Parikipandla Narahari
Parikipandla Narahari | |
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 Narahari at his Gwalior Office | |
| Born | 1 March 1975 |
| Education | BE in Production engineering and MA in Economics |
| Alma mater | Osmania University (Vasavi College of Engineering) and Bhoj University |
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| Spouse | S. B. Gita Narahari |
| Children | Two |
Parikipandla Narahari (born 1 March 1975) also known as P. Narahari is an Indian civil servant employed by the Indian Administrative Services and author.[1] According to Tehelka, Narahari, in his capacity as District collector of Gwalior, is one of India's few civil servants to use social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook to interact with citizenry to solve their problems. The issues citizens of Gwalior raise on Narahari's wall were automatically directed to concerned departments.[2][3] The Better India recognized Narahari as 10 most inspiring IAS officers of the year 2017.[4] Narahari is one among of those rare professional officers to be credited as Publicity Advisor to three successive governments of different parties.
Narahari has written eight books, Who Owns Mhow? and The Making of Ladli Laxmi Yojna. The latter concerns the Ladli Laxmi Yojana, an initiative of the Government of Madhya Pradesh planned by Narahari which later inspired Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Yojana.[5] He also wrote the song Ho Halla which was sung by Shaan. In 2020, he started the program of Swachhta Ke Sur[6][7] under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan to make people aware, which included Bollywood singer Shaan, Shankar Mahadevan, Javed Ali,[8] Payal Dev, Rishiking and Dev Negi.
Early life
[edit]Narahari was born to Satyanarayana and Sarojana on 1 March 1975. His grandparents belong to Chintagattu village near Warangal. Narahari studied mechanical engineering at Osmania University and was selected to work with Indian Engineering Services in 1999. He was also selected for organisations Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL), National Aluminium Company (Nalco) and Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL). He was selected as Scientist-B at Advanced Research Centre International (ARCI), Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. He worked in this organisation from January 2000 to August 2001 till he joined the Indian Administrative Services in September 2001. He completed his schooling from India Mission Secondary School, Basantnagar. He completed Intermediate from NLVRGSRVJC(APRJC) Nimmakuru.[9] he was brought up in basanthnagar, Peddapalli mandal, Karimnagar district, Telangana.[10]
Career
[edit]He joined the Indian Administrative Service in 2001.[1] In 2002, he was posted as Assistant Collector at Chhindwara. He became the Assistant Collector and City Magistrate, Murar along with SDO (Revenue) & SDM Dabra in Gwalior in 2003, SDO (Revenue) & SDM Mhow in Indore in 2004. He was appointed as Municipal Commissioner of Indore Municipal Corporation in 2005. In 2006, he became Project Director ICDS & IFAD, managing director WFDC and ex-officio Deputy Secretary in Women and Child Development Department, Bhopal. In April 2007, he was transferred as chief executive officer of Chhindwara Zila Parishad and ex-officio Additional Collector (Development) there. On 9 August 2007, he became District Magistrate and Collector of Seoni, later in 2009 as DM & Collector of Singrauli, then as DM & Collector of Gwalior in 2011 and lastly as DM & Collector of Indore in 2015 and served till 2017. After serving as Revenue Secretary[11] and Secretary and Commissioner of Aviation, Public Relations, Urban Administration Departments of Government of Madhya Pradesh and as Managing Director, Madhya Pradesh Marketing Cooperative Federation. P Narahari last served as Secretary of Micro Small Medium Enterprises Department & Sports and Youth Welfare Department. Presently[when?] he is posted as Incharge Principal Secretary of Public Health Engineering Department.[12] He served as VC of MCNUJC from 8 January to 25 February 2019 and once again from 19 April to 21 May 2020.
He made Gwalior district 95% barrier-free in two years to help persons with disabilities, senior citizens, women easily access public spaces. Thus making Gwalior an example for other cities in India as reported by Satyamev Jayate.[13][14][15]
In Indore as District Collector he focused on health, education and Smart Cities Mission.[16] Indore also became the cleanest city in India under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan where Narahari played a key role. Narahari is credited for not only establishing Social Media wing in the Public Relations Department of Government but also making it a frequently-used tool for publicity of the government programs, policies and activities.
