Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali was born on December 25, 1891, in the house of Jathali Singh, a simple farmer of Ronaiser village (Garhwal). They consider themselves to be of the Chauhan dynasty. Since childhood, Chandra Singh had been very naughty and playful. Although Chandra Singh was of sharp intellect, he could not get higher education due to family problems. He had his early education in the nearby schools of his village. Although later, he had to leave his studies, and he started staying at home. He got married at the early age of 14.
Chandra Singh was attracted to the army a lot since childhood. He had seen the enthusiasm of the Garhwalis who had joined the army during the British period. As a result, on September 3, 1914, Chandra Singh ran away from home, and on September 11, he joined the 2/36 Garhwal Rifles in Lansdowne Cantonment.
In August 1915, he reached France with his military companions to fight on the side of the Allies in the First World War. After participating in the battle for two months, in October 1915, Chandra Singh returned to his homeland Uttarakhand, India.
In 1951-52, Chandra Singh contested from the Pauri-Chamoli constituency as a Communist Party candidate. However, for being a supporter of the Garhwali Janata Congress, he could not win the elections. Then Chandra Singh decided to take on Peshawar and succeeded in it.
After independence, Chandra Singh Garhwali raised his voice for the development plans of Uttarakhand. Chandra Singh Garhwali was very much fond of a delightful place called Dudhatoli. Several times he suggested to the government the construction of Uttarakhand University in Dudhatoli, but his plan could not succeed because of the mutual conflict prevailing among the people of Kumaon and Garhwal.
Later, the government constructed a helipad there for the easy landing of the helicopters. According to his last wish, six feet of land was approved by the Forest Department for making his samadhi posthumously. He also suggested a plan to the government to construct a railway line connecting Ramnagar and Garhwal.
On October 1, 1979, Chandra Singh Garhwali took his last breath after a long period of illness. A postage stamp was also issued in honor of Veer Chandra by the Government of India in 1994 along with that, Uttarakhand Government decided to build Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali Medical College & Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali Uttarakhand University of Horticulture & Forestry to pay homage to his efforts.