The Story of my Grand Uncle: Dr.-Major Shivdev Singh On the east coast of India in the Bay of Bengal are two islands called Andaman & Nicobar. In the capital city Port Blair , there is a road named “Dr. Shivdev Singh Road”. This road is named after my grand uncle, who I used to call "Daddy Uncle" and whose story I find very fascinating and would love to share. I have fond memories of Daddy Uncle taking me (4-6 year old at that time) for walks to the beautiful and picturesque Central Park surrounded by the inner circle of Connaught Place in the heart of New Delhi. Yes, it was long before ugly Rajiv Chowk and Palika Bazar was constructed in the park lands. Dr.-Major Shivdev Singh, MBE, Burma star Early Life Dr. (Major) SHIVDEV SINGH was born on the 11th of June 1911 at the Dinga , District Gujarat (West Punjab) to Subedar Sham Singh , OBI BAHADUR , who himself was a veteran of the First World War and served in the Indian Army for a period of 32 years.