Dr Sandhya Singh

Teaching Areas

Modules Taught:

• LAH1201: Hindi 1
• LAH2201: Hindi 2
• LAH3201: Hindi 3
• LAH3202: Hindi 4
• LAH4201: Hindi 5
• LAH4202: Hindi 6

Current Research

• Profile of Hindi as a second language in Singapore
• Hindi language teaching materials development
• Hindi speaking diaspora in Singapore
• Language policy and its impact

Research Interests

• Hindi sociolinguistics
• Bhojpuri (an Indian dialect) Morph in language in a south east Asian context
• Differences in Indonesian Ramayana and Ram Charit Manas

Publications

OTHERS

• I. Books

  1. An Introduction to Hindi – Elementary level (Partridge Publishing Singapore, 2019)

  2. An Introduction to Hindi – Intermediate level (Partridge Publishing Singapore, 2019

  II. Book Chapters

  1. “सिंगापुर में हिंदी भाषी समुदाय का आगमन :इतिहास और वर्तमान (Hindi Speaking Community in Singapore: Past and Present)” in “डायस्पोरा साहित्य संगम (Diaspora Sahitya Sangam)”, pp 175-185 (Mahatma Gandhi Institute (Mauritius), 2018)

  2.  “सिंगापुर में हिंदी (Hindi in Singapore)” in “बहुवचन (Bahuvachan)”, pp 128-137 (Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya (Wardha, India), 2018)

  3. “सिंगापुर में हिन्दी की वास्तविक स्थिति (The real situation of Hindi in Singapore)” in आधुनिक समय में हिंदी की चुनौतियाँ  (Challenges faced by Hindi in modern times), (Drishti Offset (India), 2015)

  III. Few Research Papers and Articles

  1. “सिंगापुर के विश्वविद्यालयों में हिंदी सीखने का रुझान: एक अध्ययन” studies the trend of studying Hindi in Singapore’s Universities. 2019

  2. “प्रवासियों की संस्कृति तथा हिंदी की स्थिति ; सिंगापुर के संदर्भ में (Diaspora culture and status of Hindi in the Singapore context)” at pp 74-80, Oct-Dec 2018 issue of प्रवासी जगत published by the International Hindi Studies Department, Central Hindi Institute, Agra, Human Resource Development Ministry, Government of India

  3. “श्री लक्ष्मीनारायण मंदिर: आस्था और अपनेपन का संगम (Shree Lakshminaryan Temple: Confluence of Faith and Belonging)” at pp 33-38, 2019 issue of Shree Lakshminaryan Temples annual magazine

  4. “सिंगापुर में हिंदी की दशा, दिशा और भविष्य (The state, direction, and future of Hindi in Singapore)” at pp 138-141, August 2018 issue of साहित्य अमृत, published by the Official Language Department, Home Ministry, Government of India

  5. “सिंगापुर में भोजपुरियों का मेला (Bhojpuri people in Singapore)” at pp 16-17, August 2018 issue of भोजपुरी संगम (Bhojpuri Sangam)

  6. “मौके मिल ही जाते हैं (Opportunities do come)” at pp 36-37, March 2018 issue of गर्भानाल (Garbhanal Magazine)

  7. 26 articles in Grabhanal.  “Singapore Ki Dairy (A Diary from Singapore)” column published monthly from April 2014 - May 2016 in Garbhanal Hindi Magazine

  8. “आधुनिक सिंगापुर में हिंदी शिक्षण के पच्चीस वर्ष (25 years of Hindi teaching in modern Singapore)” at pp 38-43, 2014 issue of the Vishwa Hindi Patrika published by the World Hindi Secretariat, Mauritius

  9. “Hindi in Singapore – A new Horizon” at pp 47-50 of the 2012 edition of the Vishwa Hindi Patrika published by the World Hindi Secretariat, Mauritius

  10. “सिंगापुर में हिंदी शिक्षण (Teaching of Hindi in Singapore)” at pp 1-4, Jan-June 2014 issue of Veeksha Magazine, Lokyat Publications, Varanasi.

  11. “इंडोनेशिया में रामकथा (The Epic of Ramanayana in Indonesia) published at pp 39-41 of Vishya Magazine, International Hindi Association, United States of America, 2014

  IV. Conference Papers

  1. “Second language policy of Singapore and Hindi” (paper presented at International Conference on Hindi as a Second Language/Foreign Language, Faculdade de Letras, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal on 7 June 2019)

  2. “Elementary level written and spoken Hindi: A sociolinguistic approach” (paper presented at the 4th International Conference on Languages, Literature and Society 2017, Nanyang Technological University on 16 January 2017)

  3. “Variations between written and spoken Hindi” (paper presented at the 7th CLS International Conference CLaSIC 2016, National University of Singapore on 1 December 2016)

  V. Conference Participation and Moderation

  1. Invited to the Vishva Rang, Literature and Arts festival, 2019, Bhopal, India

  2. Chaired and moderated a session in the 8th CLS International Conference CLaSIC 2018, Singapore

  3. Invited to the 11th World Hindi Conference, Mauritius 2018 by the High Commission of India, Singapore.

  4. Advised and edited the proceedings for “Beyond boundaries: Gandhian Vision in the age of globalization” organized by Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashastriya Hindi Vishwavidyalya, Wardha, Maharashtra, India

  5. Chaired and moderated a session in the 7th CLS International Conference CLaSIC 2016, Singapore

   

   

  Review- “क्षमा करना हमें (कविता संग्रह) (Forgive Us (A review))" in " क्षमा करना हमें  (Forgive Us)" (Indra Publishing House, 2016)

Other Information

THESES/DISSERTATIONS

“सिंगापुर में हिन्दी और भोजपुरी के विकास की दिशाओं का अध्ययन” (development of Hindi and Bhojpuri in Singapore).

Hindi Magazine Singapore Sangam

Editor in chief

Singapore Sangam Hindi YouTube channel

Hindi Association SANGAM Singapore

President

Hindi Society Singapore

Member of management board

उल्लेखनीय गतिविधियाँ/ प्रतिभागिता:

1. भारतीय दूतावास और विश्वविद्यालय के सहयोग से  बड़े स्तर पर हिंदी दिवस का  2018 से और विश्व हिंदी दिवस का 2019 से  हर वर्ष आयोजन
2. 2016, 2017, 2018 में हिंदी दिवस का आयोजन कार्यालयों के लिए
3. 2019 से प्रतिवर्ष  ‘साहित्य के ख़ज़ाने से’ नामक साहित्यिक समारोह का आयोजन| हिंदी के वरिष्ठ साहित्यकारों को याद करने का अनूठा कार्यक्रम
4. भारतीय दूतावास के सहयोग से  योग दिवस व अन्य कई कार्यक्रमों का आयोजन

सम्मान-

‘हिंदी गौरव सम्मान’ अंतरराष्ट्रीय हिंदी परिषद्, आधारशिला विश्व हिंदी मिशन द्वारा सिंगापुर में हिंदी के क्षेत्र में रचनात्मक कार्य करने के लिए

पब्लिक रिलेशन सोसाइटी भोपाल  द्वारा प्रवासी साहित्य सम्मान

बहु उद्देशीय संस्था, वर्धा द्वारा हिंदी सेवी सम्मान

भारत की कई संस्थाओं द्वारा ‘हिंदी सेवी सम्मान’