Ajay Singh (15 August 1950 – 9 June 2020) was an Indian politician and diplomat. Early life Ajay Singh was born on 15 August 1950. His father Captain Bhagwan Singh, IAS (Rtd) was born in village Jaingara, Kerawli Tehsil, District Agra in Uttar Pradesh. After a distinguished career in the Army and the IAS (he belonged to the first batch of the Service), he retired as India's High Commissioner to Fiji, Tonga, Nauru and other Pacific Islands. His mother, Shanta Singh was born in Bharau village, Sadabad Tehsil, District Mathura in Uttar Pradesh. He has three sisters. Abha Singh, married to Karan Pal Singh, Vibha Singh, married to Maharaj Digvijay Sinh of Wankaner in Gujarat and younger sister Shubha Singh married to Yatinder Kumar. While Abha is settled in USA, Shubha (who lives in New Delhi) is a prominent journalist and author. He was married to late Shiromani Tiwari Singh, daughter of late Shreedhar and late Sumitra Maharaj of Fiji. She is a 3rd generation Fiji Indian, born and brought up there. She came to India to do BA (Hons) in English Literature from Miranda House, Delhi University before returning to join the Fiji Civil Service as an officer. Her forefathers hailed from Dhakiya village, District Faizabad in Uttar Pradesh. He studied at Delhi's prestigious Modern School before graduating in English (Hons) Literature from St Stephens College, Delhi University in 1971. In school, he was adjudged the "Best Sportsman of the Year (1967) and captained the school hockey, swimming and water polo teams. He captained the College as well as the University swimming and water polo teams, participating in inter State and inter University championships from 1965 to 1971. He did his post graduate studies at the School of Journalism, University of Canterbury (1974), Christchurch, New Zealand and later worked as Publicity and Promotions Officer with Television One, Avalon, Lower Hutt, in Wellington. He returned to Fiji as Senior Sub Editor with The Fiji Times before coming back to India after five years at the end of December 1976. From 1977 to 1980, he worked as Assistant Editor Surya India (a monthly magazine), News editor India Today and Deputy Editor in charge of Morning Echo (an English tabloid daily of The Hindustan Times group). In 1980 he took over as managing trustee of the Kisan Trust and Editor-in Chief of its publications: Asli Bharat (Hindi Weekly newspaper), Asli Bharat (Urdu