Karam Singh Raju was an Indian bureaucrat and author who joined the Punjab State Civil Service just after the Independence of India.[1] He was one of the very few first dalits who joined this prestigious service.[2]
He was born in Hoshiarpur and his father, Duni Chand, used to work as a leather worker.[3]
Raju retired from the Indian Administrative Service[4] in the year 1986. At the time of retirement, he was Principal Secretary and, before that, he served as Deputy Commissioner for many districts of Punjab.[5][6]
Raju was a staunch follower of Guru Ravidass[7] and Sikhism, and he penned several books.[8]
During his lifetime Raju wrote several books and few of them are as the follows-