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Karam Singh

1884 – 1930

Author, historian and Sikh scholar

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About Karam Singh

Lived 1884 – 1930 (aged 46). Karam Singh was an Indian historian, writer, novelist and farmer.

Education Having studied primary school in Jhabaal, Middle from Khalsa Collegiate School, Amritsar, he attended Khalsa College, Amritsar for higher studies. There was no one to support his passion of collecting notes and references. Karam Singh travelled around the area to interview and record the statements of elderly people.

Death Post-mortem photograph of Sikh historian Karam Singh, with his corpse surrounded by others, circa September 1930In August 1930, Karam Singh contracted malaria, which developed into pneumonia. He died of his illness on 10 September 1930. Banda Bahadur (Punjabi, ਬੰਦਾ ਬਹਾਦਰ) Katak Ki Visakh (Punjabi, ਕਤਕ ਕਿ ਵਸਾਖ) Jeevan Harnaam Kaur (Punjabi, ਜੀਵਨ ਹਰਨਾਮ ਕੌਰ) Jeevan Sada Kaur (Punjabi, ਜੀਵਨ ਸਦਾ ਕੌਰ) Banda Kaun tha (Urdu, بندہ کون تھا؟) Maharaja Ala Singh (Punjabi, ਮਹਾਰਾਜਾ ਆਲਾ ਸਿੰਘ) Gurpurb Nirnay (Punjabi, ਗੁਰਪੁਰਬ ਨਿਰਣੈ) Amar Khalsa (Punjabi, ਅਮਰ ਖ਼ਾਲਸਾ) Gur Gatha (Punjabi, ਗੁਰ ਗਾਥਾ)

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
Khalsa College Amritsar
Also known as
Karam Singh Sewak, Sardar Karam Singh, Karam Singh historian

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Karam Singh's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Karam Singh?

Author, historian and Sikh scholar (1884–1930)

When was Karam Singh born?

Karam Singh was born on 18 March 1884 in Chabhal Kalan.

When did Karam Singh die?

Karam Singh died on 18 September 1930 in Amritsar.

What was Karam Singh's occupation?

Karam Singh was a historian, writer, novelist and farmer.

What nationality was Karam Singh?

Karam Singh was Indian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Karam Singh

· Wikidata: Q6368245

· DBpedia: Karam Singh (historian)

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