Hari Kishan Kaul
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Rai Bahadur Hari Kishan Kaul
Life
Hari Kishan Kaul was born to Raja Suraj Kaul in a distinguished Punjabi family of
After qualifying, Kaul practised law in Lahore,[citation needed] where in 1911 he was responsible for the production of the authoritative Census of the Punjab.[3] Kaul was later sent to the Bengal Supreme Court.[citation needed] In 1923 he moved into public administration as High Commissioner in Jalandhar. In 1931 Kaul returned to Jammu and Kashmir as Prime Minister, appointed by Maharaja Hari Singh, a post he held only until 1932.[4]
Kaul continued working for the British Indian government as an adviser in different areas, including military, cultural and diplomatic relations, until his retirement in 1939. He then returned to Srinagar, where he died on 25 January 1942.
In 1935 Kaul's son, Hari Krishen Kaul, was born, later to be an important Indian theatre director.
Works
Kaul published a number of works not only in the fields of law and Kashmiri history but also of literature.
References
- ^ The Indian Review, 1942, vol. 43: obituary
- ^ L H Griffin, Chiefs and Families of Note in the Punjab, Vol. 1, 1940. pp. 376–377.
- ^ Harikishan Kaul: "Census of India : The Punjab". Vol. XIV. Lahore. Civil and Military Gazette Press, 1912
- ^ Islam and Political Mobilization in Kashmir, 1931-34, Ian Copland, in Pacific Affairs, Vol. 54, No. 2 (Summer, 1981), pp. 228-259
External links
Published sources
- The Indian Review, 1942, vol. 43, p. 161: obituary of Raja Hari Kishan Kaul
- Griffin, Lepel Henry, 1940:Chiefs and Families of Note in the Punjab, vol. 3, p. 90
- Rao, R Venkoba, 1928:Ministers in Indian States, vol. 1, p. 71
- Suharwardy, Abdul Haq, 1983: Tragedy in Kashmir
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