Current Context : Dr. Manmohan Singh, former Prime Minister of India, passed away on December 26, 2024, at the age of 92.

About

Birth: September 26, 1932, in Gah, Punjab (now in Pakistan).

Academic and Professional Career:

• Held positions at institutions like the Reserve Bank of India, the Planning Commission, and the Ministry of Finance.
• Governor of the Reserve Bank of India from 1982 to 1985.

Political Career:

• Finance Minister of India (1991-1996) under Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao.
• Prime Minister of India (2004-2014), serving two consecutive terms.

Awards and Honors:

• Padma Vibhushan (1987) – India’s second-highest civilian honor.
• Jawaharlal Nehru Birth Centenary Award (1995).
• Outstanding Parliamentarian Award (2002).
• Lifetime Achievement Honour by the India-UK Achievers Honours (2023).