| 词条 | Kishen Singh Kapoor |
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}} Kishen Singh Kapoor (1873–1936) was a mathematician, author and a teacher. BiographyHe was the eldest son of Bhai Jassa Singh who had migrated to Amritsar city from Kabul, Afghanistan. Bhai Kishan Singh was educated in Lahore. He was the first Sikh Principal of Khalsa College, Amritsar, the pioneer Sikh institution in India. He was a professor of Maths at the College Amritsar in 1987 and on April 30, 1898, when the principal Mr Vere O’Ratigan, left the College, Kishen Singh was called upon to officiate as Principal, thus becoming the first Sikh Principal of the College. He again took over the reins of Principal of the College on August 15, 1899 when Dr. John Campbell Oman left the College to sail to England. He was the author of books on mathematics, published by Janki Dass & Sons, which served as text books for schools and colleges by the Government of Punjab. He was a President of Amritsar Temperance Society.[1] The most notable event during his tenure as Principal was the visit of Lord Curzon, the then Viceroy and Governor General of India to campus of Khalsa College, Amritsar. Later he was a member of Senate of Punjab University, where he served till 1936. ==Private life== He got married to Hukum Kaur of Dera Baba Nanak in 1898 and they had two children, a son and a daughter. His daughter, Sukhwant Kaur, was born in 1901. Hisson, Kulwant Singh, was born in 1907.[2] References1. ^title= Kishen Singh {{DEFAULTSORT:Kapoor, Kishen Singh}}{{Sikh-bio-stub}}{{Edu-bio-stub}}2. ^title= Kishen Singh 4 : Asian university and college presidents|School principals and headteachers|1873 births|1936 deaths |
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