The Legacy of Manmohan Singh: A Leader India Will Miss
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The Legacy of Manmohan Singh: A Leader India Will Miss

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Singh was born in September 1932 in Gah in undivided Punjab. Journalist and author Rasheed Kidwai writes that Singh’s village did not have electricity and piped drinking water. Neither did it have a school, which meant that as a child, Singh would have to walk miles to reach an Urdu medium school in the area. But coming from modest home only pushed Singh to pursue and excel at academics, and he went on to become a star student, studying economics at Panjab University. At a public event in 2018, Singh spoke of how he had been encouraged to go abroad by his teacher in Hoshiarpur, SB Rangnekar, remembers historian Ramachandra Guha, who was present at the event.

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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Tributes pour as former PM Manmohan Singh passes away at 92: ‘History shall…’

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Hindustan Times  

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Dr. Manmohan Singh, architect of India's economic reforms, passes away at 92
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India Today  

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Manmohan Singh, former Prime Minister and architect of India's economic reforms, dies at 92
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India TV News  

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