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	'''Tejeshwar Singh''' (1947 – 15 December 2007) was an ~~[[India]]n~~ [[publisher]], [[journalist]], [[newscaster]] and theater activist.		'''Tejeshwar Singh''' (31 January 1947 – 15 December 2007) was an Indian [[publisher]], [[journalist]], [[newscaster]] and theater activist.

	==Early life and background==		==Early life and background==
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	Singh was the son of Indian [[diplomat]] Gurbachan Singh, who served as an envoy to [[Switzerland]], [[Bhutan]] and [[Pakistan]].<ref name=hin>{{cite news \|title=Publisher, newscaster Tejeshwar Singh dead		Singh was the son of Indian [[diplomat]] Gurbachan Singh, who served as an envoy to [[Switzerland]], [[Bhutan]] and [[Pakistan]].<ref name=hin>{{cite news \|title=Publisher, newscaster Tejeshwar Singh dead
	\|url= http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=3b55d972-951c-4627-aafa-a4e7b12d08f5&&Headline=Newscaster+Tejeshwar+Singh+dead\|work= [[Indo-Asian News Service]] \|publisher=[[Hindustan Times]] \|date=2007-12-15 \|access-date=2007-01-09}}</ref>		\|url= http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=3b55d972-951c-4627-aafa-a4e7b12d08f5&&Headline=Newscaster+Tejeshwar+Singh+dead\|work= [[Indo-Asian News Service]] \|publisher=[[Hindustan Times]] \|date=2007-12-15 \|access-date=2007-01-09}}{{dead link\|date=August 2021\|bot=medic}}{{cbignore\|bot=medic}}</ref>
	He graduated from [[The Doon School]] and went on to study at [[Balliol College, Oxford\|Balliol College]], [[University of Oxford]].<ref>{{cite news\| url=https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2008/mar/05/4?INTCMP=SRCH \| location=London \| work=The Guardian \| first=Stephen \| last=Barr \| title=Obituary: Tejeshwar Singh \| date=5 March 2008}}</ref>		He graduated from [[The Doon School]] and went on to study at [[Balliol College, Oxford\|Balliol College]], [[University of Oxford]].<ref>{{cite news\| url=https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2008/mar/05/4?INTCMP=SRCH \| location=London \| work=The Guardian \| first=Stephen \| last=Barr \| title=Obituary: Tejeshwar Singh \| date=5 March 2008}}</ref>

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	*[https://web.archive.org/web/20101024090429/http://www.hindu.com/2007/12/18/stories/2007121855381100.htm The Hindu: Tejeshwar Singh known for his baritone voice and perfect diction]		*[https://web.archive.org/web/20101024090429/http://www.hindu.com/2007/12/18/stories/2007121855381100.htm The Hindu: Tejeshwar Singh known for his baritone voice and perfect diction]
	*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120224214346/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Tejeshwar-Singh-voice-of-DD-news-passes-away/250839/ Express India: Tejeshwar Singh, voice of DD news, passes away]		*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120224214346/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Tejeshwar-Singh-voice-of-DD-news-passes-away/250839/ Express India: Tejeshwar Singh, voice of DD news, passes away]
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'''Tejeshwar Singh''' (1947 – 15 December 2007) was an [[India]]n [[publisher]], [[journalist]], [[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]].<ref name=hin>{{cite news |title=Publisher, newscaster Tejeshwar Singh dead
|url= http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=3b55d972-951c-4627-aafa-a4e7b12d08f5&&Headline=Newscaster+Tejeshwar+Singh+dead|work= [[Indo-Asian News Service]] |publisher=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=2007-12-15 |access-date=2007-01-09}}</ref>
He graduated from [[The Doon School]] and went on to study at [[Balliol College, Oxford|Balliol College]], [[University of Oxford]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2008/mar/05/4?INTCMP=SRCH | location=London | work=The Guardian | first=Stephen | last=Barr | title=Obituary: Tejeshwar Singh | date=5 March 2008}}</ref>

==Career==
In 1981 he founded, along with George and Sara McCune, the Indian arm of the international publishing house [[SAGE Publications]], which is now a prominent Indian [[publishing house]].<ref name=hin/> However, Singh was most well known to Indians as a famous newsreader on the nationwide television network, [[Doordarshan]], during the 1980s and early 1990s.<ref name=hin/> He reported discontinuing reading newspapers after [[Indira Gandhi]] declared [[emergency in India]]. He reported that [[Indira Gandhi]] personally approved the footage of [[Operation Blue Star]] in [[Harmandir Sahib|Golden Temple]]/[[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.<ref name=hin/> He was 60 when he died.<ref name=hin/>

==The Tejeshwar Singh Memorial Fellowships==
[[Sage Publications|SAGE Publications]] instituted the Tejeshwar Singh Memorial Fellowships in 2009 to honour Tejeshwar Singh, the Managing Director of [[Sage Publications|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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sagepub.in/2k12/TSMF2013.pdf |title = THE TEJESHWAR SINGH MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIPS FOR 2013 |publisher = [[Sage Publications|SAGE India]] |access-date = 8 June 2013}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=1505105|name=Tejeshwar Singh}}
*[http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=3b55d972-951c-4627-aafa-a4e7b12d08f5&&Headline=Newscaster+Tejeshwar+Singh+dead Hindustan Times: Publisher, newscaster Tejeshwar Singh dead]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20101024090429/http://www.hindu.com/2007/12/18/stories/2007121855381100.htm The Hindu: Tejeshwar Singh known for his baritone voice and perfect diction]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120224214346/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Tejeshwar-Singh-voice-of-DD-news-passes-away/250839/ Express India: Tejeshwar Singh, voice of DD news, passes away]
*[http://sagepub.in SAGE Publications India]
*[http://www.sagepublications.com/ SAGE Publications main]

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