Late Smt. Karuna Singh was born on August 11, 1943 at Bodhgaya. (the place of enlightment of Lord Buddha). Her father Raibahadur Ganesh Prasad Rai and mother Smt. Rajeshwari Devi named her Karuna. She was brought up at Patna and educated in Bankipur Girls High School and later at Patna Women’s College.
Late Smt. Karuna Singh got married at an early age to Shri Balmiki Prasad Singh who was then a lecturer at Post Graduate Department of Political Science in Patna University. They have three children, Sumita & Preeti daughters and Rajeev a son. While Rajeev is a member of the Indian Revenue Service (IT), his wife Kirti is a fashion designer. Sumita is teaching physics in Post-graduate Department of Patna Science College Patna and her husband P.N. Rai, IPS is an Addl. D.G of Police in Bihar. Preeti, a journalist, is married to Rajeev Ranjan, IAS who is a Principal
Secretary in Government of Tamil Nadu.
On appointment of Mr. B.P. Singh to the IAS in 1964 they moved to Assam. Smt. Karuna Singh drew particular pleasure in associating herself with cultural and social events of tribal and plains people in Assam.
Late Smt. Karuna Singh is a housewife deeply interested in social works related to education and welfare programmes particularly of the poor. She is actively associated with the IAS Wives Welfare Association, Bihar Mahila Samiti and other national level organizations. Her hobbies are gardening and listening to light music.
Much to the grief of Raj Bhavan and all Sikkimese people, she passed away for her heavenly abode on April 01, 2010 due to cardiac failure at Apollo Hospital, New Delhi.
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IN MEMORY OF OUR BELOVED KARUNA SINGH
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In the 50th year of our marriage, on 1st April, 2010 my beloved wife Karuna suddenly moved to the other world as willed by God.
On March 10, 1961, Karuna and I got married while she was about 18 and I was over 19 years. She was then a graduate student of Patna Women’s College and I had just become Lecturer in Political Science in Patna University. It was an arranged marriage.
Subsequently, on my entry into the Indian Administrative Service we moved from
Bihar to Assam then to New Delhi (back and forth), Washington DC and finally to
Sikkim. She raised the family which included our three children and six
grand-children.
Karuna’s company was an assurance of immense value that I was
not alone in the journey of life.
Most of the time Karuna saw the world with her
heart and this was a great support. She conducted herself with great dignity
both in high and low times. She was both dear and precious.
Karuna had the
quality of connecting herself with another person at inner level by being
sincere and compassionate, helpful and yet quiet.
Karuna lived life on her own
terms. Her life was disciplined and transparent, and her heart was pure. She
loved people, and encouraged them to become successful.
Karuna was a beautiful
person in every sense of the term.
I am proud of the fact that Karuna was my life partner.
Balmiki Prasad Singh
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Dear Shri B.P. Singhji,
I am deeply saddened to learn about the passing away of your wife, Smt. Karuna Singh.
Please accept my heartfelt condolences and convey them to the rest of your family members. I pray to the Almighty to give you and the other members of your family, the strength and courage to bear this irreparable loss.
With regards,
Yours sincerely,
(Pratibha Devisingh Patil)
President of India
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Dear Shri B.P. Singhji,
It is with great sadness that I learnt of the passing away of your wife Shrimati Karuna Singh. I offer my deepest condolences to you and other near and dear ones of Shrimati Karuna Singh on this loss and pray for peace of the departed soul. May God give you strength in this testing time.
Yours sincerely,
(Manmohan Singh)
Prime Minister of India
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Dear Shri Singh,
I have just been informed about the sad passing away of your wife. I can well imagine how anguished and distressed you must be in losing your life-partner. I know words are of little solace at this hour of terrible personal tragedy. However, please accept my sincere condolences and feelings of empathy and support to you and other members of the bereaved family.
