It was back in 1989, when Mr Singh was the president of the National Federation of Indian American Associations (NFIA) when along with stalwarts like Dr Thomas Abraham and others he oversaw the organization of the first Global Convention of People of Indian Origin in New York. The seven-day convention attracted 3,000 people, including delegates from 22 countries. Among those in attendance were members of the Indian community, and social, business and political leadership from across the world. At the end of the convention the Global Organisation of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO) International was born. In later years Mr Singh was to helm it as president, and as chairman.

Three years prior to the formation of the GOPIO he was convenor of the 4th National Biennial Convention of the NFIA (National Federation of Indian American Associations) held at Anaheim, Los Angeles, attended by 2,000 Indian Americans and several political and diplomatic leaders from both the USA and India. In the year 2000 Mr Singh started the India Association of Los Angeles (IALA)—San Fernando Valley and also supported the formation of the India Association of Inland Empire. All this—for nearly 40 years—he did voluntarily.

Thanks to his tireless supervision and coordination with GOPIO members worldwide, I’d the good fortune of being able to put together a 200-page coffee table book called Global Indian Diaspora—GOPIO Making An Impact in 2012. In August 2014 I was glad to co-author a book with Mr Singh called The Gadar Heroics, a story on young overseas Indians who called themselves Gadarites. In 2017 I was part of the project team chaired by Mr Singh that produced another 200-page coffee table book called Indian Americans in Greater Los Angeles Area. In between I helped him put together Indians in America which he authored, and other publications dedicated to the Southern California-based Indian American Heritage Foundation which he founded in 1987.