Dr. Padmashree Ravindra Narayan Singh, former international president of VHP (file photo)
Dr Ravindra Narayan Singh recently inaugurated the ‘Hindu Teerth Bhawan’ in Patna in the presence of Bihar Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar. Dr. Ravindra Narayan Singh is the former international president of Vishwa Hindu Parishad and a renowned orthopedic surgeon in the country. The Indian government also awarded him the Padma Shri. “Hindu Teerth Bhawan” provides information about Hindu pilgrimage sites. This building provides information about pilgrimage places not only in Bihar but also across the country. Dr RN Singh appealed to all Hindus living in the country and abroad to join and cooperate with the trust so that more ‘Hindu Teerth Bhawans’ can be established across the country. Dr RN Singh believes that this path will unite Hindus and further strengthen their religious beliefs.
Padma Shri Dr Ravindra Narayan Singh, former international president of Vishwa Hindu Parishad, said pilgrimage plays an important role in Indian culture. It is said that in ancient times, sons sent their parents on pilgrimages to accumulate virtue, but now due to changes in material life, the desire to make pilgrimages has become less and less. The main reasons for this situation are changes in social structure, lack of time, old age without children, etc. The number of pilgrims has not declined over the past few years, but the number has not increased, which is worrying.
Dr. Singh was born in Sahasa, Bihar
Padmashree Dr RN Singh is a renowned orthopedic specialist in the country. Dr. Ravindra Narayan Singh was born in Golma village, Sahasa district, Bihar. He received his bachelor’s degree in internal medicine from Patna Medical College and Hospital in 1970, his master’s degree in 1976, and worked as an anatomy teacher at Nalanda Medical College. After some time, he went to England for higher education. He worked extensively as an anatomy teacher at Queen’s Medical School, Nottingham, and made important contributions to many other institutions.
Dr Ravindra was admitted as a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 1976 and received his Master of Orthopedics from the University of Liverpool, London in 1976. After a while, he received many job offers from abroad. But his father was a famous magistrate at the time, and he wanted his son to return to India, serve his motherland, and live with his own people.
Made great contributions in the medical field
After returning to India, Dr. Singh started his private practice and at this time, R.N. Singh serves as Director of Radha Vallabh Healthcare and Foundation and Director of Anup Institute of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation.
Medical experts said Dr. Singh prepared his hospital model based on his experience and currently only four major hospitals in India are working on the model including Sancheti Hospital (Pune), Kulkarni Research Institute (Mirage) , Ganga Hospital. (Pondicherry) and Bhattacharya Institute of Orthopedics (Kolkata).
Dr. RN Singh also established Savera Cancer and Multi-Speciality Hospital in Patna. This hospital has all modern facilities and experienced doctors related to cancer treatment. In recognition of his achievements, Outlook magazine awarded him the title of ‘Bihar Icon’ in 2018.
A leading brand in social services
Apart from being a medical doctor, Dr. Singh is also a senior social worker. With the desire to serve the society and provide free treatment to poor patients, Dr. Singh joined the Patna Red Cross Society in 1983 and has been treating 20 patients free of charge every Tuesday for the past three decades. Dr. Singh also joined the Kishore Dal Shishu Bhawan (Orphanage) in Rajendra Nagar, Patna in 1990 and provided all possible help to the girls living in the orphanage including room, food, free education at his hospital and job opportunities. My mother is late. In memory of Indu Devi, she founded the “Indu Devi Chhatra Protsahan Rashi” project to provide scholarships to talented students in her hometown, Gorma.
Pushpanjali Education Center opens
After the sudden death of his third daughter Pushpanjali Singh in 2003, Dr. Ravindra and his wife Kavita Singh founded ‘Pushpanjali Shiksha Kendra’ to provide free education to children from poor families. Dr. Ravindra also believes that capable people should adopt at least one girl child and take up the responsibility of educating her so that they can integrate into the mainstream of society.
Won the gold medal
In 2009, the then Bihar Governor RL Bhatia awarded him a gold medal in recognition of his unique contribution to the Red Cross Society. Subsequently, in 2010, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Indian government for his outstanding contributions in the medical and social fields. Dr. Singh is not only the Chairman of the Bihar Council for the Blind but also sets an example for the rest of the society to integrate into the mainstream. A documentary based on the life of Dr. Ravindra Narayan Singh has also been produced and can be viewed on YouTube.
(This report is based on an article by Dinesh Anand)
