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	Zail Singh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Giani Zail Singh (May 5 1916 - December 25 1994) was the first Sikh president of India.
		Giani Zail Singh, was born on May 5, 1916 in the village of Sandhwan in Faridkot District in a family of artisans, taken to agriculture.
		Giani Zail Singh was elected to the highest office of the President of India on July 15, 1982 and took the oath of office on July 25, 1982.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/Z/Zail-Singh.htm (1390 words)

	Gateway to Sikhism: Famous Sikhs:Giani Zail Singh
		Zail Singh was youngest of Five brothers and sisters.
		In the 1980 General elections Giani Zail singh was elected as Member of Parliament of Lok Sabha, Indira Gandhi the president of the Congress party made him minister of home affairs.
		Giani Zail Singh owing to his humble background was always trying to immpress his bosses (especially Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India), he even once said "I will sweep the door of her house if Madam tells me to do so".
	www.allaboutsikhs.com /person/gianizailsingh.htm (987 words)

	Definition of Giani Zail Singh
		GIANI ZAIL SINGH, whose ascendancy in the service of the nation can be traced from the humblest of origins, combines rare qualities of head and heart.
		Tall, handsome and immaculately dressed Giani Zail Singh was a firm believer in democratic traditions, most unassuming, a God fearing man and true son of the soil.
		Giani Zail Singh was proclaimed and treated as an ordinary criminal.
	www.wordiq.com /definition/Giani_Zail_Singh (1528 words)

	Definition of singh
		Singh was born and died in [[Narangwal, Punjab]], and f...
		Maharajah Duleep Singh's a arrival to the shores of England in 1854 thre...
		28: # The Magnificent Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala (1891-1938), Delhi, 1997
	www.wordiq.com /search/singh.html (568 words)

	Giani Zail Singh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		giani singh jagjit singh sushant singh bachan singh gill surendra singh gurgaon
		Giani, Harpreet Singh Collective works of a few authors, with their take on their lives and surroundings.
		Singh, Harkirat an eye on projects, presentations, thesis, publications, and researches of Harkirat Singh.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Giani_Zail_Singh.html (208 words)

	The Hindu : The story of a smooth succession
		Zail Singh, who was abroad on the fateful day - on a State visit to the Yemen Arab Republic, decided to cut short the trip and rush back home.
		A Congress(I) office-bearer, who drew Zail Singh's attention to the point that the Congress Parliamentary Board had not yet chosen the new leader, was told that this body could not have met in the absence of its chairperson.
		Zail Singh's thinking and his actions belied the fears of some in the ruling establishment that he, because of his hostility, might not be inclined to administer the oath to Rajiv Gandhi and might prefer the seniormost member of the outgoing cabinet.
	www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/2000/10/31/stories/0231000s.htm (951 words)

	Shri Giani Zail Singh - President of India
		Giani Zail Singh was born on May 5, 1916 and died on 25.12.1994.
		His father Sardar Kishan Singh owned about fifty-six acres of land which was intershared by Giani Zail Singh and his two brothers.
		A refined sense of humour, backed by his intense love for children and the suffering humans in all parts of the country, is his inbuilt safeguard against tensions and malice in his public conduct.
	pastpresidentsofindia.indiapress.org /zail.html (1446 words)

	An Interview After '84
		Giani Sujan Singh, Sant Bhindrawale's helper and SGPC member, was among the detained Sikhs.
		Giani Puran Singh was with me. As we approached the bunga, we saw two GurSikhs seated with their backs tied to each other in front of the Bunga.
		Giani Zail Singh saw the sacred copy of Guru Granth Sahib that was injured with a bullet.
	www.singhsabha.com /an_interview_after_'84.htm (2325 words)

