SAF News

News South Asia Foundation - 17th April 2023

The South Asia Foundation pays tribute to the memory of its Founder UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Madanjeet Singh

South Asia Foundation fondly remembers the visionary, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Madanjeet Singh, author, diplomat, painter, photographer and philanthropist who dedicated his life to the principle of regional cooperation among the countries of South Asia. He is the first Indian in the history of UNESCO to be nominated UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador. The South Asia Foundation pays tribute to the memory of its Founder and dedicates itself to achieving his vision for the Region.

News The Hindu, Colombo - 17th April 2023

Sri Lanka at 75 is a failed state, says former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga

Despite possessing enviable social indicators at the time of Independence in 1948, Sri Lanka, at 75, is a “failed state”, former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga said on Sunday.

News Zoom Virtual Plateform Broadcast from Chennai, India - 17th April 2023

UMCSAJ organized a hybrid memorial lecture on 99th Birthday Anniversary of UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Madanjeet Singh

UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Centre of South Asian Journalism (UMCSAJ) organized hybrid Memorial Lecture on 99th Birthday Anniversary of UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Madanjeet Singh

News UMISAA. BNU - 11th April 2023

UMISAA at BNU Lahore is pleased to announce the scholarship for 2023-24 in Art and Design

UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Institute for South Asian Arts (UMISAA) at BNU Lahore is pleased to announce the scholarship for 2023-24 in Art and Design from member countries for BFA (four year undergraduate program) and MAADS ( MA two years program).

News Kathmandu, Nepal - 11th April 2023

"SAF-Nepal Alumni Reunion: Uniting Minds from UMSGET, UMCSAWN, Mortuwa University, UMISARC, and UMSAILS in Kathmandu"

News UNESCO Headquaters, Paris - 10th April 2023

UNESCO CONFIRMATION: 35th anniversary of the Silk Roads Programme

News Ballygunge Place, Kolkata - 5th April 2023

Mr. Aziz Hazara, Alumnus, UMISAA-1st Solo Artwork in Kolkata, India-' No Starting Point for Revolution', Ballygunge Place

Experimenter presents No Starting Point for Revolution, Aziz Hazara’s first solo at the gallery and in the country. Hazara works across the mediums of photography, video, sound and installation...

News 2nd April 2023

UNESCO-Japan Prize on Education for Sustainable Development

The UNESCO-Japan Prize on Education for sustainable development, funded by the Government of Japan, consists of three annual awards of USD 50,000 for each recipient. It was awarded for the first time by the Director-General of UNESCO in November 2015.

News Zoom Virtual Plateform Broadcast from Chennai, India - 31st March 2023

UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Madanjeet Singh Memorial Lecture on 16 April 2022 at 05:30PM

News Bangladesh, Dhaka - 31st March 2023

South Asia Foundation- Bangladesh 2nd Alumni Reunion held in Dhaka

The event was attended by a large number of SAF scholars who finished their higher education in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bhutan