Background
Azad, Nirmal Singh was born on March 4, 1948 in Ransinke-Mira Punjab, India. Son of Kartar Singh Goraya and Parkash Kaur Randhawa.
Azad, Nirmal Singh was born on March 4, 1948 in Ransinke-Mira Punjab, India. Son of Kartar Singh Goraya and Parkash Kaur Randhawa.
Bachelor (honours), Khalsa College, Amritsar, India, 1968. Master of Arts in economics, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India, 1970. Diploma in national economic planning, Center School Planning & Statistic, Warsaw, Poland, 1980.
Doctor of Philosophy in economics, Punjabi University, Patiala, India, 1981.
Lecturer economics department, Punjab and Punjabi University, 1970-1983; reader economics department, Punjabi University, 1983-1988; professor economics department, Punjabi University, since 1988; senator senate committee, Punjabi University, 1989-1991; head economics department, Punjabi University, 1991-1994; Chairman of the Board economics, Punjabi University, 1991-1994. Member finance committee Punjabi University, 1991-1992, member academic county, 1989-1994, chairman administrative committee department economics, 1991-1994, member college management committee, since 1989.
Secretary Punjab Students Union, 1965-1967, convenor Progressive Thinkers' Forum, 1973-1980, organising secretary Punjab Socialist Council, 1980-1987. Convenor Punjab Thinkers' Forum, since 1992. Member Indian Society Labour Economics (life), Indian Society Agricultural Economics, Indian School Social Sciences (associate).
Married Balbir Kaur Brar, June 15, 1975. Children: Rajan Singh, Puneet Kaur.