Kunwar Singh Negi

Kunwar Singh Negi (1927 – 20 March 2014) was an Indian braille editor and social worker. He has transliterated 300 books into braille. His major works include Bhagwan Buddha Ka Updesh and Hazrat Muhammad Ki Vani, both being about teachings of Gautam Buddha and Muhammad. He was presented with Indian civilian awards Padma Shri in 1981 and later with Padma Bhushan in 1990.

Life

Negi was born in Pauri, a town now in the north Indian state of Uttarakhand in 1927.

Negi was also active in social work for blind and was associated with Bharat Netrahin Samaj in Punjab and the National Federation of Blind in Delhi.

Negi was honoured with Padma Shri, Indian's fourth-highest civilian award in 1981 for his social work. He was also presented with Sikh Gaurav award by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee.