"A Daring Lens-Man: Balbir Singh"

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A Daring Lens-Man: Balbir Singh

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Balbir Singh of Nainital (India) is a courageous gentle man. Born in 1956, Balbir Singh had a hard-hitting time in 1976 when his both legs were paralysed due to a problem in spinal cord. This incident brought him under depression and loneliness. He strived to come out of this shock and finally succeeded in doing so by the dint of his indomitable will power. Then after, his first aim was to find a job. As a result of his sincere efforts, he got a job in State Bank of India in 1983. Since he had deep inclination towards photography art right from his early days, he decided to breathe life into his hobby. However, this was not so easy due to his physical immobility. He finally got a three-wheeled scooter. This added wings to his passion. Now his camera became his companion and he never looked back. He concentrated at photographing the natural beauty of Uttarakhand. The photographs clicked by Mr. Balbir Singh got recognition within a short phase of time due the originality of approach. He soon started participating in the contests of art photography. He has achieved more than 500 acceptances and many awards in the competitions of photography at national and international levels by now. The India International Photographic Council, Delhi has honoured him with most coveted “Platinum Grade”.

Ministry of Social Welfare, Govt. Of India has honoured him with “Best Handicapped Employee Award” at national level.

Apart from photography, Balbir Singh loves music. Listening Ghazals, spiritual songs and semi classical compositions gives him immeasurable delight. He is a kind-hearted human being with helpful mind-set.

The courageousness of Balbir Singh proves the saying, “God helps those who help themselves.”

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--Dr. Pankaj Sharma

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