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'''Navtej Singh Sarna''' (born 1957) is an [[India]]n author-columnist, diplomat and current [[List of ambassadors of India to the United States|Indian Ambassador to the United States]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/navtej-sarna-appointed-indias-new-envoy-to-us/article9136128.ece|title=Navtej Sarna appointed India’s new envoy to US|last=Basu|first=Nayanima|date=2016-09-22|newspaper=The Hindu Business Line|access-date=2016-11-10}}</ref> He previously served as the [[High Commission of India to the United Kingdom|High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom]], and the Ambassador to [[Israel]] (2008-2012).<ref name=hin>[http://www.hindu.com/2008/03/30/stories/2008033060311000.htm Navtej Sarna, envoy to Israel] ''[[The Hindu]]'', March 30, 2008.</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.news18.com/news/india/new-indian-high-commissioner-to-uk-navtej-sarna-takes-charge-1188898.html|title=New Indian High Commissioner to UK Navtej Sarna takes charge|date=12 January 2016|work=News 18|accessdate=26 July 2016}}</ref>
'''Navtej Singh Sarna''' (born 1957) is an [[India]]n author-columnist, diplomat and current [[List of ambassadors of India to the United States|Indian Ambassador to the United States]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/navtej-sarna-appointed-indias-new-envoy-to-us/article9136128.ece|title=Navtej Sarna appointed India’s new envoy to US|last=Basu|first=Nayanima|date=2016-09-22|newspaper=The Hindu Business Line|access-date=2016-11-10}}</ref> He previously served as the [[High Commission of India to the United Kingdom|High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom]], and the Ambassador to [[Israel]] (2008-2012).<ref name=hin>[http://www.hindu.com/2008/03/30/stories/2008033060311000.htm Navtej Sarna, envoy to Israel] ''[[The Hindu]]'', 30 March 2008.</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.news18.com/news/india/new-indian-high-commissioner-to-uk-navtej-sarna-takes-charge-1188898.html|title=New Indian High Commissioner to UK Navtej Sarna takes charge|date=12 January 2016|work=News 18|accessdate=26 July 2016}}</ref>


He was born in [[Jalandhar]], [[India]] to noted writer in Punjabi, [[Mohinder Singh Sarna]], and did his schooling from [[St. Joseph's Academy, Dehradun]]. Later he graduated as a part of the 1980 Class of [[Indian Foreign Service]]. Before holding his current post, he was Joint Secretary for external publicity at the [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|Ministry of External Affairs]] (MEA), since October 2002,<ref>[http://www1.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/25379061.cms Navtej Sarna is new foreign office spokesman] ''[[Hindustan Times]]'', October 16, 2002.</ref> and holds the distinction of being the longest-serving spokesperson of the ministry,<ref name=hin/> and served two prime ministers, three foreign ministers and four foreign secretaries, till the end of his term in September, 2008.<ref>[http://www.hindustantimes.com/storypage/storypage.aspx?sectionName=&id=2657c9a5-da69-4741-82ed-5f420049090d&&Headline=Navtej+Sarna+ends+tenure+on+Monday&strParent=strParentID Navtej Sarna, longest serving foreign ministry spokesman, ends tenure Monday] ''[[Hindustan Times]]'', September 14, 2008.</ref>
He was born in [[Jalandhar]], [[India]] to noted writer in Punjabi, [[Mohinder Singh Sarna]], and did his schooling from [[St. Joseph's Academy, Dehradun]]. Later he graduated as a part of the 1980 Class of [[Indian Foreign Service]]. Before holding his current post, he was Joint Secretary for external publicity at the [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|Ministry of External Affairs]] (MEA), since October 2002,<ref>[http://www1.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/25379061.cms Navtej Sarna is new foreign office spokesman] ''[[Hindustan Times]]'', 16 October 2002.</ref> and holds the distinction of being the longest-serving spokesperson of the ministry,<ref name=hin/> and served two prime ministers, three foreign ministers and four foreign secretaries, till the end of his term in September, 2008.<ref>[http://www.hindustantimes.com/storypage/storypage.aspx?sectionName=&id=2657c9a5-da69-4741-82ed-5f420049090d&&Headline=Navtej+Sarna+ends+tenure+on+Monday&strParent=strParentID Navtej Sarna, longest serving foreign ministry spokesman, ends tenure Monday] ''[[Hindustan Times]]'', 14 September 2008.</ref>


Previously as a diplomat served in Moscow, Warsaw, Thimphu, Geneva, Teheran and Washington, DC.<ref>[http://specials.rediff.com/news/2008/oct/13chat.htm The Rediff Chat: Ambassador Navtej Sarna] ''[[Rediff.com]]''.</ref>
Previously as a diplomat served in Moscow, Warsaw, Thimphu, Geneva, Teheran and Washington, DC.<ref>[http://specials.rediff.com/news/2008/oct/13chat.htm The Rediff Chat: Ambassador Navtej Sarna] ''[[Rediff.com]]''.</ref>


