Tarlochan Singh conferred with Sikh Lifetime Achievement Award
Monday, 20/10/2014
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London: Former India National Minorities Commission Chairman Sardar Tarlochan Singh has been conferred with Sikh Lifetime Achievement Award 2014 for his outstanding contribution to Sikhism and other walks of life.
Describing 81-year-old Singh as a ‘walking encyclopedia on Sikhim, sports, Indian politics and Punjab’, the citation read out at the Sikh Awards 2014 at Westminster Park Plaza in here on Saturday night said, “He is an able Parliamentarian, a sports administrator par excellence, a well read columnist, a successful communicator and a proven administrator.” It said that Singh is the only Sikh to hold the post of the Chairman of National Minorities Commission. Besides this, he was also a member of the National Human Rights Commission, Population Commission and the Rajya Sabha.
In his acceptance speech, Tarlochan Singh said, “I feel honoured to receive the award as it is a positive step to promote Sikhism internationally. I cherish it all the more because the honour has come from my own community.”
He wanted Sikh Directory Limited founder Navdeep Singh who instituted the Sikh Awards to consider setting up a Sikh Research Centre or Sikh Information Centre in London.