	:: Ramgarhia Sikh President Giani Zail Singh :: [Legend of the Month] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Giani Zail Singh Ji was born on 5 May 1916 to Smt Ind Kaur in a small village named Sandhwan, near Kot Kapura, formerly in the princly state of Faridkot.
		In the 1980 general elections Giani Zail Singh was elected as a Member of Parliament.
		Giani Zail Singh won almost by a unanimous vote of the nation.
	www.ramgarhiakom.com /2004/l_doc/03mar.html (773 words)

	OPERATION BLUESTAR: Gateway to Sikhism
		Singh Sahib Giani Singh Sahib, the head Granth of Sri Darbar Sahib, had his residence in Shaheed Bunga Street on the back side of Sri Darbar Sahib.
		Giani Sujan Singh, Sant Bhindranwale's helper and SGPC member, was among the detained Sikhs.
		SINGH SAHIB: Giani Zail Singh was to arrive on June 8.
	www.allaboutsikhs.com /bluestar/ob02.htm (2287 words)

	Today in Sikh History - 29th September:Gateway to Sikhism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Mewa Singh, in his confessional statement said, "This is what led me to take Hopkinson's life and sacrifice my own life to in order to lay bare the opposition exercised upon my innocent people through his influence in the eyes of the whole world.
		Giani Zail Singh's notice of excommunication from Guru Khalsa Panth was withdrawn.
		However, Giani Zail Singh decided to respond to the Akal Takhat notice as a Sikh and sent his written asnwers to the charges against him that were personally delivered by Tarlochan Singh and Ravael Singh.
	www.allaboutsikhs.com /history/his0929.htm (2462 words)

	Rediff On The NeT: Vir Sanghvi reflects on the Giani-Rajiv rift of 1987
		Clearly, Giani Zail Singh thought that the article was important enough to warrant a mention in his posthumously-published Memoirs where both Arun Shourie and I are singled out as the two journalists whose work contributed to the famous Rajiv-Zail rift.
		In the spring of 1987, Zail Singh came close to dismissing the prime minister of India on charges of corruption.
		Of course, you won't find all this in Zail Singh's tedious, self-serving memoirs in which he portrays himself as a harmless old man who was only concerned with upholding constitutional traditions.
	www.rediff.com /news/1996/2711vir.htm (543 words)

	Giani Puran Singh 1984 Experiences
		Giani Mohan Singh gave the message to the Singhs and said that if the army wanted the Singhs inside Sri Darbar Sahib, then they would have to send their men inside.
		Giani Mohan Singh and I both thought if we were to get out of Sri Darbar Sahib with our hands up, we will be probably shot.
		Giani Zail Singh was shot when crossing the firing line of the Singhs, however if the Singhs stopped firing then they would be martyred.
	panthic.org /news/129/ARTICLE/1403/2005-06-05.html?... (1767 words)

	» Giani Zail Singh Great Personalities Biography : Incredible People : Famous People Guide: Famous Personalities
		Giani Zail Singh was born on May 5,1916 at a small village named Sandhwan, near Kot Kapura, formerly princely state of Faridkot.
		Giani Zail Singh was appointed as the Revenue Minister.
		In 1982, Giani Zail Singh was unanimously elected by the Congress Party as the choice for the President.
	profiles.incredible-people.com /giani-zail-singh (217 words)

	Biography of Giani Zail Singh at www.sikh-history.com
		iani zail singh was first punjabi to become president of India.
		fter this course, Giani was attached to his name., which meant "the one learned in the religious lore".
		venthough Giani Zail Singh achieved much in his life but he did not aligned himself with the Akalis in Punjab, the leading group of Sikh political aspirations.
	www.sikh-history.com /sikhhist/personalities/zail.html (987 words)

	GRD ACADEMY : academic qualification centre, educational institution (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The elevation of Giani Zail Singh to the post of the President of India gave him much to rejoice.
		"Zail Singh was my friend, philosopher and confidant" he reminsces his association with immense fondness, " and it was he who laid the foundation stones of our numerous projects and even inaugurated them." S.
		Raja Singh are content to see their family tree handsomely grow; life-storms, borne together are behind them.
	www.grdacademy.com /management.htm (955 words)

