SALDEF Mourns the Loss of Dr. Inder Mohan Singh
SALDEF (Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund) is saddened by the recent passing of an icon of the Sikh American community and former SALDEF Board Member: Dr. Inder Mohan Singh.
Dr. Inder Mohan Singh (1945-2026) was born on July 15, 1945 in Sargodha, now in Pakistan. He was one of 4 siblings and spent his formative years in Doon School in Dehradun. From the early years, he excelled in academics, as well as extracurricular activities.
He completed his undergraduate studies at the Indian Institute of Technology (Kharagpur), and followed that by completing his Masters and PhD in Computer Science at Yale University.
Dr. Singh was a technologist and serial entrepreneur extraordinaire, serving as Chairman and CEO of Excelan, a leader in local area network technology, which later merged into Novell. He was the Chairman and co-founder of Kalpana, a pioneer in LAN switches and one of Cisco’s early acquisitions. For the past nearly 20 years, Dr. Singh served as the Chairman and CEO of LynuxWorks, a pioneer in the embedded software industry.
“Dr. Singh was a true community pioneer and visionary leader,” said SALDEF Executive Director Kiran Kaur Gill. “His tremendous professional success is matched with his community impact and his steadfast focus on moving the community forward. We send our deepest condolences and ardaas to the Singh and Kaur family on this tremendous loss.”
Dr. Singh was also a visionary leader for the Sikh American community. He founded the Chardhi Kalaa Foundation to serve as a home for dialogue, learning and vichaar (reflection). He organized classes, seminars and an annual conference on the Guru Granth Sahib to encourage community discussion and show that spiritual engagement and critical thinking go hand-in-hand.
“Dr. Singh was a humble and steadfast pillar of support for the community and SALDEF. Since the early days of the organization’s founding in 1996. I, personally, experienced his depth of humility, grace, and unwavering faith in Sikhi. We will miss his strategic guidance and wisdom,” stated SALDEF Co-Founder and Board Chair Manjit Singh.
SALDEF celebrates the life of Dr. Inder Mohan Singh Ji, a true visionary leader for the Sikh community. While we will mourn his loss, we also will celebrate his vast accomplishments and send out heartfelt condolences and ardaas to his families and loved ones.
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