Pratap Singh of Kapurthala
Colonel the Honourable Kanwar Pratap Singh Bahadur of Kapurthala (1871-5 December 1911) was a Punjabi politician and scholar.
Kanwar Pratap Singh Bahadur
Biography
The son of Kanwar Bikrama Singh of Kapurthala, Pratap Singh was an honorary magistrate and civil judge in Punjab. He served as a member of the Punjab Legislative Council from 1906 to 1911 and the Imperial Legislative Council 1910–1911. He was a founder of the Punjab Chiefs' Association.
Actively involved in the Sikh renaissance movement, Pratap Singh was a scholar of history and religion and was an eminent musicologist of his time.
Awards
- 1909: Commander of the Order of the Star of India
- 1911 (posthumous): Knight Commander of Order of the Star of India
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See also
- Ahluwalia (misl)
- Harnam Singh
- The Kapurthala Royal Collateral Families
- Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
- Billy Arjan Singh
- Bikrama Singh
- Vishvjit Singh
References
- Sir Lepel Grifin – Rajas of the Punjab. 1873
- Griffin & Massey – Chiefs and Families of Note in the Punjab 1909
- Challenge and response (1849–1873) by Harbans Singh published in the Sikh Spectrum.com Monthly Issue No.11, April 2003 https://web.archive.org/web/20071012010324/http://www.sikhspectrum.com/042003/challenges.htm
External links
- KAPURTHALA at www.uq.net.au
- Sikh heritage at www.sikh-heritage.co.uk
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