Yours sincerely,
(Sonia Gandhi)
President
Indian National Congress
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My dear B.P.Singh Jee,
I am grieved to learn about the sad demise of your revered wife Smt. Karuna Singh Jee. While I send my heartfelt condolences, unfortunately for health reasons I am not able to join you at the prayer meeting. May her soul rest in peace and give courage to you all in the family to bear this tragedy.
Joining you in this hour of grief,
Yours sincerely,
(I.K. Gujral)
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Respected Shri Singh ji,
I am deeply saddened to learn about the passing away of your beloved wife. It is a great lose to all of us.
My colleagues in the Kashag join me to offer our sincere condolence to your Excellency, other family members and relatives for this sudden demise. I sincerely pray to the Triple Gem for peace of the departed sour, courage and strength to the bereaved family members to bear the loss.
With profound regards,
Yours sincerely,
Samdhong Rinpoche
KALON TRIPA
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My heartfelt condolences. The Lord knows which is right and so we should bow to His Will. May he give you the strength to bear this loss.
M.K.Narayanan,
Governor of West Bengal
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May God give strength to H.E the Governor Shri B. P Singh Sahab and his children to bear this sad and untimely demise of First Lady Smt. Karuna Singh Jee.
May her soul rest in peace.
Pawan Chamling
Chief Minister of Sikkim
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It was with profound grief we came to know the sad demise of the First Lady, Smt. Karuna Singh on 01.04.2010 at around 9 P.M. We in Raj Bhavan miss her seeing her making rounds of the garden and showing keen interest in the flowers. Our hearts go out to His Excellency and the rest of the family members and pray that God will grant them strength to withstand the sad loss.
K. N. Bhutia,
Secretary
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Our heartfelt condolences. May H.E the Governor and his family members be given the courage and strength to bear this great loss.
T. T. Dorji & family,
Chief Secretary
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We were shocked to hear about the untimely demise of Madam Karuna Singh, the First Lady of Sikkim. She had always been kind and considerate to the Police personnel. May her gracious soul rest in eternal peace.
C. M. Ravindran,
D.G.P
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Our heartfelt condolences on the passing away of the First Lady of Sikkim.
Jasbir Singh,
Home Secretary.
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Dear Shri Balmiki Prasad ji,
I am deeply saddened to learn about the sudden demise of your wife. I am sure God will give you strength and fortitude to withstand this most tragic loss that befalls you and your family.
Kindly accept my heartfelt condolences.
Regards
Your sincerely,
Meira Kumar (Smt.)
Speaker, Lok Sabha
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Dear Governor, B.P Singh ji
I was shocked to learn about the sudden and untimely demise of Smt. Karuna Singh Ji. It is really a bolt from the blue for your entire family. I can well imagine your deep anguish and sorrow at the going away of your life companion.
Please accept my heartfelt sympathies at this occasion. May God Almighty give you and your family, the strength and forbearance to bear this irreparable loss.
Yours in grief,
(S.S. Sidhu)
Governor of Goa
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Dear Shri Balmiki Prasad Singhji,
I am deeply shocked and grieved to learn of the sudden demise of your beloved wife Mrs Karuna Singh yesterday on 1st April, 2010. Her death has caused a great loss not only to your family but also to all of us. It is very painfull to lose one’s life partner. I share the pain that you and your family are enduring at this tragic moment.
On behalf of my wife Anupama and myself, I convey our heartfelt condolences to you and your bereaved family members. We pray to Almighty God to give you strength to bear this tragedy and offer prayers for eternal peace of the departed soul.
With sincere regards
Your in grief
General JJ Singh,
PVSM,AVSM,VSM (Retd)
Governor of Arunachal Pradesh
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Your Excellency,
I am deeply grieved to hear the sad news of the sudden demise of your beloved spouse Smt. Karuna Singh Ji on 2nd April at New Delhi. I vividly remember the kind soft spoken lady that she was, even as I met you both at the Delhi airport very recently. Please accept my profound sorrow at this hour of your personal grief. I pray the Almighty grant you the fortitude to bear with this great tragedy with equanimity.
