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00:00Manmohan Singh's Journey, Untold Life Stories, Rare Marriage Photos
00:09Former PM Manmohan Singh's final farewell. Former PM Manmohan Singh is no more. His last
00:15rites were performed at Nigambad Ghat in Delhi. His daughters Upinder, Daman and Amrit Singh
00:21were present.
00:24One intriguing story from Manmohan Singh's life. Manmohan Singh's second daughter, Daman
00:30Singh, has written about several anecdotes from the lives of Singh and his mother, Gersharan
00:35Kaur, in her book.
00:39When Manmohan Singh fell in love, Daman Singh writes that when Singh was studying at Cambridge
00:44University, he once became lost in thoughts of a girl, which affected his studies.
00:52Manmohan Singh desired an educated bride. The book mentions that Manmohan Singh wanted
00:58to marry an educated girl. This is why he initially refused the proposal when he learned
01:03that Gersharan had only studied till school.
01:09How Manmohan and Gersharan got married. Daman Singh writes that Gersharan had graduated
01:13by the 1950s, but Manmohan was disappointed to learn she was an average student.
01:22Manmohan Singh agreed on this, not dowry. Gersharan's father said he couldn't give much
01:27dowry. Manmohan said, I don't believe in dowry. My father just wants the guests to be taken
01:33care of properly.
01:36Why no photos were taken at Manmohan's wedding? 150 guests arrived at Manmohan's wedding.
01:43When the rain stopped, the wedding started, but the groom's side forgot to call the photographer,
01:48so no pictures were taken.