‘Ranthambhore will miss him’: Aditya Singh, who left civil providers to construct a forest, dies at 57

By PTI

NEW DELHI: Prominent wildlife conservationist and photographer Aditya ‘Dicky’ Singh died at his house on the outskirts of Ranthambore tiger reserve in Rajasthan Wednesday morning. He was 57.

“Aditya had a surgery after a minor heart attack a few weeks ago, after which he had come back and was recuperating well. It was a normal day yesterday, he was talking to everyone and was very jovial in his usual way. It appears that he died in his sleep early morning today,” household good friend Dharmendra Khandal informed PTI.

A former officer within the Indian Civil Services, Singh stop his bureaucratic profession and got here to Ranthambore in 1998, the place he leased a authorities property and continued to purchase the adjoining farming land of practically 40 acres to show it right into a reserve on the sting of the Ranthambore tiger reserve.

“Singh took up the rewilding project with great passion and rooting out invasive foreign plants and planting native trees, he turned it into a small forest. Through his conservation work he has motivated so many people. He developed the culture among conservationists of regularly following individual tigers,” Khandal, a conservation biologist, stated.

Waking as much as the horrible information that @adityadickysin has handed away. I’m so sorry to listen to this- he was a real good friend of wildlife and tigers. So beneficiant along with his pictures recommendation and such a beautiful individual general.
Rest properly, my good friend! pic.twitter.com/2sq4DWmwzl

— Neha Sinha (@nehaa_sinha) September 6, 2023

Apart from his conservation efforts that included guided safaris by way of the huge richness of Ranthambore National Park, Singh had additionally co-authored a ebook “Noor: Queen of Ranthambore”, protecting completely different points of tigress Noor’s life by way of a set of pictures and tales.

Singh is survived by his spouse, Poonam, and 11-year-old daughter, Nyra.

Noted conservationist and a good friend Valmik Thapar remembered Singh as a “great fighter” for Ranthambore who “never compromised with the truth”. “Who can believe that larger-than-life Aditya Dicky Singh is no more. Ranthambhore will miss him like no other. He loved every inch of Ranthambhore and was a great fighter for it. He said what he felt and never compromised with the truth. He was one of the finest wildlife photographers I have ever known and all my books of the last two decades were strengthened by his brilliant photographs.”

“He was loved locally by all the hundreds that make up the team of guides, drivers and forest staff. I will never forget his sense of humour and laughter and so much more that made him a superb pillar of conservation on which Ranthambhore could rest,” Thapar informed PTI.

He added that Singh will probably be missed by every body, and particularly all of the tigers and wildlife of Ranthambore.

Messages of condolence poured in on social media from wildlife fanatics and conservationists.

Conservation biologist Neha Sinha shared the information of Singh’s demise on X, previously Twitter, terming him a “true friend of wildlife and tigers”. “Waking as much as the horrible information that @adityadickysin has handed away. I’m so sorry to listen to this- he was a real good friend of wildlife and tigers.

So beneficiant along with his pictures recommendation and such a beautiful individual general. Rest properly, my good friend!” Sinha wrote.

Talking to PTI, Sinha stated it was due to Singh’s efforts of rewilding a patch of land that tigers began visiting the realm.

Aditya (Dicky) Singh exemplified the magic of Ranthambhore and its tigers.

For these of you who by no means actually knew @adityadickysin of Ranthambhore Bagh, right here is this glorious human being in his personal phrases.

: Nirmalya Chakrabortyhttps://t.co/mjOZsJIxjw pic.twitter.com/9Tmmh7Ziru

— Sanctuary Asia (@SanctuaryAsia) September 6, 2023

“Aditya Dicky Singh was a committed naturalist, conservationist and wildlife photographer. For many years, he made the Ranthambhore tiger reserve his home, where he was rewilding a patch of land. Tigers had started visiting this patch. He was also a generous person who mentored and helped other conservationists and researchers. He was amongst India’s most gifted wildlife photographers, helping bring our wildlife to the forefront. He kept an eye on Ranthambhore and Mukundara tiger reserve and knew each tiger in the landscape. He will be dearly missed,” Sinha stated.

IFS Parveen Kaswan remembered Singh for all the time being out there for “discussions and chats”.

“Rest in peace friend. Just heard terrible news. A wildlife photographer, a conservation enthusiast and a friend. He was from government service and later left and joined the wild. Made Ranthambore his home. Who was always available for discussion and chats. Aditya Dicky Singh,” Kaswan posted.

Historian S Irfan Habib expressed shock over the information and known as it a “tremendous loss to wildlife conservation”. “Extremely shocked to hear about this tragic news. Tremendous loss to wildlife conservation and to a large number of friends who admired him immensely for all he did. We had talked about seeing each other in Ranthambhore, sadly that will never happen now,” Habib wrote on X.

Another X person and British photographer Chris Rodgers paid homage to Singh and stated, “I am saddened to hear about the passing of Aditya ‘Dicky’ Singh today. In my early years in Ranthambhore, he was always very helpful and kind to me. His contributions to wildlife photography and conservation were exceptional. My condolences go out to Poonam & Nyra. Rest In Peace.”