Kind
Regards
Yours in grief,
(E.S.L. Narasimhan)
Governor of Andhra Pradesh
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Dear Shri B.P Singh ji,
My wife and I are deeply distressed to learn the sudden demise of your wife Smt. Karuna Singh. When we met her last in Delhi during the Governors’ conference she impressed us with her gentle nature and friendly disposition. We were really looking forward to meeting her again but that is not to be now.
We know that it is an irreparable personal loss to you and we hope you will be able to overcome the grief with the passage of time.
We convey our heart-felt condolences to you on this tragic bereavement.
With Warm regards,
Yours sincerely,
(Ranjit S. Mooshahary)
Governor of Meghalaya
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My Dear Balmiki ji,
We learnt from the newspapers of the news of dear Karunaji passing away and are greatly saddened by it. We can imagine your grief. The news has come as a big shock and I am writing this to only express our deep sense of grief ourselves.
We mourn her passing away and pray that He gives you the strength to bear what that undoubtedly is a great loss.
With our condolences,
Yours sincerely,
(Nikhil Kumar)
Governor of Nagaland
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Dear Shri B.P Singh,
I was deeply saddened to know about the untimely demise of your beloved wife and Sikkim’s First Lady Smt Karuna Singh in New Delhi on 1st April 2010.
My wife Radha joins me in conveying our heartfelt condolences to you and other member of your family in this hour of grief and pray God to give you strength to bear this great personal loss.
With regards,
Your sincerely,
(K. Sankaranarayanan)
Governor of Maharashtra
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Dear Shri B.P Singh ji
I deeply mourn the sad demise of your wife Smt. Karuna Singh. Smt. Karuna Singh was a force of inspiration for you and her passing away is a great personal loss for you. Please accept my heartfelt condolences on the bereavement. I pray to the Almighty to give you strentgth to bear the irreparable loss.
With Warn up regards,
Your sincerely,
(H.R Bhardwaj)
Governor of Karnataka
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Dear Shri Singh,
I am deeply saddened by the news of the sudden death of your wife and first lady of Sikkim Smt. Karuna Singh. Smt. Singh engaged herself in cultural and social events of tribal and plains people in Assam. She was associated with I.A.S. Wives Welfare Association, Bihar Mahila Samiti etc. and so many other organizations of National importance. She endeared herself immensely with the entire Raj Bhavan Staff and the people at large in Sikkim.
I along with my wife Smt. Neeva Konwar convey our heartfelt condolences and pray to Almighty for eternal peace of the departed soul.
Your sincerely,
(Devanand Konwar)
Governor of Bihar
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Dear Shri Singh ji,
I am deeply saddened to know of the passing away of your wife Smt. Karuna Singh. I was in Arunachal Pradesh on that day when I got the sad news.
Please accept my sincere and heartfelt condolences. Please convey my sympathies and condolences to the other members of your family.
With kind regards
Your sincerely,
(P. Chidambaram)
Home Minister India
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Dear Shri B.P Singh ji
I am deeply grieved to learn of the sad and untimely demise of your wife Smt. Karuna Singh.
I offer my sincere condolences and I pray to the Almighty to give you and your entire family, the strength to bear this irreparable loss.
In Grief,
Your sincerely,
(Farooq Abdullah)
Minister New and Renewable Energy
Government of India
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Excellency,
When I came back from tour yesterday, I came to know of the sad demise of your wife. She was well-known to my wife, Jaya, and to me, and we had the privilege of her presence on several occasions in our house. Like you, she was a generous, hospitable and kindly person. I still recall with gratitude the hospitality she extended to me when I visited Sikkim last year and had the honour of staying in Raj Bhavan as your guest.
This is to convey my heartfelt condolences. May God give you the strength to bear this immeasurable loss!
With warm regards
Your sincerely,
(K.M. CHANDRASEKHAR)
Cabinet Secretary
New Delhi
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Dear Shri Rajeev Singh ji,
I am deeply grieved to learn about the sudden demise of your mother, Smt. Karuna Singh on 01.04.2010.
