Tejeshwar Singh

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Tejeshwar Singh (31 January 1947 – 15 December 2007) was an Indian

newscaster
and theater activist.

Early life and background

Singh was the son of Indian diplomat Gurbachan Singh, who served as an envoy to Switzerland, Bhutan and Pakistan.[1] He graduated from The Doon School and went on to study at Balliol College, University of Oxford.[2]

Career

In 1981 he founded, along with George and Sara McCune, the Indian arm of the international publishing house

Harmandir Sahib for news on Doordarshan
.

He also acted as a main villain Deen Dayal in the well-known 1987

Hindi film Jalwa and played Ravi Uncle in Chai Pani Etc.
in 2004.

Tejeshwar Singh died of a

heart attack at his home in Mussoorie, India, on 15 December 2007.[1] He was 60 when he died.[1]

The Tejeshwar Singh Memorial Fellowships

SAGE India
for 25 years and doyen of the publishing industry in South Asia. Every year, SAGE invites applications for the award of The Tejeshwar Singh Memorial Fellowships in the following categories.

  • Social Sciences
  • Business & Management
  • Media & Communication Studies

The duration of scholarship is one year. A stipend of rupees 50,000 a month Teje(50,000 X 12) with an additional amount of rupees 50,000 can be claimed for travel during the tenure of the fellowship. Total value of the Fellowship is rupees 6,50,000. The scholarship eligibility is open to all nationals of South Asian (

SAARC) countries, including those currently resident overseas.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Publisher, newscaster Tejeshwar Singh dead". Indo-Asian News Service. Hindustan Times. 15 December 2007. Retrieved 9 January 2007.[dead link]
  2. ^ Barr, Stephen (5 March 2008). "Obituary: Tejeshwar Singh". The Guardian. London.
  3. SAGE India
    . Retrieved 8 June 2013.

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