LashawnLxs at 22:14, 19 September 2025

2025-09-19T22:14:29Z

New page

{{Short description|Indian sports commentator (died 2018)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Jasdev Singh
| image = The President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil presenting the Padma Bhushan Award to Shri Jasdev Singh at Civil Investiture-II Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on May 10, 2008.jpg
| caption = The President, [[Pratibha Patil]], presenting the [[Padma Bhushan]] award to Jasdev Singh at [[Rashtrapati Bhavan]], in [[New Delhi]] on 10 May 2008
| birth_date = 1930/31
| death_date = 25 September 2018
| occupation = Sports commentator
| awards =
* [[Padma Shri]] (1985)
* [[Padma Bhushan]] (2008)
* [[Olympic Order]] (awarded)
| known_for = Coverage of nine [[Olympics]], eight [[hockey World Cups]], and six [[Asian Games]]
| notable_works = Official commentator on Independence Day and Republic Day parade broadcasts
| alma_mater =
| employer =
* All India Radio Jaipur (1955–1963)
* Doordarshan (1963–over 35 years)
| spouse = 
| children = 
}}

'''Jasdev Singh''' (1930/31 – 25 September 2018) was an Indian sports commentator. He was awarded [[Padma Shri]] in 1985 and [[Padma Bhushan]] in 2008. He died on 25 September 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.newsnation.in/india-news/renowned-commentator-jasdev-singh-passes-away-at-87-voice-of-indian-sports-on-doordarshan-sports-commentator-air-jaipur-station-article-203663.html |title=Renowned commentator Jasdev Singh dies at 87 |access-date=25 September 2018 |archive-date=25 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925180645/https://www.newsnation.in/india-news/renowned-commentator-jasdev-singh-passes-away-at-87-voice-of-indian-sports-on-doordarshan-sports-commentator-air-jaipur-station-article-203663.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/lifestyle/146786_100146786.html |title=For the 47th time, his familiar voice will take you through the R-Day parade — Thaindian News |work=Thaindian.com |date=25 January 2009 |access-date=2013-08-12 |archive-date=16 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016213638/http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/lifestyle/146786_100146786.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Padma Bhushan Awardees |publisher=[[Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (India)|Ministry of Communications and Information Technology]] |url=http://india.gov.in/myindia/padmabhushan_awards_list1.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090605073347/http://india.gov.in/myindia/padmabhushan_awards_list1.php |archive-date= 5 June 2009 }}</ref> He was also an official commentator on [[Independence Day (India)|Independence Day]], and [[Delhi Republic Day parade|Republic Day parade]] broadcasts from 1963 for state-run media, [[Doordarshan]] and also [[All India Radio]]. He joined All Indian Radio [[Jaipur]] in 1955, and moved to Delhi after eight years, thereafter he joined Doordarshan, where he worked for over 35 years.<ref name=hi>{{cite news |title=A voice that continues to charm... |url= https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/A-voice-that-continues-to-charm%E2%80%A6/article15216330.ece|work=The Hindu |date=5 May 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Listen to a familiar voice |url=http://www.hindu.com/yw/2007/08/24/stories/2007082450320600.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629023531/http://www.hindu.com/yw/2007/08/24/stories/2007082450320600.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 June 2011 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=24 August 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=DD, AIR go blank as 38,000 staffers strike|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-11-24/india/28223355_1_doordarshan-employees-sis-live-uk-broadcaster |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104205431/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-11-24/india/28223355_1_doordarshan-employees-sis-live-uk-broadcaster |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 November 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]]|date= 24 November 2010 }}</ref>

Over the years, he covered nine Olympics, eight hockey World Cups and six [[Asian Games]], and was awarded the [[Olympic Order]], the highest award of the Olympic movement, by [[Juan Antonio Samaranch]], IOC president.<ref name=hi/><ref>{{cite news |title=OLYMPICS 2016: To Bid Or Not To Bid|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/to-bid-or-not-to-bid/69590/0 |work=Financial Express |date=28 December 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=OC's slight hurts legendary commentator|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/OCs-slight-hurts-legendary-commentator/articleshow/6760867.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104205533/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-10-17/delhi/28252504_1_oc-asian-games-olympic-movement |url-status=live |archive-date=4 November 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]]|date=17 October 2010 }}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Civil Service}}
{{PadmaBhushanAwardRecipients 2000–09}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Jasdev}}
[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in other fields]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Shri in civil service]]
[[Category:1930s births]]
[[Category:2018 deaths]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Jaipur]]
[[Category:Field hockey commentators]]
[[Category:Indian sports commentators]]
[[Category:All India Radio people]]
[[Category:Indian radio journalists]]
[[Category:Radio and television announcers]]
[[Category:Doordarshan journalists]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Olympic Order]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian journalists]]
[[Category:Journalists from Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Indian radio presenters]]
[[Category:Writers from Jaipur]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian journalists]]

{{India-journalist-stub}}

Jasdev Singh - Revision history

LashawnLxs at 22:14, 19 September 2025