Life and death, as well all know, is in the hands of the Almighty, and we the poor mortals have to accept His verdict. In this hour of grief, I offer my heartfelt condolences. May the Almighty give peace to the departed soul and strength to you and other members of the bereaved family to bear this unbearable loss.
Your sincerely,
(Sushilkumar Shinde)
Minister of Power
Government of India
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Dear Shri Rajeev Singh ji,
I am shocked to know about the sudden & untimely demise of your beloved mother Smt. Karuna Singh.
I sent my heartfelt condolences to you. I am with you during this hour of grief and pray Almighty to give strength and courage to you and to all the family members to bear this irreparable loss.
May her noble soul rest in peace.
Your sincerely,
(Kumari Selja)
Minister of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation
Government of India
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Dear Singh Saheb,
I am deeply grieved to learn about the sad demise of your beloved wife. She was a very nice lady, a pleasant personality and a good human being. Her loss is irreparable.
I realize that at this juncture of life, loss of companion is bound to create a great vacuum in your life. However, life has to go on. I hope with your academic background, you will try to get over this tragedy by devoting little more time in academic and public welfare activities.
I convey my deepest condolences to you and all the members of your family and pray God for eternal peace to the departed soul.
I will personally call upon you as soon as I can make it possible to visit Sikkim.
Your sincerely,
(B.P.SARAF)
Former Chief Justice
J&K High Court
Former Judge, Bombay High Court
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Dear Excellency B.P Singh ji,
I have learnt about the sad demise of your wife some days ago. May her soul rest in peace. On behalf of the entire INTACH family, may I extend our heartfelt condolence on this bereavement I was informed that a condolence meeting was held in Sikkim House in Delhi. I would have personally attended the meeting if I had known about the time and date.
You have been a valued member of INTACH and we shall always remember your help and participation towards the activities of the organization.
We shall look forward to your guidance in future.
With regards,
Your sincerely,
(Maj.Gen.(Retd) L.K. Gupta, AVSM)
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My Dear Mr. Singh,
Meenakshi and I have been deeply saddened to hear of the passing away of your wife so suddenly and prematurely. Please accept our most sincere condolences and prayers for her, for you and the family. Despite the many consolations of philosophy, I know how real and intense a loss this will be for you as she was a wonderful, generous and warm human being with rare gift of radiating love. Please know that we are, as ever, there for you in body and spirit even though we are not as frequently in touch as we would like.
I did visit Sikkim House to call on you but you were not in. I will be traveling over the coming weeks but will make it a point to say in touch.
With deep affection and warmest regards,
Your sincerely,
Rajiv Mehrotra,
Secretary
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My
Dear Balmiki ji,
I am deeply grieved at the sudden illness and demise of your wife Karuna ji. I had a very long association with you and Karuna ji and we were associated as members of one family. Therefore it is difficult to reconcile myself with this irreparable loss of yours. In one’s life it is a great tragedy to lose one’s life partner. I join you and members of your family in your bereavement. I pray to God that her soul may rest in peace.
With best regards,
Your sincerely,
(A.R. Kidwai)
Former Governor &
Ex-Member, Rajya Sabha
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My
Dear BP Singh,
I was shocked to hear from Dr. Arun Kumar this afternoon about the passing away of your dear wife. The tragic event must indeed have been a deep blow to you. The loss of a dear one at any stage in one’s life leaves a void which is difficult to fill. One must however bow to the will of providence and accept the inevitable. May I offer my heartfelt condolences in your sad Bereavement. Please convey the same to other members of the family. May Providence give you strength to bear this deep loss with Equanimity and fortitude.
Yours in grief,
(Soli J. Sorabjee)
Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India
Former Attorney General for India
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Your Excellency,
I, on my own, and on behalf of all the members of Sulabh International Social Service Organisation convey our profound grief and sorrow on passing away of your wife Smt. Karuna Singh. I, however, never imagined that the end will come so soon. I met Smt. Singh a number of times and on several occasions and invariably was met with cordiality and affection. She was no doubt a very simple and pious lady. We realize how in her death your family has lost a most respected member and that the loss will be irreparable.
