First Lady of Sikkim Smt Karuna Singh

          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.   

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 Inspector general of Police in Bihar.  Preeti, a journalist, is married to Rajeev Ranjan, IAS who is a 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.

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.