	Giani Puran Singh 1984 Experiences
		Giani Mohan Singh was in Darbar Sahib at the time.
		The Singhs said that they were willing to do what I told them to do.
		The Singhs said no military person was alive in their trench.
	www.panthic.org /news/129/ARTICLE/1403/2005-06-05.html?sid=d1f1e2bf18ab1d01d47d2f455cf38ae1 (1767 words)

	The Hindu : Zail Singh's death: RI for truck driver
		A court at Roopnagar, near here, has sentenced the truck driver involved in the accident leading to the death of former President, Zail Singh, on December 25, 1994, to rigorous imprisonment for two years.
		Balbeer Singh, delivered the verdict convicting the driver, Tarsem Lal, of offences relating to rash driving, causing grievous injury and death by negligence.
		Giani Zail Singh received injuries on his right arm and different parts of his body which resulted in his death after a month-long treatment on December 25, 1994.
	www.hinduonnet.com /2000/12/07/stories/0207000n.htm (137 words)

	Shahid Sikh Missionary College (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Ganga Singh, well versed in the art of oratory and with perfect mastery of Persian, Urdu and Punjabi languages, became its first principal.
		Eminent theologians, Sahib Singh and Taran Singh, were also associated with the institution.
		Giani Zail Singh who was elected President of India in 1982 is an alumnus of this College.
	www.sikh-history.com /sikhhist/institutes/smisscol.html (328 words)

	Manmohan breaks 57-year jinx
		Manmohan Singh, the name he has used all his life, and the name with which he has achieved fame and success, clearly has no 'r.' Neither does the name Sonia Gandhi, but some traditionalists might argue that as a true Indian nari, her full name would have read Sonia Rajiv Gandhi.
		Sikhs traditionally use their village name (in Manmohan Singh's case, he was born in the village Gah, now in Pakistan, and which does not have the letter 'r').
		Manmohan Singh, a modern, liberal individual, obviously had no use for something as obscure as a caste name and never referred to it.
	www.rediff.com /news/2004/may/19spec2.htm (568 words)

	Rediff On The NeT Elections '98: Constituency Profile/Hoshiarpur, Punjab
		Among the important winners were Giani Zail Singh, besides Baldev Singh and Amar Nath Vidyalankar.
		In 1980, Giani Zail Singh (Congress) won 48.7 per cent votes against Balbir Singh of the Bharatiya Lok Dal, who secured only 21.5 per cent votes.
		In May 1985, Balbir Singh was shot down by the terrorists.
	www.indiaabroad.com /news/1998/feb/14hosh.htm (533 words)

	SikhSpectrum.com Monthly. Who is a Punjabi?
		Sardar Tarlochan Singh, the former personal assistant (PA) to the President of India (late) Giani Zail Singh, should know how Zail Singh humiliated Punjabis by saying, “Hitler and Stalin were great men.
		Tiwana deny that Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa’s Akali party or Tarlochan Singh’s boss Giani Zail Singh were not responsible for the deaths in Punjab over the last two decades.
		The SGPC, headed by (late) Gurcharan Singh Tohra, is reminiscent of the days when Arur Singh Sarbrah and the head "priests" of Darbar Sahib (Golden Temple) conferred a robe of honor on General Dyer who massacred unarmed Punjabis, mostly Sikhs, at Jallianwala Bagh on the day of Baisakhi, April 13, 1919.
	www.sikhspectrum.com /082004/punjabi_who_is.htm (2149 words)

	The Prime Minister or a puppet? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Introduction: One is reminded of an anecdote concerning Giani Zail Singh, who became the President of India in July 1982 on account of the patronage bestowed on him by Smt.
		The UPA government headed by Dr Manmohan Singh is in the saddle at the Centre for the last one year and it is time to assess its work as well as to appraise the performance of Dr Manmohan Singh as a Prime Minister of the country during this year.
		In this context, one is reminded of an anecdote concerning Giani Zail Singh who became the President of India in July 1982 on account of the patronage bestowed on him by Smt.
	www.hvk.org /articles/0605/56.html (1060 words)