On behalf of Sulabh family and on my behalf we send our heartfelt condolences to you land the bereaved family. We pray to God almighty to give you strength to bear this loss. May the departing soul rest in eternal peace.
Your sincerely,
(Bindeshwar Pathak)
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Respected Dr. B.P. Singh ji,
I myself and every member of the University join you sharing your feeling and sorrows. However, as you know very well, every union ends with depart, which is the nature of our life. Therefore, the acceptance of reality of life i.e. impermanence will certainly give strength to you spiritually. We all pray for a peaceful journey of the deceased with appropriation of high status life “ABHYUDAYA”
With deep affection and warmest regards,
Your sincerely,
Prof. Geshe N. Samten,
Vice-Chancellor
Central University of Tibetan Studies
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Dear Shri Singh,
I was sad to hear the demise of Karuna Bhabhi. It is a loss not only to the family, but also to all of us.
She was one of the most interesting personalities I have known. She was a remarkable human being who spread light and joy wherever she went. She strove to make earth a world of harmony, beauty and love. She had transparent sincerity and unswerving regard for truth. She was so humane and innocent till the end.
But then what is life about? Arrivals and departures. Joy and tragedy. Celebration and sorrow. And in this eternal system, saying good bye- however inevitable it may be – is not an easy thing.
Most, in fact all of us, have known or are destined to know sorrow at some point or other in our lives; but tragedy which is only sorrow magnified to a very high and intense degree fortunately, it usually beyond the realm of normal human experience. This tragedy has left us devastated and it is difficult to accept what has happened. In spite of everything, the birds sing on the trees, the sun also shines, children laugh and play and the business of life goes on. And we, those who remain behind, must return from the wings to the centre stage of life and pick up our role from where we left off for a while. The show must go on…. trite saying no doubt, but true.
Each of us feels that his own world id safe and far removed from the horrors that one hears about. But now I know better, I know that is requires but a single second to change irrevocably our former life so that nothing but nothing can ever be the same again. Gone, too is the sense of isolation from the tide of the affairs of men.
The consciousness that we are still “involved in mankind” means being “recalled to life”. As we walk slowly along the path to normalcy, we realize that, surely, we shall overcome. I hope it will also apply to all of us.
In this hour of your deep grief, I know only too well how words are of so little consequence. Nevertheless…I send you my deep felt feelings of empathy and support.
With Regards,
Your sincerely,
(S.K. Agnihotri)
- an IAS colleague of
Assam and Meghalaya
cadre.
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Dear Balmikiji,
It is with a very heavy heart that i am writing to you today.the news of shrimati karunaji”s passing away has come as a big shock.we do not know what caused her sudden demise.from what i gather, mr. Surojit banerjee was to meet you perhaps a day or two before this verytragic happening.he was looking forward to call on you when the sad news was announced by the media.
Shrimati kurana singhji”s passing away is akin to a deep personal loss for all of us at allided publishers.with our long years of association with you and karunaji, we can only share with you now the pangs of seperation from one who has been so intimately involved in all your personal and public activities, a source of immense moral strength, love, and above all,a wonderful companion.
Our heartfelt condolences to members of your family who will miss their loving mother and grandmother.
On behalf of Ravi sachdev, surojit banerjee and thestaff of allied publishers,
Your sincerely,
(Sunil sachdev)
Allied Publishers Private Limited
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Dear Mr. Singh,
My wife, Pushpa and I were very sad to know about the sudden passing away of your dear wife a few days back. We had met Mrs. Singh on a number of occasions in social gatherings and were very much taken in by her grace and affectionate demeanor. Pushpa in particular was very fond of her and we are aware that she had been a great companion to you in your eventful life. Kindly accept our sincere condolences on your bereavement.
We know that when one loses one’s spouse on really loses a part of one’s life and no words of consolation can ever make good the loss. We can only hope and pray that the Almighty gives you and the others in the family strength to bear this loss.
