[4] Paras was born as Karnail Singh on 28 June 1916,[4] to father Tara Singh of Ramoowala village and mother Ram Kaur,[1] in his maternal grandparents' village of Mehraj of Firozpur district (now Bathinda district) in British Punjab.
He was sent to a dera for the study of Gurbani where his teacher noticed his intelligence and called him, Paras, that was fixed for ever as his last name.
After the performance of Mohan Singh at Mela Maghi at Sri Muktsar Sahib, Paras met and told him about his love for singing and also recited a poem of his own.
Harbhajan Maan's first album, Ishq De Mamle featured 7 songs written by Paras.
[3] After his first performance on All India Radio Jalandhar, in 1954, he got high popularity and HMV recorded his first record featuring the Kavisharis, Kyon Pharhi Sipahian Ne, Bhaino Eh Hansaa Di Jorhi and Hai Aaun-Jaan Bania, Dunia Chahun Ku Dina Da Mela.