BB Local Meet at Hotel Rajasthan Patna: Mrs. Manju Singh, Wife of Late DIG , A Special Guest

(News excerpts from BB Newsletter , May 2007)

Mrs. Manju singh (right)& Hon'ble Secy S&T ,Govt of Bihar in BB Local meet.
May 18, 2007: BB organized local member meeting at Hotel Rajasthan for the formal announcement for BiharBrains as registered society and to discuss on many other issues. On this occasion, Sri Ajay Kumar Thakur, Hon’ble Secretary cum commissioner of Dept of Science & Technology was the chief guest , Mrs. Manju Sinha (Wife of late Slain DIG Sri Anil Kumar Singh) Dr. J.Thakur ,EX-VC Patna university were the special guest.
In a four hour meeting, presided by Sri Bibhuti Bikramaditya, He announced that BiharBrains Became First International Society for NRIs and Educated People of Bihar who live in different parts of India and Abroad,NRIs. While presiding the meet, he also informed that Bihar Brains was established on online as a group on Yahoo group on oct4, 2004 and within a short span of time, around 1100 online members and around 200 local members have been involved in taking part in the serious discussion at their 18 chapters in India and abroad. These chapters are USA, UK,Germany, Australia,Saudi Arabia, UAE,South Korea, Singapore ,Delhi, Patna , Ranchi, Jamshedpur,Chennai, Mumbai, Bangalore,Pune , Motihari ,& Janipur (Sitamarhi) etc. This is to be noted that BiharBrains has become successful in executing no of programs and events (More than 20) during these two years of its establishment including Global Bihar Meet, recently organized by Bihar Times and IHD,New Delhi in association with Bihar Govt. BiharBrains is a platform for all NRIs and educated people of People of Bihar who give their ideas of projects , shares their gives on projects to implement in Bihar. The details of BiharBrains can be seen on www.biharbrains.org

1.Hon’ble Secretary, S&T On IISER & Technical education Policy of Bihar:

While delivering key note address, Sri Ajay Kumar Thakur emphasized the need for revamping technical education in Bihar with the help of all govt and non govt agencies. He announced that Bihar Govt is in the process of establishing Knowledge Park with the help of ICICI bank and other investors. He also put his point for the formation of Technology vision group under PPP (Private partnership Program) program in which all private agencies will be invited for the establishment of Technical institutions in association with govt of Bihar.
He also announced that Bihar Govt is now taking matter of the establishment of IISER (Indian Institute for Science Education & Research) in Bihar for which BiharBrains started a compaign. He appreciated BiharBrains for this Herculean task.
2. On SciTechFest,2007:
During fours hours local BiharBrains, BB meet, members decided to organize Three days State level SciTechFest 2007 from Nov 23-25, 2007 in which 100 local researchers from graduate level to Research Level will show open demo of their projects and 100 companies of India and abroad will be invited to install their stalls to show their product demo. Details of which are being attached with this press release.
Prof Santosh Kumar, EX-HOD CWRS, NIT will be the co-ordinator of this event.
He will prepare Budget very soon and will submit to BB within few days.

3. on Late Anil Kumar Singh Yojna
BiharBrains is also going to start Late Anil Kumar singh yojna for needy talent in Gaya dist of Bihar. As per this scheme, 15 students of class 6 will be selected through dist level test examination and will be given Rs 250/- per month till the completion of their matriculation (Class 10th). This scheme will be launched in the dist of Gaya on June 4, 2007 on the occasion of the death anniversary of Sri Anil Kumar singh and scholarship will awarded on Nov 10, 2007 on occasion of his birth day. This was decided in presence of Mrs. Manju Singh, wife of Late Slain DIG who died while fighting bravely with criminals in a train at Rajendranagar Terminal, Patna, a year ago.

Sri Amalendu Narayan Sinha, EX-Editor Hindustan Times will be responsible for this project and will submit his budgetary report and discuss with BB members and Mrs. Manju Singh very shortly to finalize the yojna .
5. BB Perfomers: During Meeting Mr. Bibhuti Bikramaditya remembered performers of BiharBrains members during these two years and announced their name and gave words of praise for their valuable contribution towards achieving goal of the society. The names of all performers will be announced very shortly to group members. The special thanks were given to Sri Vijay sharan for his work towards the registration of the society. Ms. Julie was also given words of praise.
In this meet, 24 members including Prof S.P Verma(EX-HOD ,Physics, Patna Science College),Dr. Dolly Sinha(HOD ,Physics& Computer Science , Magadh Mahila College,Patna), Dr. B.K.Sharma(HOD,Electronics, NIT,Patna),Prof Santhosh Kumar(EX-HOD CWRS,NIT,Patna),Prof Bharti S.Kumar ,Dept of History ,Patna University) Sri Amalendu Narayan Sinha, noted journalist ,EX-Editor ,Hindustan times,Sri Ajay Kumar,editor,BiharTimes were also present on this occasion.

