63:
522:
529:
935:
363:
925:
553:
Azure a representation of the Golden Temple at
Amritsar Proper and in base two Sikh Swords crossed in saltire Argent surmounted at the intersection by a quill pen palewise Or.
608:
559:
Dexter a lion armed Or resting the interior foot on a miner's lamp enflamed Proper sinister a lioness Armed Or resting the interior foot on a closed book Azure edged Or.
965:
287:, and came to England with his parents in 1933. His father was a medical doctor. After attending Bishop Vesey's Grammar School in Sutton Coldfield, he studied
434:
187:
52:
950:
960:
873:
857:
702:
430:
955:
541:
The coat of arms displays two mottos: "Manas ki jat sabhe eke paichanbo" and its
English translation, "Recognise the oneness of our human family".
445:
508:
367:
915:
485:
945:
284:
31:
62:
940:
315:
930:
469:
219:
77:
747:
489:
887:
465:
162:
706:
635:
418:
406:
354:
have consulted him. He is prominent in the national and international interfaith movement, a patron of the
920:
910:
837:
292:
17:
905:
501:
43:
385:
375:
351:
304:
241:
231:
215:
801:
690:
733:
676:
656:
410:
402:
761:
651:
528:
671:
397:
In 1989, he received the
Templeton Award for services to spirituality. In 1991 he received the
389:
programme lasted from around 1984 to 2019. He left after editorial disagreements with the BBC.
461:
398:
359:
355:
300:
728:
572:
Lord Singh is married to
Kawaljit Singh OBE. They have two daughters and five grandchildren.
866:
847:
521:
438:
343:
331:
327:
267:
192:
832:
477:
473:
414:
319:
207:
203:
842:
899:
308:
81:
493:
449:
261:
380:
288:
253:. He also contributes to British and overseas newspapers and journals including
246:
236:
422:
280:
199:
157:
150:
139:
453:
339:
255:
108:
90:
326:
and regularly represents the Sikh community at civic occasions such as the
705:. House of Lords Appointments Commission. 5 September 2011. Archived from
775:
589:
347:
335:
323:
481:
296:
507:
Lord Singh was chosen to present the Royal Glove to the King at the
314:
He has advised, or been a member of, official bodies, including the
609:"Sikh peer leaves BBC Radio 4 show with swipe at 'thought police'"
497:
211:
936:
Peers recommended by the House of Lords
Appointments Commission
311:
as a mine manager in India, and in local government in London.
322:’s Advisory Council on Race Relations. He is Director of the
527:
520:
401:
for services to religious broadcasting. In 2004, he joined
364:
wedding of Prince
William of Wales and Catherine Middleton
484:. In the introduction ceremony, his Senior Supporter was
168:
156:
146:
123:
118:
76:
41:
476:on 24 October 2011, being the first member of the
802:"Interview: Indarjit Singh, Crossbench life peer"
27:British journalist and broadcaster (born 1932)
926:Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
283:, then in the British Indian province of the
8:
435:Commander of the Order of the British Empire
433:(OBE) since June 1996, Singh was appointed
858:Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom
853:
680:(Supplement). 31 December 2008. p. 8.
513:
431:Officer of the Order of the British Empire
61:
38:
358:and an executive committee member of the
30:For other people with similar names, see
762:"Lords to have first turbaned Sikh peer"
370:as a representative for the Sikh faith.
183:Indarjit Singh, Baron Singh of Wimbledon
18:Indarjit Singh, Baron Singh of Wimbledon
660:(Supplement). 15 June 1996. p. 13.
581:
966:Alumni of the University of Birmingham
514:
446:House of Lords Appointments Commission
295:. Between 1955 and 1975, he worked in
776:"Coronation order of service in full"
368:Coronation of Charles III and Camilla
7:
748:House of Lords Minute of Proceedings
703:"New non-party-political life peers"
456:on 12 October 2011 taking the title
191:(born 17 September 1932), sometimes
607:Kennedy, Dominic (4 October 2019).
951:Life peers created by Elizabeth II
760:Suroor, Hasan (7 September 2011).
324:Network of Sikh Organisations (UK)
25:
961:British people of Punjabi descent
737:. 17 October 2011. p. 19793.
