Randhir Singh (academic) explained

Randhir Singh
Birth Date:1922 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Patiala, Punjab, India
Death Place:Delhi, India
Nationality:Indian
Alma Mater:Punjabi University Patiala
Occupation:Teaching
Spouse:Mohinder Kaur
Children:Shima, Priyaleen Singh

Randhir Singh (2 January 1922 – 31 January 2016) was a Marxist scholar, political theorist and teacher from India. His native village was Manuke in present-day Moga district of Punjab, India. However, he was brought up in Lahore where his father was working as a doctor. He is known as one of the founders of the student movement in the country in the 1930s and a freedom fighter who remained in jail during India's freedom movement in the 1940s. Most of the period he taught at Delhi University. Although he was a teacher of political science, students from other subjects also used to attend his class and listen to Singh, even standing outside classroom premises or around windows as his classroom was always full. He retired as Professor from Delhi University in 1987. His death has got attention of some of the world leaders like Baburam Bhattarai who called Singh a great scholar of the present time.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Prof Randhir Singh passes away. Tribune News Service. tribuneindia.com. 4 February 2016. 4 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160204190803/http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/prof-randhir-singh-passes-away/190816.html. live.
  2. Web site: Marxist Scholar Prof Randhir Singh passes away, Cremation today at 5.00 PM . 4 February 2016 . 4 February 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160204105203/http://www.yespunjab.com/punjab/news/item/84831-marxist-scholar-prof-randhir-singh-passes-away-cremation-today-at-5-00-pm . live .