NEW DELHI: Prominent wildlife conservationist and photographer Aditya ‘Dicky’ Singh died at his house on the outskirts of Ranthambore tiger reserve in Rajasthan Wednesday morning. He was 57.

“Aditya had a surgery after a minor heart attack a few weeks ago, after which he had come back and was recuperating well. It was a normal day yesterday, he was talking to everyone and was very jovial in his usual way. It appears that he died in his sleep early morning today,” household good friend Dharmendra Khandal informed PTI.

A former officer within the Indian Civil Services, Singh stop his bureaucratic profession and got here to Ranthambore in 1998, the place he leased a authorities property and continued to purchase the adjoining farming land of practically 40 acres to show it right into a reserve on the sting of the Ranthambore tiger reserve.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

“Singh took up the rewilding project with great passion and rooting out invasive foreign plants and planting native trees, he turned it into a small forest. Through his conservation work he has motivated so many people. He developed the culture among conservationists of regularly following individual tigers,” Khandal, a conservation biologist, stated.

Waking as much as the horrible information that @adityadickysin has handed away. I’m so sorry to listen to this- he was a real good friend of wildlife and tigers. So beneficiant along with his pictures recommendation and such a beautiful individual general.
Rest properly, my good friend! pic.twitter.com/2sq4DWmwzl
— Neha Sinha (@nehaa_sinha) September 6, 2023
Apart from his conservation efforts that included guided safaris by way of the huge richness of Ranthambore National Park, Singh had additionally co-authored a ebook “Noor: Queen of Ranthambore”, protecting completely different points of tigress Noor’s life by way of a set of pictures and tales.

Singh is survived by his spouse, Poonam, and 11-year-old daughter, Nyra.

Noted conservationist and a good friend Valmik Thapar remembered Singh as a “great fighter” for Ranthambore who “never compromised with the truth”. “Who can believe that larger-than-life Aditya Dicky Singh is no more. Ranthambhore will miss him like no other. He loved every inch of Ranthambhore and was a great fighter for it. He said what he felt and never compromised with the truth. He was one of the finest wildlife photographers I have ever known and all my books of the last two decades were strengthened by his brilliant photographs.”

“He was loved locally by all the hundreds that make up the team of guides, drivers and forest staff. I will never forget his sense of humour and laughter and so much more that made him a superb pillar of conservation on which Ranthambhore could rest,” Thapar informed PTI.

He added that Singh will probably be missed by every body, and particularly all of the tigers and wildlife of Ranthambore.

Messages of condolence poured in on social media from wildlife fanatics and conservationists.

Conservation biologist Neha Sinha shared the information of Singh’s demise on X, previously Twitter, terming him a “true friend of wildlife and tigers”. “Waking as much as the horrible information that @adityadickysin has handed away. I’m so sorry to listen to this- he was a real good friend of wildlife and tigers.

So beneficiant along with his pictures recommendation and such a beautiful individual general. Rest properly, my good friend!” Sinha wrote.

Talking to PTI, Sinha stated it was due to Singh’s efforts of rewilding a patch of land that tigers began visiting the realm.

Aditya (Dicky) Singh exemplified the magic of Ranthambhore and its tigers. For these of you who by no means actually knew @adityadickysin of Ranthambhore Bagh, right here is this glorious human being in his personal phrases.: Nirmalya Chakrabortyhttps://t.co/mjOZsJIxjw pic.twitter.com/9Tmmh7Ziru— Sanctuary Asia (@SanctuaryAsia) September 6, 2023 “Aditya Dicky Singh was a committed naturalist, conservationist and wildlife photographer. For many years, he made the Ranthambhore tiger reserve his home, where he was rewilding a patch of land. Tigers had started visiting this patch. He was also a generous person who mentored and helped other conservationists and researchers. He was amongst India’s most gifted wildlife photographers, helping bring our wildlife to the forefront. He kept an eye on Ranthambhore and Mukundara tiger reserve and knew each tiger in the landscape. He will be dearly missed,” Sinha stated.

IFS Parveen Kaswan remembered Singh for all the time being out there for “discussions and chats”.

“Rest in peace friend. Just heard terrible news. A wildlife photographer, a conservation enthusiast and a friend. He was from government service and later left and joined the wild. Made Ranthambore his home. Who was always available for discussion and chats. Aditya Dicky Singh,” Kaswan posted.

Historian S Irfan Habib expressed shock over the information and known as it a “tremendous loss to wildlife conservation”. “Extremely shocked to hear about this tragic news. Tremendous loss to wildlife conservation and to a large number of friends who admired him immensely for all he did. We had talked about seeing each other in Ranthambhore, sadly that will never happen now,” Habib wrote on X.

Another X person and British photographer Chris Rodgers paid homage to Singh and stated, “I am saddened to hear about the passing of Aditya ‘Dicky’ Singh today. In my early years in Ranthambhore, he was always very helpful and kind to me. His contributions to wildlife photography and conservation were exceptional. My condolences go out to Poonam & Nyra. Rest In Peace.”