486:The Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws
956:British people of Indian descent
229:and known as a presenter of the
172:Journalist, engineer, politician
515:Coat of arms of Indarjit Singh
848:"What God thinks of the world"
316:Commission for Racial Equality
1:
838:Profile at Parliament website
488:and his Junior Supporter was
444:On the recommendation of the
800:Calian, Sara (26 May 2016).
764:. Chennai, India: The Hindu.
220:member of the House of Lords
78:Member of the House of Lords
888:The Lord Curry of Kirkharle
307:, for construction company
48:The Lord Singh of Wimbledon
982:
833:Profile at Faith and Media
590:"Royal wedding guest list"
425:in the BBC Radio 4's 2004
279:Singh was born in 1932 at
29:
884:
871:
863:
856:
490:The Lord Carey of Clifton
373:His participation in the
176:
114:
98:
87:
72:
60:
916:British male journalists
879:Baron Singh of Wimbledon
466:London Borough of Merton
458:Baron Singh of Wimbledon
362:. He was invited to the
356:World Congress of Faiths
163:University of Birmingham
625:(subscription required)
419:University of Leicester
332:Remembrance Day Service
67:Official portrait, 2018
946:People from Rawalpindi
532:
525:
360:Inter Faith Network UK
941:Crossbench life peers
818:. 2019. p. 4388.
531:
524:
399:Inter faith Medallion
293:Birmingham University
931:British broadcasters
421:. He came second to
409:in being awarded an
328:Commonwealth Service
225:He is editor of the
44:The Right Honourable
867:The Lord Blencathra
640:Thought for the Day
516:
492:. Singh received a
448:, he was created a
376:Thought for the Day
352:Metropolitan police
305:National Coal Board
232:Thought for the Day
850:(BBC News website)
843:Honorary doctorate
804:. Financial Times.
734:The London Gazette
677:The London Gazette
657:The London Gazette
533:
526:
500:and, notably, the
437:(CBE) in the 2009
411:honorary doctorate
403:Benjamin Zephaniah
393:Awards and honours
218:activities, and a
894:
893:
816:Debrett's Peerage
750:, 24 October 2011
565:
564:
547:The Khandra Azure
301:civil engineering
251:Pause for Thought
180:
179:
134:17 September 1932
16:(Redirected from
973:
885:Followed by
864:Preceded by
854:
820:
819:
812:
806:
805:
797:
791:
790:
788:
786:
772:
766:
765:
757:
751:
745:
739:
738:
725:
719:
718:
716:
714:
699:
693:
688:
682:
681:
668:
662:
661:
648:
642:
633:
627:
626:
623:
621:
619:
604:
598:
597:
596:. 23 April 2011.
586:
517:
498:baronial coronet
439:New Year Honours
350:bishops and the
344:King Charles III
190:
137:
133:
131:
119:Personal details
103:
65:
55:
39:
21:
981:
980:
976:
975:
974:
972:
971:
970:
896:
895:
890:
877:
869:
829:
824:
823:
814:
813:
809:
799:
798:
794:
784:
782:
774:
773:
769:
759:
758:
754:
746:
742:
727:
726:
722:
712:
710:
709:on 3 March 2012
701:
700:
696:
689:
685:
670:
669:
665:
650:
649:
645:
634:
630:
624:
617:
615:
606:
605:
601:
588:
587:
583:
578:
570:
509:2023 Coronation
504:as his crest.
