Background
Sodhi, Nirmal Singh was born on December 15, 1937 in Ludhiana, Punjab, India. Son of Sadhu Singh and Basant Kaur Sodhi.
Sodhi, Nirmal Singh was born on December 15, 1937 in Ludhiana, Punjab, India. Son of Sadhu Singh and Basant Kaur Sodhi.
Bachelor, Punjab University, Chandigarh, India, 1957. Master of Arts, Agra University, 1960. Doctor of Philosophy, Punjabi University, Patiala, 1980.
Lecturer, Government Women College, Chandigarh, India, 1961-1962;
lecturer, Mahendra College, Patiala, India, 1962-1984;
reader, Punjabi U., Patiala, 1984-1988;
professor, Punjabi U., Patiala, since 1988. Visiting professor department sociology U. Lethbridge, Canada, summer 1983. Member of faculty selection panel of social work Lucknow U., India, since 1996, Kashi Vidyapeth, Varanasi, India, since 1996.
Director School for Deaf/Blind, Patiala, 1970-1972, 88-. Director consultant, School for Mentally Retarded, Patiala, since 1982, Family Counseling Center, Patiala, 1990-1992, 96-, Drug Abuse Center, Patiala, since 1987. Consultant Punjab State Panel on Drug Abuse, Chandigarh, India, since 1996, Juvenile Remand Home, Patiala, since 1996.
President Citizens for Social Action, Patiala, 1983-1984. Lieutenant Commander Ministry of Defense, Government India, 1963-1984. Member University Teachers Association, Indian Association Social Work, Teachers Local Association (secretary 1962-1984), Rotary (president 1982-1983, secretary since 1996), Freemasons (president 1991-1992).
Married Prem Kaur Kaur, December 26, 1963. Children: Amardeep, Amandeep.