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Madanjeet Singh

Madanjeet Singh, Indian diplomat, author, and philanthropist (died 2013)

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Born
April 16, 1924
Died
January 6, 2013
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1924

About Madanjeet Singh

Madanjeet Singh was an Indian diplomat, painter, photographer, and writer. In 1995, in recognition of his lifelong devotion to the cause of communal harmony and peace, the UNESCO Executive Board created the biennial ‘UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence’. Singh became known internationally with his first book, Indian Sculpture in Bronze and Stone, which was published in Rome by the Institute of the Middle and Far East in 1952. Indian Sculpture in Bronze and Stone was followed in 1954 by India, the first volume in the UNESCO world art series published by New York Graphic Society. He founded the South Asia Foundation in 2000 as a regional youth movement and it has now grown to have chapters in eight SAARC countries.

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Madanjeet Singh timeline

  1. Singh became known internationally with his first book, Indian Sculpture in Bronze and Stone, which was published in Rome by the Institute of the Middle and Far East in 1952.
  2. Indian Sculpture in Bronze and Stone was followed in 1954 by India, the first volume in the UNESCO world art series published by New York Graphic Society.
  3. In 1995, in recognition of his lifelong devotion to the cause of communal harmony and peace, the UNESCO Executive Board created the biennial ‘UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence’.
  4. He founded the South Asia Foundation in 2000 as a regional youth movement and it has now grown to have chapters in eight SAARC countries.

The world when Madanjeet Singh was born

Madanjeet Singh was born in 1924. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1924

  • #1 song"It Had to Be You" – Isham Jones
  • Top movieThe Thief of Bagdad (Douglas Fairbanks)
  • Best-selling bookSo Big – Edna Ferber

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Winter Olympics held in Chamonix, France
  • Top headlineCalvin Coolidge elected president in a landslide
  • Technology milestoneIBM founded
  • Defining fadMah-jongg craze sweeps America
  • Notable inventionSpiral-bound notebook
  • World population1.95 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderCalvin Coolidge
  • Sports championWashington Senators (World Series)
  • U.S. population114.1M

1924 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Madanjeet Singh's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19242026
Gas$0.21$3.45/gal
Average home$5,800$435,000
Average income$3,520$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population114.1M341 million

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