Scholarship for poor students

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Patna March 21, 2007: BiharBrains Scholastic Center, BBSC, Patna) announces Special Talent Search program for the poor in the name of brave warrior of India, Late Sri Anil Kumar Singh, IPS who died in an encounter with six armed robbers in the Mumbai bound train at Patna last year on June 4,2006. In the moving train, on seeing helpless passengers being robbed, Late Singh, unarmed, confronted the robbers alone and in the process got shot. Risking his life, he held on to one of the robber till help arrived. He saved fellow passengers but could not save his own life.

Sri Anil Kumar Singh, DIG retired from IPS (Bihar Cadre) in 2002 after a highly decorated career. He was one of the most respected police officers of Bihar and was practicing as a lawyer in Patna High Court after his retirement, providing free legal help to the needy.
The scholarship in his memory will be awarded to the meritorious and needy poor children, studying in class 6th to 10th in Gov/Village schools of Bihar.

As per plan, three Students will be selected from each of the class on the basis of merit, demonstrated in a talent competition, to be held every year by Bihar Brains. Each of the 15 students will get scholarship of Rs 250 every month for a full year along with a prize of Rs.5000/- with a certificate to the best scorer of marks at Bihar School Examination Board.
The scholarship money to the tune of Rs.50000/-has been donated by Late Singh's son, Siddhartha.

BiharBrains Announces “Saheed Anil Kumar Singh, IPS (Retd.) Yojna for children" Under “Bihar Brains Talent Search Scheme"

Patna March 21, 2007: BiharBrains Scholastic Center, BBSC, Patna (www.bbscindia.com & www.biharbrains.org ) has announced Special Talent Search program for the poor in the name of brave warrior soul of India,” Late Sri Anil Kumar Singh, IPS (Retd.)” who died in an encounter with six armed robbers in the Mumbai bound train in Patna last year on June 4,2006.

He was on his way to Mumbai, when his train was invaded by 6 armed robbers. On seeing helpless passengers being robbed, he confronted the robbers alone, armed with nothing, and in the process got shot. Even with life slipping away, he held on to one of the robber till help arrived. He saved fellow passengers but could not save his own life.
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Sri Anil Kumar Singh was retired (DIG) from IPS (Bihar Cadre) in 2002 after a highly decorated career. He was one of the most respected police officers of Bihar and was practising in Patna High Court after his retirement, providing free legal help to the needy.

The scholarship will be awarded in the remembrance of the brave soul to the meritorious poor children, studying in class 6th to 10th in Gov/Village schools of Bihar who lack the financial means to study further.
As per plan, three Students will be selected from each of the class on the basis of merit, demonstrated in a talent competition, to be held every year by Bihar Brains. Each of the 15 students will be handed over a scholarship of Rs 250 every month for a full year.
And special Prize for the best scorers in matriculation of Bihar School Examination Board will be given. The prize will carry Certificate for his excellence and Rs 5000/- for his appreciation.
For the selection of students, a state level Poor talent search search examination will be announced very shortly in the Month of April,2007.
This scheme will commence from June 4, 2007 on the on the day of sudden tragic demise of the brave soul. The scheme will be sponsored by the family of Late Shri Anil Kumar Singh, IPS (Retd.). Mr. Siddhartha Kumar, son of the late Anil Kumar Singh, a member of BiharBrains in Bahrain will sponsor a sum of Rs 50,000/- annually to BiharBrains.

Life Sketch of Late DIG Anil Kumar Singh

On 10th November, 1942, in Bargawn (a small village in Konch Thana, 30 kilometers east of Gaya district) a son was born to Late Smt. Radha Mani Devi and Late Shri Chandradeo Narain Singh. At that juncture the parents would have hardly thought that the young one would bring so many laurels to the village and would influence the life of each and everyone he met along. The person we are talking about is Late Shri Anil Kumar Singh, IPS (Retd.).

