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).