Dr. Vandana Singh is the Founder of RS Foundation, a philanthropic organization that has education, empowerment and empathy at the core of its varied initiatives in the social sector, and works in the areas of health, education & environment. You may visit the website at: http://rsfoundation.org.in/
Dr. Singh is the author of the recently released The Bhagavad Gita – A Life changing Conversation by Niyogi Books. All sale proceeds from this work are donated to RS Foundation.
She has also authored several books on Communication & Life Skills, and English Language Teaching. She has numerous published literary translations from Hindi to English to her credit, and views literary translation as a social responsibility contributing to building cross-cultural bridges.


Literary & Academic
Dr. Singh has contributed in the area of education technology and skill development. She has been involved with education as an associate professsor, curriculum developer, textbook writer and content editor. She educates and empowers youth by imparting English language for raising their employability quotient, upward mobility and social acceptability.
Consultancy/Advisory role
Dr. Vandana Singh serves as Independent Director on Boards of several companies. She has advised at the state level for creating English language teaching programmes, such as, Naipunya Vikasam (Aspire) – English Language skills for 400 schools in remote areas in Andhra Pradesh, Saath Saath – capacity building of rural women and Unnati – English Language skills for children between 12 to 16 years in Uttar Pradesh … read more
Written from the perspective of a non-ritualistic individual, the book connects the teachings of the Gita with current concepts of life skills. It also reiterates the relevance of a text written thousands of years ago, and showcases its contemporary value by drawing parallels with our day-to-day existence today.
You may buy the book from here.
Excerpt from The Bhagavad Gita – A Life changing Conversation.
For most of us the Gita evokes an image of Krishna addressing Arjun who is dutifully kneeling with folded hands, with a chariot and a battlefield as a backdrop. We’ve seen versions of this image on wall calendars, diaries, amateur paintings, and on walls of religious places. Year after year, our exposure to the Gita remains limited to …. read more
Hans – A Progressive Literary Journal, Vol. – 1, 2019
Aasha: Short Stories by Contemporary Indian Women Writers was published by The Nehru Centre, Indian High Commission, London, to mark the coming of the new millennium. The anthology could be of immense…
Land Lust
Evocative and crisp, Joginder Paul’s Urdu stories from Dharti ka Kaal are translated into English in Land Lust. The anthology attracts empathetic attention to divisive follies of race and colour, and interrogates notions of progress and development….
Premchand – The Complete Short Stories Volumes 1 – 4
Munshi Premchand, widely lauded as the greatest Hindi fiction writer of the twentieth century, wrote close to 300 short stories in the course of a prolific career spanning three decades. …
From Bihar to Tihar
Originally titled Bihar se Tihar Tak, this is an autobiography of the talked about student leader Kanhaiya Kumar, is translated from Hindi to English by Vandana R Singh. ….
Zindagi Live
Zindagi Live, authored by Priyadarshan, is a racy thriller that grips the imagination of the reader as it narrates the events of a couple of days. ….
Rage of the River
Originally titled Tum Chup Kyon Rahe Kedar in Hindi, the work was translated by Vandana R Singh into English. Rage of the River – The Untold Story of the Kedarnath ….
The Journal of Indian Writing in English
The Journal of Indian Writing in English is one the most prestigious journals on Indian writings. Edited by G. S. Balarama Gupta the journal…..
Indian Women Novelists in English
Indian Women Novelists in English is a collection of essays that critically examine the work of eminent Indian women novelists such as …..
Speaking for Myself – An Anthology of Asian Women’s Writing
Dr. Singh has been a Research Associate for ‘Speaking for Myself – An Anthology of Asian Women’s Writing’, a project of India International Centre, New Delhi, published in 2009….
AASHA
Aasha: Short Stories by Contemporary Indian Women Writers was published by The Nehru Centre, Indian High Commission, London, to mark the coming of the new millennium. The anthology could be of immense…
Dalit Millionaires – 15 Inspiring Stories
Dalit Millionaires, translated from Hindi to English by Vandana Singh, is a collection of profiles of fifteen entrepreneurs who have braved both societal and business pressures to carve out highly profitable niches for themselves….
The Tale Retold
Translated by Vandana Singh from Hindi to English, The Tale Retold is an anthology of 17 stories by Sahitya Akademi Award winning writer, Alka Saraogi….
New Life
Vandana Singh has translated this anthology of ten stories written by Vijai Dan Detha….
To Each Her Own
To Each Her Own: This fascinating collection of short stories selected and translated by Vandana R. Singh, focuses on women writers whose stories emerge largely from a contemporary,….
Over to You, Kadambari
Vandana R. Singh has translated a 219- page novel from Hindi to English. Originally titled Shesh Kadambari the novel is authored by Sahitya Akademi ….
Springboard – An Integrated Term Course
Springboard – An Integrated Term Course for Classes 1 – 5 comprises a series of 15 books (three for each class and one per term) with the core subjects….
Kaliedoscope
Vandana R. Singh was a member of the Textbook Development Committee which was set up by the National Council of Educational Training & Research ( NCERT ) ….
Woven words
Vandana R. Singh was a member of the Textbook Development Committee which was set up by the National Council of Educational Training & Research ( NCERT ) ….
The Written Word
The Written Word is planned as a comprehensive text on written communication and study skills for use at the undergraduate level….
Avenues
Avenues is a comprehensive graded course in English that aims at developing a strong foundation of language skills among learners in a holistic and integrated manner….
Spotlight
Spotlight: A Multi-skill Course in English is designed to enable effective learning, teaching and testing of English as a second language…..