yudh Seva Medal|People of the Indian Peace Keeping Force |
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