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| Other name | Kalwant Singh |
| Born | (1939-09-10)10 September 1939 (age 86) Kohmari,Murree,British India |
| Allegiance |  India |
| Branch |  Indian Army |
| Years of service | 7 June 1959 – 30 September 1995 |
| Rank |  Major General |
| Service number | IC-11528 |
| Unit | 19 Rajputana Rifles |
| Commands | 19 Rajputana Rifles 104 Infantry Brigade 27 Mountain Division |
| Battles / wars | Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Sri Lankan Civil War |
| Awards |  Uttam Yudh Seva Medal |
Major GeneralKulwant Singh,[a]UYSM (born 10 September 1939), is an Indian formermilitary officer. He last served as theGeneral Officer Commanding (GOC) the 27 Mountain Division. He had earlier served as the Deputy GOC54th Infantry Division that was a part theIndian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) inSri Lanka, and as Deputy Commandant and Chief Instructor of theInfantry School atMhow.[3]
Singh was born on 10 September 1939, at Kohmari (now inPakistan). He traveled with his family during thepartition of India in 1947 and settled inLucknow, India. He is the son of Sewa Singh, who was aMajor with theIndian Army during the Second World War and was awarded theMBE. Singh completed his primary education atRawalpindi, Pakistan (when it was a part ofBritish India) and then completed rest of the school education atLucknow, India.
Singh joined theNational Defence Academy (NDA) at Khadakwasla near Pune, Maharashtra in 1955 and thereafter theIndian Military Academy (IMA) at Dehradun in 1958. He qualified for the prestigious Higher Command Course atCollege of Combat, Mhow and is a graduate of theDefence Service Staff College (DSSC), Wellington, India.[citation needed]
Singh received hisPh.D. fromDevi Ahilya University, Indore andM.Sc. in Defence Studies fromUniversity of Madras. He holds a postgraduate diploma in Human Resource Development fromIndira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) in New Delhi. He also holds a postgraduate diploma in Management from the Regional College of Management and Technology (RCMT),Secunderabad.[4]
Singh was commissioned into the62 Cavalry of the Indian Army in June 1959. He commanded the 19Rajputana Rifles, and as a full Colonel, he raised the Naugam Sector. As a Brigadier, he commanded the 104 Infantry Brigade. Thereafter, Singh was posted as BGS HeadquartersWestern Command. He was the Dy. G.O.C (General Officer Commanding) of the 54 Infantry Division. Singh was one of the key strategists in the battle forJaffna with theIPKF inSri Lanka.[5] As a Major-General, he was the General Officer Commanding (G.O.C.) of the 27 Mountain Division atKalimpong. He was then posted as MGGS Headquarters at Western Command.[citation needed]
Singh is a veteran of two wars with Pakistan (1965 and1971). He commanded squadron of tanks in both the wars. Singh also commanded two active combat formations: a division deployed along Indo-China border, and a Brigade deployed on theLine of Control (LoC) against Pakistan inJammu and Kashmir (both in snow bound high altitude areas). He also has long experience in tackling terrorism and insurgency.[citation needed]
Singh retired in 1995 as Major-General from the Infantry School, Mhow. After retirement, he became the Director ofMaharishi Institute of Management (MIM) atNoida, and Vice Chancellor ofMaharishi University of Management and Technology (MUMT) located atBilaspur inChhattisgarh.[citation needed]
Singh was made the Defense Minister ofGlobal Country of World Peace founded byMaharishi Mahesh Yogi.[6] He was also the Director General of Invincible Defense (Vedic Defense), Director General of Maharishi Corporate Development Programme (MCDP), the Director General for Center for Advanced Military Science (CAMS), USA[7] and the Director, Global Union of Scientists for Peace.[8]
Singh held a press conference at theNational Press Club inWashington on the morning of 11 September 2001,[9] where he and other scientists advocated deployment of Invincible Defense Technology for peace. The press conference had to be stopped mid-way because of the9/11 attack on theWorld Trade Center complex inLower Manhattan on the same day.
Singh was married to Sonya Kulwant Singh (died in 1999). He has two daughters, Harleena Singh andPreeti Singh. His family is based inPanchkula, Haryana, India.
During his career, Singh was awarded theUttam Yudh Seva Medal (1988),[10] the second highest decoration of senior officers, duringIPKF operations inSri Lanka, for outstanding performance in a war situation.
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His articles have been published in various newspapers and websites as a defense expert advocating the Maharishi Invincible Defense Technology for peace.[11][12] Singh has also written articles forThe Tribune newspaper on various episodes of Sikh history.
