PADMA SHRI DR.R.N.SINGH ICON OF HEALTH IN BIHAR

Former International President of Vishwa Hindu Parishad and India’s renowned Orthopedist Padamshree Dr. Rabindra Narayan Singh was born in Saharsa district of Bihar in Golma Village and did his MBBS in 1970 and MS in 1976 from Patna Medical College & Hospital. Then he served as a teacher of Anatomy at Nalanda Medical College and afterwards opted for higher studies in England and there too he worked as a teacher of Anatomy in Nottingham’s Queen’s Medical College and worked in many more institutions.

Dr. Rabindra got Fellowship from Edinburgh’s Royal College of Surgeon in 1976 and while being there ,he acquired a MCH degree in Orthopedics from Liverpool University in London. He got many offers for job in abroad but his father, who was a famous District Magistrate of his time, always wanted his son to return India and serve his motherland.

After returning India, Dr. Rabindra is contributing as the Director of Radha Vallabh Health Care & Foundation at Kankarbagh and in Anoop Institute of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation and there are only four big hospitals based on this model in our country mainly- Sancheti Hospital ,Pune; Kulkarni Institute at Miraj , Ganga Hospital in Puducherry and Bhattacharya Institute of Orthopedics in Kolkata. He also established Savera Cancer and Multispecialty Hospital and seeing his achievements the Outlook  Group magazine bestowed on him ‘Icons of Bihar ‘ in 2018.

Having an inclination towards social causes since the very beginning , he joined the Red Cross Society in Patna in 1983 and since the last three decades he is continuously treating 20 patients free of cost on every Tuesday . He has been aiding an Orphanage at Rajendra Nagar , Kishore Dal Shishu Bhavan in every possible way since 1990. He started ‘Indu Devi Chhatra Protsaahan Raashi’ in the memory of his mother Late Indu Devi where scholarship is provided to intelligent girls belonging to their ancestral village, Golma.

In 2003 , after the untimely demise of his third daughter Pushpanjali Singh , Dr. Rabindra & his wife Kavita Singh also started ‘ Pushpanjali Shiksha Kendra ‘ where they provide for free education to kids living under poverty line. Dr . Rabindra appeals well to do people to adopt at least one girl & take the responsibility of educating them so that they can join the mainstream of society.

He was felicitated with Gold Medal in 2009 by the then Governorof Bihar ,Honorable R.L Bhatia for his marvelous contribution in Red Cross. Then in 2010 , he received Padam Shree for his remarkable service in social as well as medical field .He is working not only as president, Bihar Netraheen Parishad but is setting an example for others to bring them in the mainstream.

Based on the life of Dr. Rabindra Narayan , one film directed by Mr. Dinesh Anand ‘ A documentary on Dr. Rabindra Narayan Singh ‘ can be viewed on YouTube.
Padma Shri Dr. Rabindra Narayan Singh, Former International President of Vishva Hindu Parishad, says Pilgrimage has its importance in Indian culture. All those who enter Vanaprastha often have a desire to undertake a pilgrimage. It is said that in ancient times, sons would attain virtue by making their parents go on pilgrimage, but today, there have been so many changes in material life that the de - sire to go on pilgrimage is decreasing.

The main reasons are changes in social structure, lack of time, absence of children in old age, etc., and the number of pilgrims is decreasing. Based on population, there has not been a decrease in the number of pilgrims, but the increase that should have occurred is also visible. There are thousands of places of Pilgrimage in Sanatan Dharma, and all have their own importance, in which the journey of Char Dham is paramount. Padma Shri Dr. Rabindra Narayan Singh, Former International President of Vishva Hindu Parishad, says faith in religion has increased among Hindus living in the country and abroad. However, according to the rapidly growing population, Hindu society is still very small.

Youth are the future of our country, and it is our moral duty to connect the Hindu youth of India with our religion. His Excellency Governor of Bihar Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, on June 20, 2023, along with Pad - ma Shri Dr R N Singh, inaugurated India’s first Hindu Tirtha Bhawan supported by the Hindu Tirtha Bha - wan Charitable Trust. The “Hindu Teerth Bhawan” is probably the country’s first pilgrimage centre that will provide all the information about the pilgrimage centres not only of Bihar but of the entire India to the pilgrims under one roof.

He views this building as a catalyst because, seeing such facilities, many people can think about pilgrimage. This is the path that will not only unite Hindus but will also in - crease their faith in religion. Padma Shri Dr. Singh says that the Hindu pilgrimage building established in Patna has been constructed on the land donated by Padma Shri Dr.S.N.Arya with monetary support from people. He has appealed to all the Hindus in the country and abroad to come forward and donate as much money as possible to the trust’s account so that more Hindu Tirtha Bhavans can be constructed all over India and the glorious Sanatan culture can be further strengthened.

[This article was written with inputs from Mr.Dinesh Anand ]