‘When I had no money, I stopped eating…’ Late PM’s daughter shares painful story

Dr. Secrets of Manmohan Singh: After the demise of former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, many things related to him have come to light. Some of these things Dr. Manmohan Singh’s daughter Daman Singh’s name is also in the book. In which it is written that Dr. Manmohan Singh was studying at Cambridge University on scholarship. Then he saw very difficult times. Then there came a time when due to lack of money he had to give up food. Meanwhile, he used to spend his days eating chocolate.

Dr. Interesting facts related to the life of Manmohan Singh

Dr. Manmohan Singh’s daughter Daman Singh has written these things in her book ‘Strictly Personal: Manmohan and Gurusharan’. This book was published by HarperCollins in the year 2014. Dr. Manmohan Singh received a first class degree in Economics from Cambridge University in 1957. Daman Singh wrote in this book, ‘Dr. Manmohan Singh was born in Gah, Punjab (now part of Pakistan). Once my sister Dr. Manmohan Singh was asked whether he wanted to go back home? To this he said, ‘No, this is the same place where my grandfather was murdered.’

Dr. Daman Singh in Cambridge has written about the days of Manmohan Singh in his book, ‘Dr. Manmohan Singh’s tuition and education expenses were 600 pounds. Whereas he was getting a scholarship of only 160 pounds from Punjab University. He depended on his father for the remaining money. Dr. Manmohan Singh used to avoid unnecessary expenses. Furthermore, he never drank beer or wine. Despite all this, if the money does not reach home on time, it becomes difficult.

Daman Singh wrote, ‘Manmohan Singh loved to sing at family get-together picnics. During this, he was singing the last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar’s ghazal ‘Lagta Nahi Hai Ji Mera’ and Amrita Pritam’s poem ‘Akhaan Waris Shah Nu…’. Apart from this, his sense of humor was very good. He gave many nicknames to people. Even the family members could not escape from this. He used to call my mother ‘Gurudev’, while we three sisters were nicknamed ‘Kick’, ‘Little Nun’ and ‘Little Ram’.