Raj Singh Dungarpur: A Tribute

Dr. Harsh Vardhan, educated in Delhi and Kanpur, completed his MBBS and MS and started his practice in Delhi. Within a few years, he was elected general secretary and president of East Delhi branch of Indian Medical Association and later the secretary & president of Delhi Medical Association. He won the election to Delhi State Assembly thrice with a handsome margin and was appointed Minister for Health, Education and Law (1993-989). As Health Minister of Delhi, he was instrumental in launching the most scientific mass campaign for eradication of polio which was a trend setter and was replicated in the rest of the country. He has been an Advisor to World Health Organisation and has been associated with a number of professional bodies in the filed of health and medicine. Dr. Harsh Vardhan's services have been recognized at national and international levels and he has been honoured with numerous national and international awards - International Award by the Director General of WHO, Polio Eradication Champion Award by Rotary Foundation, International Service Award by Lions Club. Paul Harries Fellowship of Rotary International (Twice), Excellence Award of Rotary Club and National Environmental Service Honour by world Environment Congress are few amongst many. He has been honoured by medical community, service organizations and governments more than once. Presently, he is president of Delhi State Unit of Bharatiry Janata Party.

Samar Singh was a member of the Indian Administration service from 1962 to 2000. He has held several senior positions in Madhya Pradesh. His carde state, and with the Government of India, Where he worked first in the Ministry of Agriculture and then in the Ministry of Environment & Forests. Thereafter, from 1993 to 2000 he was on deputation as the Secretary-General of the World Wide Fund for nature-India (WWF-India), and retired at the level of secretary to the Government of India. A recipient of the ‘Order of the Golden Ark’, an international award for exceptional work done in the field of nature conservation, he has authored, among others, Conserving India’s natural Heritage (1987), World Charter for nature (200), religion and Conservation (2000) and maintenance of Public order (2004). Presently, he is the president of WPA-India, the samarpan Foundation and the Tourism & Wildlife Society of India and is associated with several other conservation bodies, including the Foundation for ecological security.