In the presence of Bihar Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, Dr. Ravindra Narayan Singh inaugurated ‘Hindu Teerth Bhawan’ in Patna recently. Dr. Ravindra Narayan Singh is the former international president of Vishwa Hindu Parishad and a well-known orthopedic surgeon of the country. The Government of India has also honored him with the Padma Shri award. ‘Hindu Teerth Bhawan’ gives information about Hindu pilgrimage sites. This building gives information about the pilgrimage sites not only in Bihar but also in the entire country. Dr. R.N. Singh appeals that all Hindus living in the country and abroad should join and cooperate with this trust so that more ‘Hindu Teerth Bhawans’ can be built across the country. Dr. R.N. Singh believes that this path will unite Hindus and further strengthen their religious faith.
Padmashree Dr. Ravindra Narayan Singh, former International President of Vishwa Hindu Parishad, says that pilgrimage has an important place in Indian culture. It is said that in ancient times, sons used to earn virtue by sending their parents on pilgrimage, but nowadays due to changes in material life, the desire for pilgrimage is decreasing. The main reasons for this are change in social structure, lack of time, and lack of children in old age. There has been no decline in the number of pilgrims in the last few years, but the lack of increase in the number is a cause for concern.
Dr. Singh was born in Saharsa, Bihar
Padmashree Dr. R.N. Singh is a famous orthopedic specialist of the country. Dr. Ravindra Narayan Singh was born in Golma village of Saharsa district of Bihar. After obtaining MBBS degree from Patna Medical College and Hospital in 1970 and MS degree in 1976, he served as a teacher of Anatomy in Nalanda Medical College. After some time he left for England for higher education. He worked extensively as a teacher of Anatomy at Queens Medical College, Nottingham and also made important contributions to many other institutions.
Dr. Ravindra obtained Fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 1976 and MCh degree in Orthopedics from Liverpool University, London. After some time, he received many job offers from abroad. But his father, who was a famous district judge of his time, wanted his son to return to India and serve his motherland and live among his own people.
Has done great work in the field of medicine
After returning to India, Dr. Singh started his private practice and at this time Dr. R. N. Singh is contributing as the director of Radha Vallabh Health Care and Foundation and director of Anoop Institute of Orthopedic and Rehabilitation.
Medical experts say that based on his experiences, Dr. Singh has prepared the model of his hospital, today only four main hospitals in India are working on that model, which include Sancheti Hospital (Pune), Kulkarni Institute. (Mirage), Ganga Hospital (Puducherry) and Bhattacharya Institute of Orthopedics (Kolkata).
Dr. R.N. Singh also established Savera Cancer and Multispeciality Hospital in Patna. This hospital has all the modern facilities along with experienced doctors related to cancer treatment. In view of his achievements, Outlook magazine awarded him ‘Icons of Bihar’ in 2018.
Leader in the field of social service
Apart from being a doctor, Dr. Singh is also a high class social worker. Keeping in mind the desire to serve the society and provide free treatment to poor patients, Dr. Singh joined Patna Red Cross Society in the year 1983 and has been treating 20 patients free of cost every Tuesday for the last three decades. Dr. Singh also joined Kishore Dal Shishu Bhawan (Orphanage), Rajendra Nagar, Patna in the year 1990 and provided every possible help to the girls living in this orphanage by providing them rooms, food, free education and jobs in his hospital. My mother, Late. In the memory of Indu Devi, she started the ‘Indu Devi Chhatra Protsahan Rashi’, under which scholarships are provided to talented students of her native village, Golma.
Opening of Pushpanjali Education Center
After the sudden death of his third daughter Pushpanjali Singh in 2003, Dr. Ravindra and his wife Kavita Singh started ‘Pushpanjali Shiksha Kendra’, where free education is provided to children from poor families. Dr. Ravindra also believes that capable people should adopt at least one girl child and take the responsibility of her education, so that they can join the mainstream of the society.
awarded gold medal
In 2009, the then Governor of Bihar, Honorable R.L. Bhatia awarded him a gold medal for his unique contribution to the Red Cross. Subsequently, in 2010 he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India for his remarkable contribution in the medical and social fields. Dr. Singh is not only the President of Bihar Blind Council, but is also presenting an example to bring other people of the society into the mainstream. A documentary based on the life of Dr. Ravindra Narayan Singh has also been made, which can be watched on YouTube.
(This report is based on Dinesh Anand’s article)