SAF News

News Bumthang, Bhutan - 28th January 2013
News Lahore, Pakistan - 28th January 2013
Testimony Thimphu, Bhutan - 27th January 2013
News Nepal - 22nd January 2013
Testimony Delhi, India - 21st January 2013
Testimony Thimphu, Bhutan - 21st January 2013
News Kathmandu, Nepal - 21st January 2013
Testimony Puducherry, India - 18th January 2013
Testimony Puducherry, India - 18th January 2013
Testimony India - 18th January 2013
Testimony Chennai, India - 18th January 2013

Sad Demise of Amb. Madanjeet Singh

This is such such saddening news. Such an incredibly giving life. Such unstinted magnanimity. The loss is irreparable....

Testimony New Delhi, India - 18th January 2013

Sad Demise of Amb. Madanjeet Singh

I am deeply saddened to hear of this. I had just shown his book of photography and presented it to the young Rang collective.....

Testimony India - 18th January 2013

Sad Demise of Amb. Madanjeet Singh

Very sad news. He is the only person I ever knew well who was able to create an exemplary Foundation to further peace and goodwill in our Region.He was an able and brave diplomat...

Testimony Bangladesh - 17th January 2013

Sad Demise of Amb. Madanjeet Singh

We are shocked to learn about the passing away of Ambassador Madanjeet Singh, the founding father of South Asia Foundation...

Testimony Sri Lanka - 17th January 2013

Sad Demise of Amb. Madanjeet Singh

It was shockingly sad to hear the news of the demise of the father, founder, visionary of the South Asia Foundation Ambassador Madanjeet Singh...

Testimony Kabul, Afghanistan - 17th January 2013

Sad Demise of Amb. Madanjeet Singh

We are deeply saddened when heard about this shocking demise news of H.E Singh. He was a unique person....

Testimony Srinagar, India - 17th January 2013

Sad Demise of Amb. Madanjeet Singh

I will remember the late Mr. Madanjeet Singh as a man with a unique passion to better society and to grow it. He seemed to know that a society is bettered and grows great when, to quote a Greek proverb, "old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall not sit in."

Testimony Bumthang, Bhutan - 17th January 2013

Sad Demise of Amb. Madanjeet Singh

Indeed, it is one of the very sadden moment for all the South Asia Foundation family and irreparable loss to the world...

Testimony Bumthang, Bhutan - 17th January 2013
Testimony Dhaka, Bangladesh - 17th January 2013
News Pondichery, India - 17th January 2013
News Quito, Ecuador - 16th January 2013
In the media The Daily Star, Dhaka, Bangladesh - 11th January 2013
In the media tehelka.com, India - 10th January 2013

Ambassador Madanjeet Singh: An Obituary

by Mani Shankar Aiyar No Indian diplomat ever played as seminal a role as he did in introducing Indian art and culture to European audiences or going as far as he did in advancing the cause of cultural diplomacy

In the media New Indian Express - Chennai Edition - 9th January 2013
News Dhaka, Bangladesh - 9th January 2013
In the media Bakhtar News, Kabul, Afghanistan - 8th January 2013
In the media Bakhtar News, Kabul, Afghanistan - 8th January 2013
In the media tehelka.com - 8th January 2013

Diplomat, writer, philanthropist Madanjeet Singh passes away

Madanjeet Singh was known for his passionate commitment to South Asian regional cooperation and solidarity. He founded the South Asian Foundation

In the media The Sahafat Urdu Daily, Delhi Edition, Delhi, India - 8th January 2013
In the media Hamara Samaj, Delhi, India - 8th January 2013
In the media Hindustan Express, Delhi, India - 8th January 2013
In the media Siyasi Taqdeer, Delhi, India - 8th January 2013
In the media The Inquilab - Lucknow Edition - 8th January 2013
In the media The Inquilab - Kanpur Edition, Varanasi Edition, Lucknow Edition, - 8th January 2013
In the media The Inquilab - Delhi Edition - 8th January 2013
In the media Roznama Sahara, India - 8th January 2013
News UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France - 8th January 2013
In the media New Age - Bangladesh - 8th January 2013
News Kathmandu, Nepal - 7th January 2013
News Daily-Sun, Dhaka, Bangladesh - 7th January 2013
News UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France - 7th January 2013
News New Delhi, India - 7th January 2013
News New Delhi, India - 7th January 2013

Memorial Meeting in honour of Ambassador Madanjeet Singh

SAF India deeply mourns the passing away of Ambassador Madanjeet Singh, Founder Trustee of the South Asia Foundation (SAF), UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, freedom fighter, diplomat, philanthropist, creative artist and writer.

In the media Asian College of Journalism, Chennai, India - 7th January 2013
In the media The Hindu - Chennai, India - 7th January 2013
Testimony UNESCO Headquarters, Paris France - 7th January 2013
In the media The Hindu - Chennai, India - 6th January 2013
News Kabul, Afghanistan - 23rd December 2012
In the media New Indian Express - Chennai edition - 21st December 2012
News Puducherry, India - 19th December 2012
News Puducherry, India - 19th December 2012
News Puducherry, India - 18th December 2012
News Dhaka, Bangladesh - 13th December 2012
News Dhaka, Bangladesh - 13th December 2012
In the media Daily-Sun, Bangladesh - 12th December 2012

SAF: A unique platform

Founded by UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Madanjeet Singh in 2000, the South Asia Foundation (SAF) is a secular, non-profit and non-political organisation comprising eight autonomous chapters: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

News Bumthang, Bhutan - 12th December 2012
News Punakha Dzong, Bhutan - 9th December 2012
News 8th December 2012
News Kathmandu, Nepal - 7th December 2012
News New Delhi, India - 7th December 2012
News New Delhi, India - 3rd December 2012
News Dhaka, Bangladesh - 3rd December 2012
News Dhaka, Bangladesh - 3rd December 2012
News Dhaka, Bangladesh - 1st December 2012
News Bumthang, Bhutan - 30th November 2012
News Dhaka, Bangladesh - 29th November 2012
In the media Daily-Sun, Bangladesh - 27th November 2012
In the media Bangladesh News 24, Bangladesh - 27th November 2012
News Dhaka, Bangladesh - 27th November 2012