Shri Anil Kumar Singh was the only child of his parent. The father of the child could not live long enough to see him grow and passed away when the child was merely four years old and when he needed the guidance and love of his father. However, it did not deter Late Smt. Radha Mani Devi and she with the timely help from Late Shri Vishnudeo Narain Singh (Uncle of the Shri Singh) resolved to give a decent upbringing to the child. Shri Singh did his initial schooling at Bargawn, Araria and Kishanganj-------the places where Late Shri Vishnudeo Narain Singh was transferred during his tenure as a police officer. Shri Singh did his Matriculation (10th) from Jila school, Purnia and Intermediate (10+2) from Jain College Arra.

Though Shri Singh did not have much of the guidance from family, he himself was quite clear as to what he wanted from life and which career path he wanted to pursue. Even as an adolescent, he was very popular amongst his friends and was liked by his teachers for his pleasant mannerisms and the spark of brilliance.

Shri Singh did graduation from St. Columba’s College, Hazaribagh, with Honours in Economics with Distinction in all subjects. During college days almost all the professors loved and praised him, as he was among a few who excelled academically as well as in extra curricular activities. At college he took a very active part in NCC and won prizes in sports like Table Tennis and Badminton for the college.

After finishing his graduation, Shri Singh moved to Patna to pursue his Post Graduation in Economics from Patna University. While pursuing his post graduation, he also got himself enrolled for Law classes at Patna Law College. During his post graduation period also he was equally popular among his professors and peers.

After taking his post graduation examinations, he sat for a few of the competitive examinations and got calls from State Bank of India and Bihar State Cooperative Bank in the officer cadre. Since he was the only child of his mother, she wanted him to be near to the home town, Shri Singh sacrificed better career opportunity of SBI and joined Bihar State Cooperative Bank as Inspecting Officer in 1967. By that time result for the BPSC examinations were awaited.

In 1968, Shri Singh got married to Ms. Manju Sinha, the youngest daughter of Late Smt Sita Sinha. and Late Shri Surendra Dhari Sinha of Dharhara. Soon after that the results of BPSC were announced and Shri Singh ranked high enough to be selected as DSP. After his selection to the Commission, he quit the services of the Bank and went for Training at Police Training College (PTC), Hazaribagh. However, soon a tragedy struck and Shri Singh lost his mother while he was undergoing the training at PTC.

After finishing his training, Shri Singh had his first posting as Town DSP, Jamshedpur. As a policeman, he commanded two sub-divisions, two districts namely Bhojpur and Dumka, two Armed Police units, served as S.P. CID, Bihar, DIG & Principal of Bihar Police Training College and DIG CID & Anti-dacoity, Bihar. During his tenure as policeman, Shri Singh tried his level best to free society of the criminal elements and to transform the society so that it could be a better place for the future generations to come. All the institutions that he headed became source of inspiration for the other government offices. The transformation of Police Training College into a vibrant and living institution goes to his credit.

Shri Singh was also sent on deputation to the disturbed district of Kokrajhar in Assam, where he was much praised for his pragmatic approach and able guidance, which helped in pacifying the disturbance and bring back normalcy to the area.

Shri Singh had also served as Additional Chief Vigilance Officer & Chief of Security Division of Bokaro Steel Plant (A subsidiary of SAIL), Bokaro for three years and served as Chief Security & Vigilance of the Bihar Food & Civil Supplies Corporation for three years.

Shri Singh was the only officer to be awarded Indian Police Medal for Meritorious Service in 1986 from Bihar Cadre. He was also the only officer from Bihar and Jharkhand Cadre to be awarded President Police Medal for Distinguished Services in the year 2001.

Shri Singh Represented Bihar Police in All India Police Science Congress in 1997 at Jammu at Chandigarh in 2000 and Ranchi in 2001. He was also an active contributor of many articles to some of the leading Journals and Police Bulletin. Very unlike a policeman, even the Academicians admired his literary flair and love for the language and his command over both English and Hindi. He also had a liking for Bangla and Punjabi and could speak them with fluency. His dressing sense was impeccable and was emulated by many.

