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{{Short description|Indian | {{Short description|Indian conservationist and photographer (1966–2023)}} | ||
{{Infobox person | {{Infobox person | ||
| name = Aditya 'Dicky' Singh | | name = Aditya 'Dicky' Singh | ||
| image = | | image = | ||
| caption = | | caption = | ||
| birth_date = | | birth_date = {{birth date|1966|05||df=y}} | ||
| birth_place = | | birth_place = | ||
| death_date = {{death date and age|2023|09|06|1966|05}} | | death_date = {{death date and age|2023|09|06|1966|05|df=y}} | ||
| death_place = | | death_place = | ||
| occupation = | | occupation = Conservationist, photographer | ||
| spouse = Poonam Singh | | spouse = Poonam Singh | ||
| children = 1 | | children = 1 | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Aditya 'Dicky' Singh''' (May 1966 – September | '''Aditya 'Dicky' Singh''' (May 1966 – 6 September 2023) was an Indian wildlife conservationist and wildlife photographer.<ref name=IE>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/aditya-dicky-singh-ranthambores-bureaucrat-turned-conservationist-dies-57-8927424/|title=Aditya ‘Dicky’ Singh, Ranthambore’s bureaucrat-turned-conservationist, dies at 57|first=Hamza|last=Khan|publisher=[[The Indian Express]]|website=indianexpress.com|access-date=7 September 2023}}</ref><ref name=H>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/conservationist-aditya-dicky-singh-who-left-civil-services-to-build-forest-dies-at-57/article67277643.ece|title=Conservationist Aditya ‘Dicky’ Singh, who left civil services to build forest, dies at 57|publisher=[[The Hindu]]|website=thehindu.com|access-date=7 September 2023}}</ref><ref name=DH>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/conservationist-aditya-dicky-singh-who-left-civil-services-to-build-forest-dies-at-57-2675405|title=Conservationist Aditya 'Dicky' Singh, who left civil services to build forest, dies at 57|agency=[[Press Trust of India]]|publisher=[[deccan Herald]]|website=deccanherald.com|access-date=7 September 2023}}</ref> | ||
== Career == | == Career == | ||
Singh | Singh was educated at the [[Modern School, Barakhamba]] in [[New Delhi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dickysingh.com/about/|title=Me|access-date=8 September 2023}}</ref><ref name=SNF>{{cite web|url=https://www.sanctuarynaturefoundation.org/article/meet-aditya-dicky-singh|title=Meet Aditya Dicky Singh|author=[[Bittu Sahgal]]|access-date=8 September 2023}}</ref> | ||
Singh had a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from [[Bangalore]].<ref name=MANSWORLD>{{cite web| url= https://www.mansworldindia.com/experiences/photography/meet-aditya-dicky-singh-the-photographer-who-raised-a-forest/|title=Meet Aditya ‘Dicky’ Singh, The Photographer Who Built A Forest|first=Shail|last=Desai|publisher=Man's World| website =mansworldindia.com|access-date=7 September 2023}}</ref> He was an [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] officer. He joined and then left the [[Civil Services of India|Indian Civil Service]] to pursue his interests in wildlife conservation and wildlife photography.<ref name=H/> | |||
Singh was famous for his project on the edge of [[Ranthambore National Park]] in [[Rajasthan]], India in which he converted 40 acres of land on the edge of Ranthambore into a wild area over decades from 1998 onwards.<ref name="H" /> | Singh was famous for his project on the edge of [[Ranthambore National Park]] in [[Rajasthan]], India in which he converted 40 acres of land on the edge of Ranthambore into a wild area over decades from 1998 onwards.<ref name="H" /> | ||
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Singh was either a field assistant or a line producer for many wildlife documentaries for the [[BBC]]'s Wildlife Division, [[National Geographic]] Film and Television, Japan's NHK Broadcasting Service, Irish television, and others.<ref name=IE/> | Singh was either a field assistant or a line producer for many wildlife documentaries for the [[BBC]]'s Wildlife Division, [[National Geographic]] Film and Television, Japan's NHK Broadcasting Service, Irish television, and others.<ref name=IE/> | ||
Singh bought a patch of land near Ranthambore Fort in 2000. Eventually, he had accumulated 50 acres of land and he decided to reforest the area. They kept buying patches of adjacent land which they fenced off and left unattended. It took a decade for trees to grow back on their land.<ref name=MANSWORLD/> | |||
Singh was involved in tiger conservation projects and also played a key role in the setting up, planning and execution of an anti-poaching initiative called 'Operation Co-Operation' which was a joint effort between the local Forest Department and the Ranthambhore National Park, and which led to the identification and capture of tiger poachers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bqprime.com/nation/renowned-wildlife-photographer-aditya-dicky-singh-dies-at-55|title=Renowned Wildlife Photographer Aditya 'Dicky' Singh Dies At 57|website=bqprime.com|access-date=7 September 2023}}</ref> | Singh was involved in tiger conservation projects and also played a key role in the setting up, planning and execution of an anti-poaching initiative called 'Operation Co-Operation' which was a joint effort between the local Forest Department and the Ranthambhore National Park, and which led to the identification and capture of tiger poachers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bqprime.com/nation/renowned-wildlife-photographer-aditya-dicky-singh-dies-at-55|title=Renowned Wildlife Photographer Aditya 'Dicky' Singh Dies At 57|website=bqprime.com|access-date=7 September 2023}}</ref> | ||
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Singh was the author of the book "Noor: Queen of Ranthambore" about the tigress Noor.<ref name=H/> | Singh was the author of the book "Noor: Queen of Ranthambore" about the tigress Noor.<ref name=H/> | ||
== | == Personal life and death == | ||
Dicky Singh was married to Poonam, and had a daughter named Nyra.<ref name="H" /> | |||
Singh died of a heart attack in his sleep on 6 September 2023, at the age of 57.<ref name="H" /> | |||
Singh | |||
[[Valmik Thapar]] described Singh as one of the finest wildlife photographers.<ref name="DH" /> | |||
== Awards == | |||
Singh won the Carl Zeiss Award for Conservation in 2012 and the Sanctuary Wildlife Photographer of the Year award in 2011.<ref name=SNF/> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||