31 Facts About Ujjal Singh

Governor Ujjal Singh was an Indian politician who was a participant in the First Round Table Conference, opened officially by King George V on 12 November 1930.

Ujjal Singh served as the Finance Minister of Punjab, Governor of Punjab, followed by acting Governor of Tamil Nadu.

Ujjal Singh was born on 27 December 1895 in the Hadali village belonging to the Shahpur district.

Ujjal Singh was first introduced to politics, specifically Sikh politics, by his cousin Sardar Bahadur Mehtab Singh.

Ujjal Singh was then married to Santsev Kaur, daughter of builder Sunder Singh Dhupia and granddaughter of famous poet-philosopher and 'Father of Modern Punjabi Literature' Bhai Vir Singh.

Ujjal Singh took over the Inder Cotton Factory named after his grandfather,.

Ujjal Singh first joined the Chief Khalsa Diwan of Sir Sundar Singh Majithia in 1919.

Ujjal Singh was elected to the Punjab Legislative Council in and continued serving till 1956.

Ujjal Singh served as the secretary of the Khalsa National Party, which was created by Sir Jogendra Singh in 1935 where he worked in Sikh political and religious affairs and became a member of the first Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee.

Ujjal Singh's actions were well received by the Sikh spheres- by the time he became famous his cousin Mehtab Singh became the President of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee and the Deputy President of Punjab Legislative Council.

Ujjal Singh supported Jathedar Akali Baba Chet Singh Nihang's crusade for allowing the Akali-Nihangs to keep spears and full-length swords with themselves at all times.

Ujjal Singh served as Parliamentary Secretary in the Unionist Government in undivided Punjab under Sikander Hayat Khan- but resigned after differences.

Ujjal Singh was, later, part of an Indian delegation to the Food and Agriculture Organization held in Quebec.

Ujjal Singh was nominated as the Urban Sikh representative to the 1st and 2nd Round Table Conferences held in London.

Ujjal Singh resigned in protest to the British not freeing Akali prisoners during the Gurdwara Reform Movement.

Ujjal Singh was then a part of the Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru Committee in 1944.

Ujjal Singh was then elected into the Defense Committee to protect Hindus and Sikhs from Islamic aggression.

Ujjal Singh then visited Rawalpindi and Panja Sahib to help Hindus and Sikhs who fell prey to riots in West Punjab.

Ujjal Singh had later donated thousands for the resettlement of refugees, he himself being one as he had no property in India and was homeless.

Ujjal Singh later bought a home for himself in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh and lived there for a very long time.

Ujjal Singh argued in favour of the adoption of the Objective Resolution which laid down the founding principles of the Constitution.

Ujjal Singh served as Minister of Industries and Civil Supplies, and again as Finance and Industries Minister between 1949 and 1956.

Ujjal Singh was a member of the Second Finance Commission established by the Government of India from June 1956 to September 1957.

Ujjal Singh served as Governor of Punjab from 1 September 1965 to 27 June 1966, during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 and the Punjabi Suba Movement.

Ujjal Singh supported the movement and was a key reason for it not drowning in blood and being kept peaceful.

Ujjal Singh took up large tracts of land in the lower Bari Doab region, which was considered uncultivatable and used mechanized farming to make sure it was cultivatable for wheat and sugarcane.

Ujjal Singh was the Governor of Tamil Nadu from 28 June 1966 to 25 May 1971.

Ujjal Singh died at his New Delhi residence on 15 February 1983.

Ujjal Singh was a member of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee since its inception.

Ujjal Singh heavily promoted education, he was a member of the Khalsa College organizing committee, a Fellow of the Panjab University and member of the Delhi University Court.

Ujjal Singh was the founder of Guru Nanak Public School, Chandigarh, where he served as Founder President.