Basanth Sadasivan
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Basanth Sadasivan | |
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 Basanth Sadasivan | |
| Born | 20 November 1996 |
| Nationality | Singapore, United States of America |
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| Occupation(s) | Civil Servant, Brand Ambassador, Social Media Personality, Traveler |
| Known for | One of the youngest people to have visited all 193 member states of the United Nations |
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Basanth Sadasivan (born 20 November 1996[1]) is a civil servant, world traveler and social media personality based in Singapore. He is known for his contributions to the travel industry, and for being one of the youngest people in the world to have visited all 193 member states of the United Nations.[2][3][4]
Early life and education[edit]
Born in Singapore to a general practitioner[5] and university provost, Sadasivan attended Cranbrook Kingswood High School from 2012 to 2016, where he was a member of the Model United Nations team.[6][7] He pursued higher education at Van Mildert College, a college of Durham University,[8] where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in combined honors in Social Sciences[9] with first class honours in 2020.[10]
Sadasivan continued his education with dual master's degrees, obtaining a Master of Science in Security Studies from University College London[11] and a Master of Science in International Health Management from Imperial College London in 2021.[8] He later obtained a Master of Law degree at the University of Nottingham in 2022, where he was a member of the university's cross country team.[12]
Career[edit]
In January 2023, Sadasivan began his career as a Foreign Service officer at the Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[3]
In January 2024, Sadasivan was announced as a brand ambassador for Skyscanner.[13] During his tenure, Skyscanner launched the Everywhere pop-up travel consultancy, an initiative dedicated to identifying hidden gem travel destinations and easing traditional traveler apprehensions about unfamiliar destinations.[14][13][15]
Travel[edit]
Sadasivan made his first solo trip as an unaccompanied minor to Australia in 2012.[3] He became one of the youngest people in the world to have visited all 193 member states of the United Nations upon landing in Funafuti, Tuvalu, on 22 December 2022 at the age of 26.[3]
Personal life[edit]
Sadasivan resides in Singapore and is the younger of two siblings.[16][17]
See Also[edit]
- List of Cranbrook Kingswood School alumni
- List of Durham University people
- List of people associated with University College London
- List of people associated with Imperial College London
- List of University of Nottingham people
References[edit]
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- ^ Chian, Lauren (January 20, 2024). "'Hi Mum, no dinner for me tonight, I'll be skydiving in Bangkok': Gen Z and millennials". The Straits Times.
- ^ a b c d "S'porean man, 26, managed to visit all 195 countries in the world 5 years after he decided to do so". mothership.sg.
- ^ Yuvaraj, Arvindh (February 5, 2024). "Seeking human advice on travel in the age of AI". WiT.
- ^ https://www.sma.org.sg/UploadedImg/1647254976_SMA%20News%20Vol%2020%20No.%201.pdf
- ^ https://s3.amazonaws.com/k12-prod-us-east-1-media-pub/209/push/38976/files/Upper+School+Handbook+2013-14.pdf
- ^ "Model UN Team Brings Home Awards from United Nations Conference". Cranbrook Schools. February 15, 2016.
- ^ a b Citizen, The Online. "26-yr-old Singaporean completes journey in 197 countries around the world – The Online Citizen". Archived from the original on 2024-05-28. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
- ^ https://www.dunelm.org.uk/file/Alumni-Letter-Revised.pdf?erid=15399627
- ^ "Humbled and grateful to be graduating from Durham University with First Class Honors while also receiving the Director's Prize from my academic department @CHSSDurham! A huge thank you to everyone at @durham_uni for what's been an incredible 3 years in so many different ways 🎓😇". X (formerly Twitter). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
- ^ https://www.linkedin.com/in/basanthsadasivan/overlay/1635520750556/single-media-viewer/?profileId=ACoAABwURUcBzIxBo8hI7-h05_DSjZOl1Z3qVIo
- ^ https://umaccc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Manchester-University-Relays-2021-Master-1.pdf
- ^ a b "Skyscanner". www.skyscanner.net.
- ^ Boyd, Milo (February 9, 2024). "World's 'most travelled' people urge Brits to visit city with the best nightlife". The Mirror.
- ^ Lee, Rachel AJ. "Skyscanner launches world's first 'pop-up' Everywhere Agency | TTG Asia". www.ttgasia.com.
- ^ "New Members' Ceremony - London Evening 2023 by RCGP - Issuu". issuu.com. 2023-11-14. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ^ https://losra.org/docs/shc-newsletter.pdf