Shri Singh retired as a member of Indian Police Service with effect from 30th November 2002 and after that he took to the Legal profession and started practicing as an Advocate in Patna High Court. Though, he was practicing merely to keep himself engaged after the retirement and did not accept any fee from the needy, in a very short span of time, he had established himself as a very sincere and intelligent lawyer. It was to this effect that ESPN (a leading sports Channel) had entered into an agreement with him for looking into infringement of Patent, Trademark and Cable and Broadcasting Laws. His principles were so dear to him, that he never accepted bail cases, when this is considered to be the most lucrative business for lawyers.

Shri Singh’s personality and character was such that anybody who saw him could not resist his charm. He loved reaching out to people and was ever willing to help people; people not only close to him, but even people who were at times total strangers. He believed in the true spirit of humanity and never discriminated the people based on their caste, class or creed. He was equally popular and liked by youngsters as he was popular among the people of his age group.

Shri Singh was very actively, though not overtly, involved with a lot of charitable activities while serving as a police officer and even after retirement as a practicing lawyer. He was very much moved by the widespread evils of the society and always did his bit to eliminate it. Though, there is a saying which goes…..” Its better to be a alive dog than to be a dead Lion”, Shri Singh believed that it’s always better be a lion, whether dead or alive. He was a man of principles and lived his life by his own terms and conditions; a life which was King size in all the aspects.

The concept of community policing was very dear to him. He had special concern for victims of crimes. He believed that family members of victims of crime have to suffer twice, once at the hands of criminals and again at the hands of insensitive criminal justice system. In an attempt to give voice to them, he had prepared all the materials for filing a PIL in Patna High Court but as luck would have it, his family themselves became a victim of crime.

He epitomized Truth, Strength and Courage in all the sphere of life and it was only to this effect that on 4th July, 2006, he laid down his life fighting for the values he believed in and protecting people who were total strangers to him. Shri Singh was not only a cop by profession but was a cop by nature also. Serving police officers look the other way to acts like this, but here was a retired police officer who gave up his life protecting others. It has been rightly said, “Once a Cop always a Cop” and Shri Singh has proved it so right. Not only his life; but his eternal sacrifice has earned him a respect in the eyes of even total strangers. He used to mention to his friends and family that “I would like to be born as a police officer in all my births”

Shri Singh is survived by his wife Smt. Dr. Manju Singh and three sons.

-- Compiled by Sri Siddhartha Kumar ,Son of Late DIG Anil Kumar Singh from Bahrain

Saheed Anil Kumar Singh, IPS (Retd.) Yojna for children

“Saheed Anil Kumar Singh, IPS (Retd.) Yojna for children"
Under
“Bihar Brains Talent Search Scheme"


Aim & objective

The aim is to start a scholarship in the name of Late Sri Anil Kumar Singh, IPS (Retd.). Shri Anil Kumar Singh retired from IPS (Bihar Cadre) in 2002 after a highly decorated career. He was one of the most respected police officers of Bihar. He was practising in Patna High Court after his retirement, providing free legal help to the needy.

On 4th June, 2006, he was on his way to Mumbai, when his train was invaded by 6 armed robbers. On seeing helpless passengers being robbed, he confronted the robbers alone, armed with nothing, and in the process got shot. Even with life slipping away, he held on to one of the robber till help arrived. He saved fellow passengers but could not save his own life.

The scholarship is in remembrance of the brave soul.

Target Students & Districts
This is aimed at meritorious children, studying in class 6th to 10th in Gov/Village schools of Bihar who lack the financial means to study further.
This Yojna has been started from the Dist of Gaya in Bihar.

Plan
3 Students will be selected from each of the class on the basis of merit, demonstrated in a talent competition, to be held every year by Bihar Brains.

Each of the 15 students will be handed over a scholarship of Rs 300/- every month for fours year up to class 10. And special Prize for the best scorers in matriculation of Bihar School Examination Board will be given.

Selection
The selection will be purely on merit followed by Interview with selection team of BiharBrains.


Sponsorship

The scheme will be sponsored by the family of Late Shri Anil Kumar Singh, IPS (Retd.). Total sponsorship will be Rs 50,000/- annually.

Award

The student will be awarded on November 10 , every year. This scheme started by BiharBrains (registered in the name of BBrains Development society) on June 4,2007 on the day of sudden tragic demise of the brave soul.

BiharBrains Team

BiharBrains Team will be headed by Sri Amalendu Narayan Sinha, Ex-Editor, Hindustan Times,Patna. The said team will be involved in the selction process of the needy brains in the schools of the said districts of Bihar.