Sangeeta Bahadur

Ambassador Sangeeta Bahadur joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1987. During her 35-year career, she served India in various capacities both at home and abroad. Starting with Spain, she was posted, over the years, in Bulgaria, Mexico, Belgium, UK (as Director of The Nehru Centre - India’s flagship cultural centre - for 4 years)), and as Ambassador to Belarus. Her last posting was as High Commissioner to Malta, from where she retired in June 2022. 

 

At HQs, she handled responsibilities across the board, including as the Deputy Director General of the Indian Council for Cultural Relation (ICCR) and as resident faculty at the Sushma Swaraj Institute of Foreign Service, New Delhi. She was a 2022 Global Finalist under the UN’s SHE INSPIRES Annual Awards in two categories and has been nominated once again for the 2024 awards. She holds prominent positions in various not-for-profit organizations, is a strategic advisor on international business and foreign collaborations, and a guest lecturer/mentor at various universities and institutes around the country. 

 

She is a published and much-loved author of the heroic fantasy series, KAAL, which is unique in weaving concepts from Indian spiritual traditions and philosophy into the amazing journey of an original Indian superhero/avatar. Her latest stand-alone book, Devdasi, has just been published. She has also recently launched her own YouTube channel, Tattle Tales with Sangeeta Bahadur, for sharing strange and supernatural stories from friends and family, as well as legends, folklore, and cultural insights from around the world.