About Daman Singh
Daman Singh was an Indian writer.
Daman Singh (born 4 September 1963) is an Indian writer and daughter of former Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh.
Personal life Singh was born on 4 September 1963 in Chandigarh to Manmohan Singh and Gursharan Kaur. She has two sisters, Upinder Singh and Amrit Singh. In 1966, Singh and her family moved to New York City, where her father worked for UNCTAD. She is married to Ashok Patnaik (IPS officer of 1983 batch) since 1991 who was also the CEO of the National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) of India. Together, they have a son, Rohan.
Books The Last Frontier: People And Forests in Mizoram (1996) The Sacred Grove (2012) Nine by Nine (2013) Strictly Personal: Manmohan and Gursharan (2014)
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Indian writer
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Daman Singh was born in Chandigarh.
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Daman Singh was a writer.
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