At the inaugural ceremony of the Institute of Kashmir Studies on 26 May 2008, Madanjeet Singh presented President Pratibha Patil with a copy of his book, This My People, to which Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru handwrote a preface. shortly after India's Partition in 1947. Published in 1989, its several language editions were reviewed and acclaimed worldwide. The French weekly L'Express wrote a three-page article and the eminent art critic of The International Herald Tribune, Souren Melikian called it an 'astonishing book of photographs (see cover image of Aasi), a mental journey through the India Madanjeet loves so much'. The famous film producer, Ismail Merchant, praised the aesthetic merits and historical value of the book' in a full-page review published in The New York Times.