May the departed soul rest in peace in Heaven.
Your sincerely,
(Nilmadhab Mohanty)
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Dear Balmiki,
It was with the greatest sadness that I learnt about the passing away of Karuna-ji. She was a lady of immense compassion and a true ‘ardhangini’ to you. Indira joins me in sending you our heartfelt condolences.
Lalit Mansingh,
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Dear Sir,
We join with many others were loved and cared by mrs.karuna singh in offering our deepest sympathy on her despature to the heavenly abode. Its just the other day that my wife,son and myself had the privilege of having a memoriable meeting with her in the governor house ,gangtok.her love for my little son is something we are going to cherish forever. She and the memories of that day are going to keep her with us forever.
We know no word will be enough at this moment but pray with all other whom she loved and carried for –may she rest in peace and god be with you all the family members to have courage and sthength to face the ultimate challenge and difficuit time.
In sympathy,
Amarendra,Sharmila and Aditya
K .Amarendra N .Sing, Ph.D.
Social, Environment & Water Unit, SASDI.
The World Bank
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Dear B.P,
I was distressed to hear from our mutual friend, Ralph Buultjens, about the passing of your wife. I know that she must have been a wonderful lady who was made proud and happy by your own illustrious career.
Please accept my deepest sympathies. I hope our paths will cross soon.
Ted
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Dear Sir,
Kindly accept my and my wife Dr. Savina’s condolences on the sad demise of your wife. We were our of station and hence could not come personally to share your Rajeev ji,s grief.
Just a few days ago Karuna ji had come to my wife,s laboratory for a check up and was talking to my wife warmly. May God grant you and your entire family fortitude in this hour to bear this loss with courage.
Your sincerely,
(Dr. Sharad Rohatgi)
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Dear Sir,
I join with so many others who knew Mrs. Karuna Singh in offering our deepest sympathy on her passing. Although it is little consolation at this sad time, it should be of some satisfaction to know that in her passing you can celebrate the end of a very long and productive life.
The measure of a life well-lived is through the lives they touched and the sorrow they leave behind. If the outpouring of sympathy on her loss is any indication, and it most certainly is, you can proudly and confidently say that her indeed was a life well-lived.
May you find peace and comfort in knowing that her loss is felt by all who knew and loved her.
In sympathy,
(Athar Haque)
Information Technology Consultant
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Dear B.P,
We were deeply shocked to hear of the sad demise of your wife. Permit us to offer our most sincere condolences on your sad and irreparable loss. At this time I am well aware that any words that we can offer by way of solace will be inadequate. But we do hope that, with time, you would find the strength to reconcile yourself to bear this loss with fortitude.
We pray that the Departed Soul rests in peace.
Yours sincerely,
(P.R. chari)
IAS (retd.)
Research Professor
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H.E. Sri Balmiki Prasad Singh Jee,
I am shocked to hear the sad demise of your wife Late Karuna Singh. May God enable you to bear this great personal loss place her soul in eternal peace and tranquility.
With regards,
Sincerely yours,
((Prof. Dr.) R.P. Sharma)
Vice Chancellor
Jai Prakash University, Chapra
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Dear Balmiki,
This indeed is extremely sad, and shocking.
Even as we are deeply grieved, we realize that this cannot be but a fraction of what you must be going through.
One knows that you are a person of deep philosophical understanding and equanimity, but a personal loss like this affects all us humans and alike – we are left desolate, bewildered, and feel totally lost and lonely when such an integral part of our lives is taken away.
We had known Karuna for long, and were always aware of her own high qualities of head and heart, as also her support for you in all phases of life.
Amrita especially had a soft corner for her in her heart, and just cannot believe that this has happened. It would continue be difficult for very long to accept that she is no longer with us.
Needless to say, in this hour of grief, we are with you.
With deepest condolences,
(Piyush and Amrita Mankad)
- Batchmate.
