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Ravindra Kumar Sinha is a renowned Indian academician, researcher, and wildlife conservationist. He was born on 1 July 1954 in Bihar, India. He is currently the Vice Chancellor of the Central University of South Bihar, Patna.
Ravindra Kumar Sinha completed his Bachelor of Science degree from Patna University in 1975 and his Master of Science degree from the same university in 1977. He then went on to pursue his Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Delhi in 1982.
Ravindra Kumar Sinha has been actively involved in research and teaching for over three decades. He has published several research papers in national and international journals. He has also authored several books on wildlife conservation and ecology.
Ravindra Kumar Sinha has been actively involved in wildlife conservation and has been a part of several projects related to the conservation of endangered species. He has also been a part of several committees related to wildlife conservation.
Ravindra Kumar Sinha has been awarded several awards and honors for his contribution to the field of research and wildlife conservation. He was awarded the Padma Shri Award in 2020 for his contribution to the field of education.
Ravindra Kumar Sinha has an estimated net worth of $1 million.
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Vice Chancellor, Professor, Researcher and Wildlife Conservationist |
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69 years old |
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Cancer |
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1 July, 1954 |
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1 July |
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Keotar village, Jehanabad dist. Bihar, India |
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India |
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Who Is Ravindra Kumar Sinha's Wife?
His wife is Uma Sinha
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Uma Sinha |
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Pushkar RaviAnkit Ravi |
Ravindra Kumar Sinha Net Worth
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A member of the IUCN Species Survival Commission and the National Ganga River Basin Authority, his contributions are reported in the establishment of the Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary, Bhagalpur and he is a recipient of the Order of the Golden Ark of the Netherlands. The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2016, for his contributions to environmental conservation.
Sri Jairam Ramesh, Union Minister of Environment and Forests, highlighted Sinha's work in the Rajya Sabha on 8 March 2011 stating, "..one of the leading authorities on dolphin is a Professor. His name is R.K. Sinha, popularly called 'Dolphin Sinha.' With the help of people like him, we are trying to bring back the Gangetic dolphin which is a unique heritage resource for India." Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission of India attended dolphin watches in Patna in 2011 and 2012. His enthusiasm for Sinha's conservation efforts led him to establish the National Dolphin Research Center in Patna, now in progress.
This Gangetic dolphin, which Dr. Sinha is trying to conserve, is one of the only three obligate fresh water dolphins in the world, one of the most endangered mammals on earth; an endemic species of the Indian subcontinent; a natural aquatic heritage of India and an indicator species of the health of the Ganga system. The Gangetic dolphins have long been poached for the extraction of their body oil as a fish attractant for use in oil fishery. Sinha discovered an alternative made from fish scraps. By effectively communicating and popularizing this alternative among Indian fishermen, dolphin poaching has been significantly reduced. This discovery was published in the internationally reputed journal Biological Conservation (London). Sinha developed the Conservation Action Plan for the Gangetic Dolphin in 2010 which was enthusiastically accepted by the Government of India.
His scientific research and relentless conservation campaign for the last 4 decades have been crucial to the efforts of saving the Ganga River dolphin from extinction. In response to the awareness of the urgency of protecting the Ganga River dolphin raised by Sinha, the Government of India designated this Dolphin as the National Aquatic Animal of India in 2009.
Sinha is also known for his contribution to two famous documentaries Alert on the Ganges (26 minutes, French) and Mr. Dolphin Sinha: Think Globally and Act Locally (52 minutes, English) both produced by Mr. Christian Gallissian in 2007.
Sinha has published over 100 research papers in peer-reviewed journals, four books, and over 40 technical and research reports primarily on the Ganges dolphin, river biodiversity, and Ganges pollution. In 2001, he accomplished the first ever rescue and translocation of a stranded pregnant dolphin.
He was designated as the "Dolphin Man of India" by S.Z. Qasim, Member of the Planning Commission, in the International Seminar on River Dolphins in Delhi in 1992. Sinha was invited to membership of the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland in 1994; was elected Fellow of the Linnean Society of London in 1996, and elected Chairman of the Asian River Dolphin Committee in 1997 under the aegis of the IUCN.
Ravindra Kumar Sinha (born 1 July 1954) is a Padma Shri awarded Indian biologist and environmentalist. Currently, he is Vice-Chancellor of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University and formerly of Nalanda Open University. Previously he was the Head of the Department of Zoology at Patna University, and is a pioneer researcher and wildlife conservationist, famous for his efforts for the conservation of Gangetic Dolphins, he is popularly known as the "Dolphin Man of India" .
Prof. Sinha was born in Keotar village in the Jehanabad district of Bihar on 1 July 1954. After his primary education in Keotar and Higher Secondary School at Makhdumpur, he joined Patna University in 1970 to study Biology. After graduating in Zoology, he joined Patna University as Lecturer in Zoology where he researched various ecological aspects of the River Ganga with special emphasis on the Gangetic dolphin and other biota of the river.
