SAF News

Mental Health Journalism Award-2011 given to a former UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Scholarship recipient

New Vice-Chairman and Secretary to SAF Nepal

Committee on NGO's of the Executive Board of UNESCO (187e session)

UNESCO Madanjeet Institute of South Asian Regional Cooperation (UMISARC) Cordially invite you to talks

Presentation of the book Himalayan Art

Presentation the 'Himalayan Art' of Amb. Madanjeet Singh to Prof. Robert K. Boggs is currently in National Defense University

UNESCO Madanjeet Institute of South Asian Regional Cooperation (UMISARC) Cordially invite you to talks

UNESCO Madanjeet Institute of South Asian Regional Cooperation (UMISARC) Cordially invite you to talks

Meeting of the UNESCO Goodwill Ambassadors

UNESCO Madanjeet Institute of South Asian Regional Cooperation (UMISARC) Cordially invite you to talks

Young women artists of South Asia- an unique experiment Dhaka 2011

UNESCO Madanjeet Institute of South Asian Regional Cooperation (UMISARC) Cordially invite you to talks

UMISAA students set up an exhibition in Kabul

UNESCO Madanjeet Institute of South Asian Regional Cooperation (UMISARC) Cordially invite you to talks

A Nepali student studying Masters from the UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Institute of South Asian Regional Cooperation

Testimony by Neeraj Roy who studied at the UMCSAJ

New Vice Chairman SAF India Chapter

VISIT OF THE CHAIRMAN to the UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Institute of Kashmir Studies

Thank You from the Nepali Student at the BNU (UMISAA)

SAF in the 'Kabul Times'

Presentation of the book Kashmiriyat

Testimony

Testimony

Third Annual Conference of SWAN in Dhaka on July 2-3, 2011

Testimony from a research scholar UMIKS (UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Institute of Kashmir Studies)

Testimony from a research scholar UMIKS (UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Institute of Kashmir Studies)

Testimony from a research scholar UMIKS (UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Institute of Kashmir Studies)

Testimony from a research scholar UMIKS (UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Institute of Kashmir Studies)

Testimony from a research scholar UMIKS (UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Institute of Kashmir Studies)

Testimony from a research scholar UMIKS (UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Institute of Kashmir Studies)

Testimony from a research scholar UMIKS (UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Institute of Kashmir Studies)

Third Annual Conference of SWAN, sponsored by SAF

Testimonies

Something about the time spent at BNU (UMISAA) and after.

Energy and Environmental Security in South Asia

Testimony from a Sri Lankan student

South Asia Foundation, Kabul - Afghanistan

UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Institute for South Asian Arts (UMISAA)

The Dean of (UMISAA) Pakistan Prof Salima Hashemi

It is a week to go before our Final Thesis Examination and Exhibition. This is the most frantic, busy but also inspiring time of year.

Madanjeet Singh rebuts 'first time' claim on Indian art at the Venice Biennale

Acknowledgement Sarita Mishra Chairperson, Cheli Sangeetik Samuha

Respected Sir I wish you a very happy Birthday. I am planning to dedicate one of my musical compositions, to be released on 29th April, to your birthday celebration.

SAF students on a trip to Karachi

... Sometimes, reality become a 'frequently occurring dream'; when I was in grade 11, one of my teachers used to say "when you love something that takes a position of 'a frequent dream' but 'love' always comes after your proper understanding of something.

Photograph of the handing over the cheque for the UMCSAWM (UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Centre for South Asia Water Management)

UMCSAWM (UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Centre for South Asian water Management)

Madame Chandrika Kumaratunga, SAF Sri Lanka Chairperson, handed over a cheque to Prof Ranasinghe, Vice Chancellor of Moratuwa University for the construction of the new UMCSAWM.

Visit to the Secretary General of SAARC

Mr Nishchal N. Pandey Vice Chairman SAF Nepal paid a courtesy call on the first lady Secretary General of SAARC.

International Conference on 'India in Emerging Asia Pacific: Challenges and Opportunities in the New Decade'

Southern Asia Studies Programme, UNESCO MISARC
Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India
Co-sponsored by Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
March 9-11, 2011

Forum Towards Rapprochement & Tolerance

On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the destruction of the Buddha statues in the Bamiyan Valley, Afghanistan.

Reception given in honour of Dr Kamal Hossain, SAF Chairperson Bangladesh and Dr Hameeda Hossain

The new SAARC Secretary General

Dr Kamal Hossain SAF Bangladesh Chairperson visits UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador and SAF Founder

Dr Kamal Hossain and Dr Hameeda Hossain after attending some meetings in Paris visited UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador and SAF Founder, Madanjeet Singh to update him about the activities of the Chapter.

