T P Singh (left) was one of the patrons of KSG Son; the new rose variety (right) will be part of its 2027-28 catalogue. (Express photos)

INDIA’S FIRST full-time secretary of Planning Commission and 1936-batch ICS officer Tribhuvan Prasad Singh, better known as TP Singh, has a new variety of rose named after him.

“Tribhuvan”, as it is called, has been developed by South Asia’s leading nursery and rose breeder, K S Gopalaswamiengar Son, popularly known as KSG Son, at Chamarajpet, Bengaluru , over four and a half years. Though named in 2025, the rose would be part of KSG roses catalogue 2027-28, and available for sale and exhibition only in 2027.

T P Singh (1913-1975), who later served as the country’s finance and agriculture secretary, is often recalled as one of leading policymakers post Independence.

KSG Son chief executive officer Sarvesh Sarvesh Sriram told The Indian Express: “We decided to name a rose variety after T P Singh to honour his invaluable contribution to the formation of the country’s…