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Ever since the existence of life on earth it has always been that the Almighty gives and the Almighty takes. The memory of our Late. First lady who left for her heavenly abode on 1st April will always remain with all of us forever. May her soul rest in peace.
(Tempo Gyamtso)
Addl. Secretary
Govt. of Sikkim
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A well love person who will be sadly missed for her kind and loving personality who touched the hearts of many.
(N.D. Bhutia)
Dy. Secretary (H)
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Her love, affection and admiration is our nostalgia and shall remain with us. We pray to God for Peace and acceptance.
(S.L. Ghimiray)
Dy. Secretary(A)
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A kindly and motherly person has been lost to us. A person full of inner strength and fortitude. We have learnt to bear our pains and difficulties with a smile from her. She had so much difficulties with her own health but always had a kind word or advice for everyone. We pray that her soul rest in peace and her blessing be with us forever.
(Thakur Thapa)
ADC to H.E
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We have lost a very kind and thoughtful personality. You will always be missed. May her soul rest in peace.
(Ravi Sharma)
Accounts Officer.
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Madam was like a loving mother to us, let her soul rest in peace.
(M.M Dhakal)
Doctor
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May her soul rest in peace.
(Phursang Lepcha)
Nurse
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Although it is decreed that all who are born must die, yet their memories remain forever etched in our minds. You have left behind with us a rich treasure of memories full of words and actions, all embodying your love and compassion for those around you. May your kind soul find its rightful place in the heaven above.
(Jigme Wangchuk Bhutia)
P.R.O to H.E
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We express our deep sorrow on the passing away of Madam. We pray may her soul rest in peace
(N.K. Singh)
O.S
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First Lady Madam Karuna was indeed full of Karuna (Compassion). We will miss her. May her soul rest in peace.
(Karma Bhutia)
P.A
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More than first Lady she was more of a motherly figure to us all and especially to me. On her untimely demise we have lost from amongst us a kind hearted & loving person. Her kind gestures will always be remembered by me. May God give strength to His Excellency the Governor & her family members to bear the irreparable loss. May her soul rest in peace.
(Rina Brahma)
House Comptroller
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We were taken back to see the untimely demise of our beloved mother (Madam Ji) we share our deepest condolences and grief on this moment. We will always treasure all those love, care and kindness that you have given to us, we know we will never meet again but you will always remain in our heart and soul.
Raju (Bearer)
Narayan Mahto (Cook)
Michung Lepcha (Bearer)
Hissay Lepcha (Bearer)
Madan Cintury (Driver)
Madan Rai (Bearer)
Dinesh Sundas (Sr. Khidmadgaar)
Bhim Kr. Tamang (Bearer)
Karma Sherpa (Driver)
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Dear B.P,
We have been away from Delhi at this time when you have suffered the greatest loss of all. Our most profound condolences. There are no words to heal such sorrows. But you must know that your friends grieve with you, and seek to understand the mysterious ways of the Almighty. You are much in our thoughts. Affectionately,
Indira and Virendra Dayal
(Former Under Secretary General, United Nations)
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PRAYERS
In the Next Room
Death is nothing at all :
I have only slipped away into the next room.
I am I and you are you;
Whatever we were to each other, that we are still.
Call me by my old familiar name,
Speak to me in the easy way which you always used.
Put no difference in your tone;
Wear no forced air or solemnity or sorrow.
Laugh as we always laughed at the little jokes we enjoyed together.
Pray, smile, think of me, pray for me.
Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight?
I am but waiting for you, for an interval,
Somewhere very near,
Just around the corner.
All is well
Canon Henry Scott Holland (1847-1918), England.
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Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) after the death of his wife Smt. Mrinalini Devi in 1902 sings in Geetanjali (first published in Bengali in 1910) as follows:-
Have you not heard his silent steps? He comes, comes, ever comes.
In sorrow after sorrow it is his steps that press upon my heart, and it is the golden touch of his feet that makes my joy to shine.
Many a song have I sung in many a mood of mind, but all their notes have always proclaimed, ‘He comes, comes, ever comes.
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