Vidya Shah, member of SAF India advisory board, singing Faiz in Pakistan

Some years ago, in the mid-90s, I walked about 20 kilometres in a yatra over several days along the amazing Narmada river that cuts across the middle of India through the states of Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Maharashtra.

Nepali Prime Minister Hon’ble Jhal Nath Khanal receiving the ‘Himalayan Art’ of Ambassador Madanjeet Singh

A workshop in UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Centre for Preservation of Afghanistan's Cultural Heritage (UMCPACH)

Report on the visit to UMIHRSACL at Dhaka of two DPS, Srinagar Teachers (3rd Feb. to 17th Feb. 2011)

It was a learning experience for the two teachers namely Mr. Showkat Ahmad Ganai and Ms. Asmat Chowdhary of DPS, Srinagar. During their visit to Bangladesh they had an opportunity to interact with various NGOs and distinguished personalities and heads of different public departments. The main focus of the tour and the interaction was the contemporary legal studies and human rights issues of South Asia in general and Bangladesh in particular.

SAF Pakistan chairperson visiting Delhi on the occasion of late Mr. Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s birth centenary

Research on the Core Issues associated with the Functioning of Shalish Kendras and Village Courts in Madaripur

Shalish is primarily an outgrowth of rural power structure. Derived from an Arabic word meaning ‘arbitrator’, Shalish can be understood as a process of mediation with much emphasis on the people who act as mediators or ideally “Shalishkars”, who are rich, powerful and socially accepted persons.

Report on the course on Alternative Dispute Resolution

Based on my online application, I was selected by the South Asian Institute of Advanced Legal & Human Rights Studies (SAILS), Bangladesh to attend a course on Alternative Dispute Resolution starting from 29/05/2010 till 29/06/2010 in Bangladesh.

SAF India chairman and Pakistan former minister at the UMCSAJ (UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Centre of Asian of journalism, Chennai

SAF India chairman Mani Shankar Ayar and Pakistan former minister Kurshid Mahmud Kasuri were able to interact with UNESCO Madanjeet scholarship students from South Asian countries at the Asian College of journalism.

Way forward in India-Pakistan relations

New head of the UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Institute of Cultural Heritage Preservation

The Head of UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Institute of Cultural Heritage Preservation is replaced. The new head of Institute, Sayed Mossadeq Khalil, was introduced by H.E Minister Dr.Sayed Makhdoom Raheen on the begining of January 2011.

Blasphemy laws and their serious implications

The proposed U.N. resolution, “On Combating Defamation of Religions,” is but a bid by certain countries to enforce Sharia law.

South Asia Foundation Annual Report on Activities for the year 2010 - Part 1

South Asia Foundation Annual Report on Activities for the year 2010 - Part 2

New SAF Maldives secretary

SAF-Maldives has a new Secretary w.e.f. 05.01.11 in Ms. Enam Hussain as Mr. Ahmed Hamdan has left for Australia for higher studies.

SAF Nepal Annual report 2010

The SAF Nepal has continued its focus on promoting the SAF Founder's aspiration of a more cooperative and peaceful South Asia. This aspiration is being pursued through empowering healthworkers, women in particular, through public-private partnerships.

Bangladesh Chapter - Annual Report 2010

The 15th meeting of the Advisory Board for SAF Bangladesh Chapter was held on 8 July, 2010 chaired by Dr. Kamal Hossain, Chairperson, SAF-Bangladesh Chapter at Chairperson’s residence.Professor Jamilur Reza Choudhury, Vice-Chairperson of SAF Bangladesh Chapter, Professor Rehman Sobhan and Ambassador Farooq Sobhan, Members and Mr. Shah Jahan and Mr. Khairul Hasan were present.

BNU graduates meeting at another venue in South Asia (Dhaka, Bangladesh)

The Silver Jubilee of SAARC Charter Day - 3rd-5th December 2010 - Chandigarh

Greetings on The Silver Jubilee of SAARC Charter Day.

16-18 November 2010, Beijing, China,
First International Conference on Sustainable Development of Peasant Agriculture

Thanks to the UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and non-Violence received in 2009 Mr Francois Houtart was able to organize the First International Conference on Sustainable Development of Peasant Agriculture in Beijing, China, with participants from: Belgium, China, Germany, India, Indonesia, Korea, Mongolia, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka and Vietnam.

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