	Tributes paid to Zail Singh : Onlypunjab.com Team- Onlypunjab.com Regional News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Speaking on the occasion, Ms Bhattal said Giani Zail Singh had worked hard for promoting all religions during his five-year term as Chief Minister of Punjab from 1970 to 1975.
		She announced a grant of Rs 7 lakh for the Giani Zail Singh Trust for the further development of his memorial in the village.
		Mr Gurdev Singh Badal, Mr Kushaldeep Singh Dhillon and Mr Mantar Singh Brar, all MLAs, announced a grant of Rs 2 lakh for the trust.
	www.onlypunjab.com /latest/fullstory-newsID-4983.html (1047 words)

	The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Main News
		Mrs Pardhan Kaur widow of former President Giani Zail Singh, died at her native village Sandhwan at about 7.45 a.m.
		Mr S.K. Gupta, a close associate of Giani Zail Singh, said the deceased was suffering from kidney problem since the past one month.
		After the death of Giani Zail Singh in a road accident on December 25, 1995, near Kiratpur Sahib in Ropar district, Mrs Pardhan Kaur stayed at the official bungalow in Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, allocated by the Central Government to the late President.
	www.tribuneindia.com /2002/20020512/main4.htm (325 words)

	Daily Excelsior...Business
		A local court has ordered Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) to pay a compensation of Rs 12 lakh to Pradhan Kaur, the widow of former President Giani Zail Singh who died in 1994 as a result of injuries sustained in a road accident in Punjab’s Ropar district.
		The court also awarded a compensation of Rs 90,000 to one Basant Singh, nephew of Zail Singh who was also injured while travelling in the ill-fated car.
		Zail Singh was injured when his car collided with a truck near Handoor Mihalpur village on Fatehgarh Sahib-Chandigarh Road in November 1994.
	www.dailyexcelsior.com /02apr25/busi.htm (2593 words)

	Memorial to be set up in Zail's village
		SANDHWANA (Faridkot), Dec 27: Giani Zail Singh Charitable Memorial Trust has decided to raise suitbale memorial in the memory of former President Gyani Zail Singh at his native village here.
		Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today announced a grant of Rs 5 lakh as first instalment of the contribution of the state government for raising a suitable memorial.
		Floral tributes were paid to Giani Zail Singh also by the leaders of various political parties, including former Punjab Chief Minster Rajinder Kaur Bhattal, Punjab State Freedom Fighters Organisation president Mansa Ram and united CPI-Punjab president Sukhinder Singh.
	www.expressindia.com /ie/daily/19981228/36251294.html (145 words)

	Sikh History in September at Sikh.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Jawahar Singh Was Brother Of Rani Jind Kaur.
		Udham Singh Of Jandoo Singha, A Member Of The SGPC Was Arrested.
		Manjit Singh Assumed The Responsibilitiy Of Jathaedar Kesgadh Sahib.
	www.sikh.net /SIKHISM/History/September.htm (1237 words)

	Giani Zail Singh College of Engineering & Technology
		This is the first Technical Institute in Punjab established with the full funding of State Government,established in the year 1989 when the then Hon'ble Governor of Punjab laid the foundation stone on October 23,1989.
		Initially set up as Government Engineering College, it was converted into an autonomous institute in the year 1991 and a "Board of Governors" was constituted to manage the College.
		In the year 1996, once again the name of the college was changed to the present name in honour of Late Giani Zail Singh, former President of India and a great son of Punjab, without disturbing the original character of the institution.
	www.indiaeducation.ernet.in /insitutions/PROFILENEW.ASP?no=U00194 (225 words)

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