He also writes short stories, and book reviews. His first novel published was ''[[We Weren't Lovers Like That]]'' in 2003,<ref name=dip>[http://www.hindu.com/lr/2004/01/04/stories/2004010400020100.htm Diplomat into novelist] ''[[The Hindu]]'', January 4, 2004.</ref> followed by'' The Book of Nanak'' in the same year, his latest, ''The Exile'', published in 2008, is based on the life of [[Duleep Singh]], the last Maharaja of the [[Sikh Empire]], and son of Maharaja [[Ranjit Singh]].<ref>[http://specials.rediff.com/news/2008/oct/15sl1.htm The Exile: A maharaja's tragic journey] ''[[Rediff.com]]'', October 15, 2008.</ref>
He also writes short stories, and book reviews. His first novel published was ''[[We Weren't Lovers Like That]]'' in 2003,<ref name=dip>[http://www.hindu.com/lr/2004/01/04/stories/2004010400020100.htm Diplomat into novelist] ''[[The Hindu]]'', 4 January 2004.</ref> followed by'' The Book of Nanak'' in the same year, his latest, ''The Exile'', published in 2008, is based on the life of [[Duleep Singh]], the last Maharaja of the [[Sikh Empire]], and son of Maharaja [[Ranjit Singh]].<ref>[http://specials.rediff.com/news/2008/oct/15sl1.htm The Exile: A maharaja's tragic journey] ''[[Rediff.com]]'', 15 October 2008.</ref>


==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
* ''Folk Tales of Poland'', Sterling Publications, 1991. {{ISBN|81-207-1072-X}}.<ref name=dip/>
* ''Folk Tales of Poland'', Sterling Publications, 1991. {{ISBN|81-207-1072-X}}.<ref name=dip/>
* ''We Weren't Lovers Like That''. Penguin, May 2003. {{ISBN|0-14-302961-4}}.
* ''We Weren't Lovers Like That''. Penguin, May 2003. {{ISBN|0-14-302961-4}}.
* ''The Book of Nanak'', Penguin, September 2003. {{ISBN|0-670-04978-6}}.<ref>[http://www.penguinbooksindia.com/Authordetail.aspx?AuthID=4271 Navtej Sarna] [[Penguin Books|Penguin]]''.</ref>
* ''The Book of Nanak'', Penguin, September 2003. {{ISBN|0-670-04978-6}}.<ref>[http://www.penguinbooksindia.com/Authordetail.aspx?AuthID=4271 Navtej Sarna] [[Penguin Books|Penguin]].</ref>
* ''The Exile''. Penguin, 2008. {{ISBN|978-0-670-08208-7}}.
* ''The Exile''. Penguin, 2008. {{ISBN|978-0-670-08208-7}}.


Revision as of 23:06, 8 April 2018

His Excellency[1]
Navtej Sarna
Indian Ambassador to the United States
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 2017
Preceded byArun Kumar Singh
High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom
In office
January 2016 – December 2016
Preceded byRanjan Mathai
Succeeded byYashvardhan Kumar Sinha
Ambassador of India to Israel
In office
October 2008 – 2012
Preceded byArun Kumar Singh
Personal details
Born1957 (age 66–67)
Jalandhar, Punjab, India
Parent

Navtej Singh Sarna (born 1957) is an Indian author-columnist, diplomat and current Indian Ambassador to the United States.[2] He previously served as the High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom, and the Ambassador to Israel (2008-2012).[3][4]

He was born in Jalandhar, India to noted writer in Punjabi, Mohinder Singh Sarna, and did his schooling from St. Joseph's Academy, Dehradun. Later he graduated as a part of the 1980 Class of Indian Foreign Service. Before holding his current post, he was Joint Secretary for external publicity at the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), since October 2002,[5] and holds the distinction of being the longest-serving spokesperson of the ministry,[3] and served two prime ministers, three foreign ministers and four foreign secretaries, till the end of his term in September, 2008.[6]

Previously as a diplomat served in Moscow, Warsaw, Thimphu, Geneva, Teheran and Washington, DC.[7]

He also writes short stories, and book reviews. His first novel published was We Weren't Lovers Like That in 2003,[8] followed by The Book of Nanak in the same year, his latest, The Exile, published in 2008, is based on the life of Duleep Singh, the last Maharaja of the Sikh Empire, and son of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.[9]

Bibliography

  • Folk Tales of Poland, Sterling Publications, 1991. ISBN 81-207-1072-X.[8]
  • We Weren't Lovers Like That. Penguin, May 2003. ISBN 0-14-302961-4.
  • The Book of Nanak, Penguin, September 2003. ISBN 0-670-04978-6.[10]
  • The Exile. Penguin, 2008. ISBN 978-0-670-08208-7.

Within anthologies

  • Journeys : Heroes, Pilgrims, Explores, edited by Geeti Sen and Molly Kaushal. New Delhi, Penguin, 2004. ISBN 0-670-05796-7. 2. And the Baba went along the way, by Navtej Sarna.
  • The Harper Collins Book of New Indian Fiction : Contemporary Writing in English, edited by Khushwant Singh. New Delhi, Harper Collins, 2005, . ISBN 81-7223-584-4. 5. Madame Kitty by Navtej Sarna.

References

  1. ^ https://www.indianembassy.org/pages.php?id=169
  2. ^ Basu, Nayanima (22 September 2016). "Navtej Sarna appointed India's new envoy to US". The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  3. ^ a b Navtej Sarna, envoy to Israel The Hindu, 30 March 2008.
  4. ^ "New Indian High Commissioner to UK Navtej Sarna takes charge". News 18. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  5. ^ Navtej Sarna is new foreign office spokesman Hindustan Times, 16 October 2002.
  6. ^ Navtej Sarna, longest serving foreign ministry spokesman, ends tenure Monday Hindustan Times, 14 September 2008.
  7. ^ The Rediff Chat: Ambassador Navtej Sarna Rediff.com.
  8. ^ a b Diplomat into novelist The Hindu, 4 January 2004.
  9. ^ The Exile: A maharaja's tragic journey Rediff.com, 15 October 2008.
  10. ^ Navtej Sarna Penguin.
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