Background
His father was a medical doctor.
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Indarjit Singh
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He studied engineering at Birmingham University.
Career
He also contributes to British and overseas newspapers and journals including The Times, The Guardian and The Independent. Between 1955 and 1975 he worked in mining and civil engineering for the National Coal Board, for construction company Costain as a mine manager in India, and in local government in London. Prince Charles, Anglican bishops and the Metropolitan police have consulted him.
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In 1989 he received the Templeton Award for services to spirituality. In 1991 he received the Inter faith Medallion for services to religious broadcasting. In 2004 he joined Benjamin Zephaniah and Peter Donohoe in being awarded an honorary doctorate (Doctor of Laws) from the University of Leicester. He came second to Bob Geldof in the British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 4"s 2004 People"s Lord poll An Officer of the Order of the British Empire (Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) since June 1996, Singh was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2009 New Year Honours. On the recommendation of the House of Lords Appointments Commission, he was created a Crossbench (independent) life peer on 12 October 2011 taking the title Baron Singh of Wimbledon, of Wimbledon in the London Borough of Merton. He was introduced in the House of Lords on 24 October 2011, being the first member of the House of Lords to wear a turban. In the introduction ceremony, his Senior Supporter was The Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws and his Junior Supporter was The Lord Carey of Clifton.
Membership
He has advised, or been a member of, official bodies, including the Commission for Racial Equality and the Home Secretary’s Advisory Council on Race Relations. He is prominent in the national and international interfaith movement, a patron of the World Congress of Faiths and an executive committee member of the Inter Faith Network United Kingdom. He was introduced in the House of Lords on 24 October 2011, being the first member of the House of Lords to wear a turban.
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