H. L. Kapur

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific_prefix = Air Vice Marshal Padma Shri

| name = Harkrishan Lal Kapur

| native_name = हरकिशन लाल कपूर

| honorific_suffix = PVSM, AVSM

| image =

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| caption = Harkrishan Lal Kapur

| office = 10th Lieutenant Governor of Delhi

| term_start = 16 November 1985

| term_end = 3 August 1988

| predecessor = Mohan M.K. Wali, IAS

| successor = Romesh Bhandari, IFS

| president = Zail Singh
Ramaswamy Venkataraman

| office1 = Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha

| term_start1 = 3 January 1985

| term_end1 = 14 November 1985

| nominator1 = Zail Singh

| appointed1 = Ramaswamy Venkataraman

|constituency1 =Nominated

| predecessor1 =

| successor1 =

| office2= 2nd President of Handball Federation of India

| 1blankname2 = Secretary General

| 1namedata2 = M. L. Khan

| term_start2 = 1976

| term_end2 = 1985

| predecessor2 = Laxmi Chhabla

| successor2 = Dr. Roshan Lal Anand

| office3 = 23rd & 24th President of Services Sports Control Board

| term_start3 = March 1976

| term_end3 = June 1979

| 1blankname3 = Secretary

| 1namedata3 = Lieutenant Colonel Darshan Singh
Wing Commander Sak Durrani

| predecessor3 = Major General Srinivas Kumar Sinha

| successor3 = Air Vice-Marshal Prem Pal Singh

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1923|12|10}}

| birth_place = Rohtak, Punjab, British India
{{small|(now in Haryana, India)}}

| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2020|02|14|1923|12|10}}

| death_place = Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India

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| nationality = Indian

| party = Indian National Congress

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| children =

| education =

| parents = Dr. Ram Chand Kapur {{small|(father)}}

| alma_mater = Forman Christian College, Lahore

| occupation = Military Service

| profession = Politician, Sports administrator

| known_for =

| allegiance = {{flag|British India}} (1943–1947)
{{flag|India}} (1947 – 1979)

| branch = {{air force|British India}} (1943–1947)
{{air force|India}} (1947–1979)

| serviceyears = 11 Jan 1943 – 30 Jun 1979

| rank = 30px Air Vice Marshal of the Indian Air Force

| military_blank1 = Service number

| military_data1 = 2165 ADM

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| awards = {{plainlist|

30px Padma Shri {{small|(1983)}}
30px Param Vishisht Seva Medal {{small|(1979)}}
30px Ati Vishisht Seva Medal {{small|(1974)}}

}}

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| blank1 = Religion

| data1 = Hinduism

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Harkrishan Lal Kapur (10 December 1923 – 14 February 2020) was a former Air Vice Marshal of Indian Air Force and a member of the Indian National Congress who served as 11th Lieutenant Governor of Delhi from 16 November 1985 to 3 August 1988.{{cite web|title=Former Lieutenant Governors |url=https://lg.delhi.gov.in/former-lieutenant-governor |date=24 July 2020 |work=www.lg.delhi.gov.in |access-date=24 July 2020}}

Early life and education

Kapur was born to civil surgeon Rai Bahadur Dr. Ram Chand Kapur on 10 December 1923 at Rohtak. He graduated from Forman Christian College, Lahore in 1942.{{cite web|title=Air Vice Marshal Harkrishan Lal Kapur |url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/2165 |date=24 July 2020 |work=www.bharat-rakshak.com |access-date=24 July 2020}}

Military service

He was commissioned in Royal Indian Air Force on 11 January 1943. He retired as Air Vice Marshal after 37 years of service on 30 June 1979.{{cite web|title=Air Vice Marshal Harkrishan Lal Kapur |url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/2165 |date=24 July 2020 |work=www.bharat-rakshak.com |access-date=24 July 2020}}

Politics

Kapur joined Indian National Congress after retirement from Indian Air Force. He was nominated for Rajya Sabha in 1985. He took oath on 3 January 1985 but resigned on 14 November 1985 to become Lieutenant Governor of Delhi.{{cite web|title=Alphabetical List Of Former Members Of Rajya Sabha Since 1952 |url=http://164.100.47.5/Newmembers/alphabeticallist_all_terms.aspx |date=24 July 2020 |work=www.rajyasabha.nic.in |access-date=24 July 2020}}

Sports administration

Kapur was also active in sports administration along with his service in Air Force. He served as President of Services Sports Control Board from March 1976 to June 1979.{{cite web|title=Past President |url=http://sscbindia.in/president.html |date=24 July 2020 |work=www.sscbindia.in |access-date=24 July 2020}} He also served as President of Handball Federation of India from 1976 to 1985.{{cite web|title=HFI Presidents |url=https://indiahandball.wordpress.com/history/ |date=24 July 2020 |work=www.indiahandball.wordpress.com |access-date=24 July 2020}}

Awards

Kapur was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award by Government of India in 1983.{{cite web |title=Padma Awards Directory (1954-2013) |url=https://www.webcitation.org/mainframe.php |pages=62 |publisher=www.webcitation.org |accessdate=14 August 2013 |archive-date=1 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801100414/https://www.webcitation.org/mainframe.php |url-status=dead }}

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! colspan=2 width="350px" | Decoration

! width="100px" | Country

! width="100px" | Year

File:Padma Shri Ribbon.svg

| style="width:8em;"|Padma Shri

| {{Flag|India}}

| 1983

File:Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg

| style="width:8em;"|Param Vishisht Seva Medal

| {{Flag|India}}

| 1979

50px

| style="width:8em;"|Ati Vishisht Seva Medal

| {{Flag|India}}

| 1974

Death

Kapur died at the age of 96 years on 14 February 2020 after prolonged illness at Dehradun where he was residing with his daughter at her house on Rajpura Road. His cremation took place in the same evening with full honour at Lakhibagh Ghat.{{cite web|title=दिल्ली के पूर्व उप राज्यपाल एचकेएल कपूर का निधन, लंबे समय से थे बीमार |url=https://m.jagran.com/lite/uttarakhand/dehradun-city-former-deputy-governor-of-delhi-hkl-kapoor-passed-away-20033089.html |date=15 February 2020 |work=www.jagran.com |access-date=24 July 2020}}

References

External links

[http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/pre_member/1952_2003/k.pdf Biodata from Rajya Sabha Website]

Category:1923 births

Category:2020 deaths

Category:Recipients of the Padma Shri in civil service

Category:Recipients of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal

Category:Recipients of the Param Vishisht Seva Medal

Category:Indian sports executives and administrators

Category:Handball administrators

Category:Politicians from British India

Category:Indian Air Force officers

Category:Nominated members of the Rajya Sabha

Category:Lieutenant governors of Delhi

Category:Indian National Congress politicians