Gursharan Kaur
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Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Preceded byShiela Gujral
Succeeded byJashodaben Modi
BornGursharan Kaur Kohli
13 September 1937
13 September 1937
Gursharan Kaur Kohli | |
|---|---|
 Kaur in November 2012 | |
| Spouse of the Prime Minister of India | |
| In role 22 May 2004 – 26 May 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Shiela Gujral |
| Succeeded by | Jashodaben Modi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gursharan Kaur Kohli 13 September 1937 |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 (including Upinder and Daman) |
| Occupation | |
Gursharan Kaur Kohli (born 13 September 1937)[citation needed] is an Indian history professor, author who served as the former Spouse of the Prime Minister of India a widow of the former Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh.[1]
Kaur was the youngest of seven siblings born to Sardar Chattar Singh,Kaur an engineer of Burmah-Shell, and Smt. Bhagwanti Kaur in Chakwal on 13 September 1937 in British India. She has four sisters and two brothers. Her ancestral village was Dhakku in Jhelum district, Punjab, British India (now in Punjab, Pakistan).[citation needed]
Kaur is known in the Sikh community of Delhi for her kirtan singing, and has also appeared on Jalandhar Radio.[2]
