Former RS MP and eminent jurist L M Singhvi dead
ibnlive.com Published on Saturday , October 06, 2007 at 15:56 in Nation section
ibnlive.com Published on Saturday , October 06, 2007 at 15:56 in Nation section
New Delhi: Former RS MP and eminent jurist LM Singhvi died in Delhi on Saturday. Singhvi, a constitutional expert, was born in Jodhpur in 1931. He was a member of the Third Lok Sabha from 1962-67. A scholar of Jain history and culture, Singhvi has also served as High Commissioner for India in UK. He was conferred the Padma Bhushan in 1998 as was elected to Rajya Sabha in 1999. Seventy six-year-old Singhvi, who was ailing for the past few weeks, is survived by his wife, son Abhishek Singhvi and a daughter. Tags: LM Singhvi, Rajya Sabha, New Delhi
New Delhi, 23 August 2006: Shri Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, Hon’ble Vice-President of India and Shri Somnath Chatterjee, Hon’ble Speaker, Lok Sabha unveiled the statues of Swami Vivekananda and Sri Aurobindo, respectively in Parliament House today...
Shri Aravind Ghose, popularly known as Sri Aurobindo was the first of the national leaders to insist on full independence for India as the goal of the nationalist movement besides lending all his energies to the freedom struggle. The 82-inch bronze statue of Sri Aurobindo has been carved by a team of sculptors from Sri Aurodhan, Pondicherry and donated by Dr. L. M. Singhvi, former Member of Parliament. speakerloksabha.gov.in
NEW DELHI, INDIA, August 25, 2006: Two beautifully sculpted three-meter statues of Swami Vivekananda and Sri Aurobindo now reside in the Indian Parliament, donated by Dr. L. M. Singhvi, a former member of the Lok and Rajya Sabhas. The sculpture of Aurobindo was done by a team from Bengal in Pondicherry led by Lalit Verma. The statue of Swami Vivekananda was sculpted by C. Dakshinamoorthy of Chennai. Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh thanked Dr. Singhvi and hoped the presence of the two statues will bring greater equanimity and spiritual energy to Parliament.
After the unveiling, Dr. Singhvi said it was a golden moment in the platinum years of his life. He said he was indebted to the two presiding officers, the Prime Minister, the sculptors and particularly to Dr. Karan Singh, his comrade in arms, and other members of his committee, Shri Kantilal Dalal, Shri Kireet Joshi and Professor Indra Nath Choudhuri. "It is a dream come true for me and my wife," said Singhvi. Dr. Singhvi also has installed bronze busts of Mahatma Gandhi in the United Kingdom, the Supreme Court of Ontario, Canada, Parliament Houses in the Caribbean and the Peace Palace in Seoul, South Korea. HPI hpi@hindu.org 2:46 PM
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