Balmiki Prasad Singh
| Balmiki Prasad Singh | |
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| Governor of Sikkim | |
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In office 9 July 2008 – July 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Sudarshan Agarwal |
| Succeeded by | Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Balmiki Prasad Singh 1 January 1942 |
| Spouse(s) | Late Karuna Singh |
| Residence |
J-2, Upasana Apartments, 1 Hailey Road, New Delhi – 110001 INDIA Tel. No.: 011-4322 0002 Mob. No.: 09810105981 |
| As of November 28, 2014 | |
J-2, Upasana Apartments, 1 Hailey Road, New Delhi – 110001 INDIA
Tel. No.: 011-4322 0002
Balmiki Prasad Singh (born 1 January 1942) was the 14th Governor of Sikkim, India. He is a scholar, thinker and public servant and has written several books and articles. He was born on 1 January 1942 in Begusarai, Bihar. Among his prominent books are Bahudha and the post 9/11 World and The problem of change: a study of North East India. He presided over the four-day Global Buddhist Conference that began on Sunday with the chanting of prayers to mark the 2,600th year of Buddha's enlightenment. Around 1,000 Buddhist scholars, thinkers and followers from over 30 countries assembled at convention hall in Ashoka Hotel on day one of the conference. B.P. Singh is well known as the author of the Bahudha Approach, which outlines a path towards a harmonious world, as against the clash of civilizations. He writes:
Pluralism could be the closest equivalent to Bahudha in the English language. But Bahudha is more than pluralism. For, the Bahudha approach is both a celebration of diversity and an attitude of mind that respects another person's point of view. Dialogue is central to this approach.
Singh was educated in a village school and later at the universities of Patna and Oxford. He passed his M.A. in Political Science from University of Patna in 1960, standing First Class First with record marks and also winning several gold medals. At Oxford University, he obtained a Master of Arts Degree. He became a lecturer in the Post- Graduate Department of Political Science at Patna University at the age of nineteen.
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