Born
in an agriculturist family of
Jubbal (Shimla district), Mian
Goverdhan Singh graduated
from the Punjab University in
1949. His passion for books
drove him to opt for library
profession. He served the Himachal
Pradesh Secretariat Library,
Shimla as a Chief Librarian
for thirty-five years. Though
a librarian, his first love
remained Himachal Pradesh, its
people, history, art and culture.
He has, therefore, devoted all
his leisure hours in the pursuit
of these subjects and has been
writing since 1962.
He has several pioneering books
an Himachal Pradesh to his credit.
Among his publications are:
Three lectures on ‘Ancient
History of Himachal Pradesh’,
included in Himachal Pradesh:
Past, Present and Future published
by Himachal Pradesh University;
History of Himachal Pradesh
(1982); Art and Architecture
of Himachal Pradesh (1983);
Descriptive Bibliography of
Himachal Pradesh (1985); Himachal
Pradesh: History, Culture and
Economy (1988); Festivals, Fairs
and Customs of Himachal Pradesh
(1992); Himachal Pradesh ka
Itihas (Hindi) (1996).
In 1986 he was honoured with
first state award for his contribution
to the culture of Himachal Pradesh.
The State Academy of Art, Culture
and Languages also honoured
him with Shikhar Samman award
in 1996.
