Renowned Wildlife Photographer Aditya 'Dicky' Singh Dies At 57
Singh, who had quit his government job to follow his passion, was involved in tiger conservation projects.
Aditya 'Dicky' Singh, renowned wildlife photographer and conservationist, died at his home on the outskirts of Ranthambore tiger reserve in Rajasthan on 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," Dharmendra Khandal, a family friend, told PTI.
Conservation biologist and photographer Neha Sinha shared the news of Singh's death on social media platform X (formerly Twitter).
According to reports, Singh is survived by his wife Poonam Singh and their daughter Nyra.
According to Singh's blog, he joined the Indian Civil Services after graduating in engineering. He later quit his government job to follow his interests in the field of environment, natural habitat and wildlife protection.
He moved to Ranthambhore around 1997 and started a small tourism business. Between 2000 and 2005, he was involved with wildlife documentary film crews.
The Ranthambhore National Park, which is a part of the much larger Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve—a Project Tiger reserve—lies in the Sawai Madhopur district of eastern Rajasthan.
Singh has been involved in tiger conservation projects and played an integral part in setting up, planning and execution of an anti-poaching programme called 'Operation Co-Operation'—a joint effort between the Forest Department and the stakeholders of Ranthambhore National Park—which led to the identification and capture of three gangs of tiger poachers of Rajasthan.
Apart from his conservation efforts that included guided safaris through Ranthambore National Park, Singh had also co-authored a book 'Noor: Queen of Ranthambore', covering different aspects of the tigress Noor's life through a collection of photographs and stories, reported PTI.
(With inputs from PTI)
