Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh (18 April 1901 – 1994)[1] was an Indian freedom fighter, diplomat and administrator.

Singh was born in the zamindar family of Parsagarh State in Saran district of Bihar.

The building housing the institute was donated to the university by the late Sir Ganesh Dutt Singh, an eminent educationist of the state.

[9] Also, Pracheen Kala Kendra, an institution for arts and culture was established in Chandigarh in 1956 with his active support and kind patronage.

His speeches from the opposition bench against Restoration of the Bakasht Land Act and the Bihr Tenancy Act by the Congress Ministry during 1937-39 and Sri Krishna Sinha's forceful defence, though they added a memorable chapter in the province's legislative history, marked the division of the aristocracy into pro and anti-Congress factions.

He supported his daughter, Pratibha Singh, to become a multiple term member of the Rajya Sabha.

Ratna Vira is a best-selling author and artist,[14] and her first book, Daughter By Court Order, has received a lot of acclaim.

The women of the family as supported by the Supreme Court of India order,[16] among others, have asserted their rights in Singh's HUF.