395:
277:
268:The Independent
245:programme, and
198:, is a British
186:
147:Political party
142:, British India
138:
135:
129:
127:
107:
106:24 October 2011
105:
99:
94:
80:
68:
56:
51:
49:
46:
35:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
979:
977:
969:
968:
963:
958:
953:
948:
943:
938:
933:
928:
923:
918:
913:
908:
898:
897:
892:
891:
886:
883:
870:
865:
861:
860:
852:
851:
845:
840:
835:
828:
827:External links
825:
822:
821:
807:
792:
767:
752:
740:
720:
694:
683:
663:
643:
628:
599:
580:
579:
577:
574:
569:
566:
563:
562:
561:
560:
557:
554:
551:
548:
545:
542:
539:
534:
478:House of Lords
474:House of Lords
452:(independent)
415:Doctor of Laws
394:
391:
320:Home Secretary
276:
273:
227:Sikh Messenger
208:British Indian
206:, a prominent
196:Inderjit Singh
193:transliterated
178:
177:
174:
173:
170:
166:
165:
160:
154:
153:
148:
144:
143:
125:
121:
120:
116:
115:
112:
111:
101:Assumed office
96:
95:
88:
85:
84:
74:
73:
70:
69:
66:
58:
57:
50:
47:
42:
32:Inderjit Singh
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
978:
967:
964:
962:
959:
957:
954:
952:
949:
947:
944:
942:
939:
937:
934:
932:
929:
927:
924:
922:
921:English Sikhs
919:
917:
914:
912:
911:Living people
909:
907:
904:
903:
901:
889:
882:
880:
876:
875:
868:
862:
859:
855:
849:
846:
844:
841:
839:
836:
834:
831:
830:
826:
817:
811:
808:
803:
796:
793:
781:
777:
771:
768:
763:
756:
753:
749:
744:
741:
736:
735:
730:
724:
721:
708:
704:
698:
695:
692:
687:
684:
679:
678:
673:
667:
664:
659:
658:
653:
647:
644:
641:
637:
636:People's Lord
632:
629:
614:
610:
603:
600:
595:
591:
585:
582:
575:
573:
568:Personal life
567:
558:
555:
552:
549:
546:
543:
540:
537:
536:
535:
530:
523:
519:
518:
512:
510:
505:
503:
499:
495:
491:
487:
483:
479:
475:
471:
467:
463:
459:
455:
451:
447:
442:
440:
436:
432:
428:
427:People's Lord
424:
420:
416:
412:
408:
407:Peter Donohoe
404:
400:
392:
390:
388:
387:
382:
378:
377:
371:
369:
365:
361:
357:
353:
349:
345:
341:
337:
333:
329:
325:
321:
317:
312:
310:
306:
302:
298:
294:
290:
286:
282:
274:
272:
270:
269:
264:
263:
258:
257:
252:
248:
244:
243:
238:
234:
233:
228:
223:
221:
217:
213:
209:
205:
201:
197:
194:
189:
184:
175:
171:
167:
164:
161:
159:
155:
152:
149:
145:
141:
136:(age 92)
126:
122:
117:
113:
110:
102:
97:
93:
92:
86:
83:
82:Lord Temporal
79:
75:
71:
64:
59:
54:
45:
40:
37:
33:
19:
881:
878:
872:
815:
810:
795:
783:. Retrieved
779:
770:
755:
743:
732:
723:
711:. Retrieved
707:the original
697:
691:Honours List
686:
675:
666:
655:
646:
639:
631:
616:. Retrieved
612:
602:
593:
584:
571:
506:
494:coat of arms
457:
443:
426:
396:
384:
374:
372:
313:
278:
266:
262:The Guardian
260:
254:
250:
240:
230:
226:
224:
195:
182:
181:
109:Life peerage
100:
89:
36:
906:1932 births
729:"No. 59940"
713:8 September
672:"No. 58929"
652:"No. 54427"
417:) from the
381:BBC Radio 4
379:feature on
289:engineering
247:BBC Radio 2
237:BBC Radio 4
235:segment on
204:broadcaster
900:Categories
576:References
556:Supporters
550:Escutcheon
480:to wear a
470:introduced
450:Crossbench
423:Bob Geldof
342:, London.
281:Rawalpindi
216:interfaith
210:active in
200:journalist
169:Occupation
158:Alma mater
151:Crossbench
140:Rawalpindi
130:1932-09-17
874:Gentlemen
618:4 October
613:The Times
468:. He was
462:Wimbledon
454:life peer
429:poll. An
340:Whitehall
275:Biography
256:The Times
91:Incumbent
780:BBC News
594:BBC News
366:and the
348:Anglican
336:Cenotaph
330:and the
318:and the
303:for the
496:with a
472:in the
464:in the
334:at the
309:Costain
502:Khanda
482:turban
297:mining
285:Punjab
785:6 May
544:Crest
538:Notes
460:, of
386:Today
242:Today
104:
787:2023
715:2011
620:2019
405:and
299:and
265:and
214:and
212:Sikh
202:and
124:Born
638:on
383:'s
338:in
291:at
249:'s
239:'s
188:CBE
53:CBE
902::
778:.
731:.
674:.
654:.
611:.
592:.
511:.
441:.
346:,
271:.
259:,
222:.
185:,
132:)
789:.
717:.
622:.
413:(
128:(
34:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
