Sarup Singh (also Swaroop Singh) (9 January 1917 – 4 August 2003) was an Indian academic turned politician. He remained a faculty member at

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, Delhi, and later became the Vice-Chancellor of the

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(1971–74). He was member of the

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from

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(1978-1984) of

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party. Earlier he was the

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, and later appointed

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Dr. Sarup Singh Governor of Gujarat Profile

Official website. in December 1990 and held the position till 1995. He also served as acting Governor of Rajasthan from August 1991 till February 1992.

Early life and education

Born in Sanghi Village,

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, Singh studied till Class IV in his native village and completed his matriculation from

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in 1934 and Intermediate Arts from

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in 1936. He also did his B.A. (Hons.) in English from

Ramjas College Ramjas College is one of the oldest constituent colleges of the University of Delhi, located in its North Campus in New Delhi, India. It was founded by the great educationist and philanthropist Rai Kedar Nath with the aim of providing affordab ...

, Delhi (1938), followed by a M.A. in English in 1940.

Career

Singh started his career as a lecturer at

Hindu College, University of Delhi Hindu College is a constituent college of the University of Delhi. Founded in 1899, it is one of the oldest colleges in India, offering undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in the sciences, humanities and commerce. The college has prod ...

in 1940, where he taught for over a decade, in 1951 he joined

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, and received his Ph.D. in English Literature in 1953. Thereafter he rejoined Hindu College. However the following year, he was appointed Vice-Principal of

, Delhi and later its Principal in 1957. In 1961, when the Department of English was established at the University of Kurukshetra, he became its first Head. Then in 1965, he became Professor and Head of the Department of English in the

. Eventually, he was appointed Vice-Chancellor of the University in January, 1971. He also remained member of

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(1975-1978), and became a member of Rajya Sabha from Haryana (1978 - 1984). He remained

from 12 February 1990 to 20 November 1990. After his death, 'Dr Sarup Singh Chair' was created at the

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, Haryana, while its Department of English also organized "Dr. Sarup Singh Lectures" on his birth anniversary, while the Chair organizes seminars of Shakespeare in collaboration with the Shakespeare Association (India) starting 2006. The first "Dr. Sarup Singh Memorial Lecture" was held at

in 2005.

Works

* ''The Theory of Drama in the Restoration Period''. Orient Longmans, Calcutta, 1963. *''Family Relationships in Shakespeare and the Restoration Comedy of Manners''. Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1983. * ''The Double Standards in Shakespeare and Related Essays : Changing Status of Women in 16th and 17th Century England''. Konark Publications, New Delhi, 1988.

References

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Early life and education

Career

Works

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