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Physical Stats & More
Height | 175 cm (5’ 9”) |
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Eye Color | Black |
Hair Color | Salt & Pepper |
Relationships & More
Marital Status | Married |
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Wife/Spouse | Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri (IFS) |
Children | He has two daughters. |
Family
Father | Bhagat Singh Puri (IFS officer) | ||
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Mother | Kundan Puri | ||
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Spouse | Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri (IFS) |
Favourites
Restaurant | Pindi Restaurant in Delhi |
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Politician | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
Poet | Maithili Sharan Gupt |
Singer | Lata Mangeshkar |
Novelist | Toni Morrison |
Style Quotient
Car Collection | Honda City SVMT | ||||||||||
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Some Lesser Known Facts
Hardeep Singh Puri's grandfather participated in the Jallianwala Bagh protest in 1919. | |
His father fled during the partition and traveled from Pakistan to Amritsar on the Frontier Mail in 1947. | |
As a child, he aspired to become a pilot. | |
He received numerous university awards while studying at Hindu College. | |
From 1971 to 1972, he served as the Prime Minister of the college Student Parliament. | |
Hardeep Singh Puri taught History at St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi. | |
In 2013, he retired as an IFS officer and joined the International Peace Institute (IPI) as a Senior Advisor. | |
He held the position of Secretary-General of the Independent Commission on Multilateralism (ICM). | |
Hardeep Singh Puri is the author of articles and books on diverse subjects. | |
He delivered public lectures on India's connections with the Western liberal democratic order. | |
He maintained a close friendship with Arun Jaitley. | |
Hardeep Singh Puri finds pleasure in traveling and reading. |