Discography
[edit]Hindi songs
[edit]| Year | Title | Music Director | Lyrics | Label | Singer |
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| 2020 | Jai Hind | Rishiking | P Narahari | Folk Culture | Rishiking & Jatinder Singh |
| Jeena Jeena - How to live with Covid19 | Rishiking | P Narahari | Dev Negi & Rishiking | ||
| Jai Ho - Corona warriors | Rishiking | P Narahari | Shaan | ||
| Plastic | Rishiking | P Narahari | Ree Musical | Shankar Mahadevan & Rishiking | |
| Khelo Madhya Pradesh | Rishiking | P Narahari | Dev Negi | ||
| Helmet | Rishiking | P Narahari | Rishiking | ||
| 2019 | Chauka | Rishiking | P Narahari | Ree Musical | Shankar Mahadevan |
| You Are Special | Rishiking | P Narahari | Shivang Mathur & Deepanshi Nagar | ||
| MP Swachhta Anthem | Rishiking | P Narahari | Shaan, Payal Dev, Rishiking, Javed Ali & Dev Negi | ||
| Swachhta ki Rajdhani | Rishiking | P Narahari | Shaan | ||
| Cheer Haran | Rishiking | Rishiking & P Narahari | Payal Dev & Rishiking | ||
| 2018 | Hattrck | Rishiking | Rishiking & P Narahari | Hribom | Shaan, Jubin Nautiyal, Payal Dev & Rishiking |
| Mera Madhya Pradesh | Rishiking | Rishiking & P Narahari | Shankar Mahadevan & Dev Negi | ||
| Ao Chale School | Rishiking | P Narahari | Shaan, Jyotica Tangri & Suzanne D'Mello | ||
| 2017 | Hai Halla | Rishiking | P Narahari | Shaan & Payal Dev | |
| 2016 | Ho Halla | Rishiking | P Narahari | Shaan |
Telugu songs
[edit]| Year | Title | Music Director | Lyrics | Label | Singer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Memega Netannalam | Rishiking | P Narahari | Ree Musical | Payal Dev |
Bibliography
[edit]Books
[edit]- Who Owns Mhow?
- The Making of Ladli Laxmi Yojna
- Rise of social media in Madhya Pradesh, published by Director Public Relations department, Government of Madhya Pradesh
- Betiyaan, published by Indra Publications, Bhopal
- The Great Tale of Hinduism, published by Manjul Publications, Bhopal
- The Great Vedic Tales, published by Prabhat Prakashan, Delhi
- Swachh Indore, published by Prabhat Prakashan, Delhi
- Ramraja, Published by Mahagatha, Delhi[17]
Awards
[edit]He got more than 60 awards for his excellent performance in his administrative career till now[citation needed].
- 2005: CRISIL Award 2005 for Excellence in Municipal Initiatives, as Municipal Commissioner Indore.[5]
- 2011: Dainik Bhaskar Group's India Pride Awards, in the category of Impact Creator-Civil Servant.[5]
- 2013: award from the Internet and Mobile Association of India for his efforts relating to use of social networks to engage citizens.[2][18]
- 2014: Awarded by Madhya Pradesh Agency for Promotion of IT under category "Best project implemented through innovative use of Information Technology" of project Hamari Ladli[19]
- 2014: Awarded by India Book of Records for organizing a tree plantation event in which 1,33,000 plants were sowed in one day[20]
- 2014: Received Manthan Award for usage of Active Tracker Device to eliminate female foeticide under Save girls campaign.[21]
- 2014: Received National Award for "Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities" by President Pranab Mukherjee for creation of barrier-free environment for the persons with disabilities in Gwalior district.[22][23]
- 2015: Received 'Public Servant of the Year' by UBM Giving Back CSR & NGO Awards 2015.[24]
- 2016: Received National Award for "Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, 2016" by President Pranab Mukherjee for "Outstanding Work in the Creation of Barrier-Free Environment for the Persons with Disabilities".[25]
- 2016: Received ‘District Collector Digital Champions’ award for influential implementation of ICT.[26]
- 2017: Awarded at 8th NCPEDP-Mphasis Universal Design Awards 2017.[27]
- 2018: Awarded Joint Runner-up in "e-Governance Excellence Awards Madhya Pradesh 2017" under "Improvement in Citizen Service Delivery/Governance through use of IT" category by Madhya Pradesh Agency for Promotion for Information Technology[28]
- 2018: Received Excellent Contribution Award in "G Files Governance Awards" for his unique socio-economic development initiatives in state of Madhya Pradesh[29]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Complete Biodata". Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India. Archived from the original on 20 June 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- ^ a b Ghoshal, Shonali (2 March 2013). "Gwalior's Game Changer". Tehelka.com. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- ^ Nichenametla, Prasad (16 October 2012). "Got a complaint? Poke Gwalior collector on Facebook". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ^ "10 IAS Officers Who Made 2017 Better With Their Brilliant Initiatives". The Better India. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ a b c "P. NARAHARI (IAS 2001 Batch Madhya Pradesh Cadre)". hamariladli.org. Office of the District Magistrate, Gwalior and Competent Authority Pre conception and Pre Natal Diagnostic Techniques, Gwalior. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- ^ "राजधानी में छिड़ेंगे स्वच्छता के सुर". 10 January 2020.
- ^ "स्वच्छता के सुर". 11 January 2020.
- ^ "सिंगर जावेद अली मददगार साबित, रैंकिंग में पहली बार ग्वालियर तीसरे पायदान पर". 16 January 2020.
- ^ "A true son of the soil". The Hans India. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ^ Reddy, R. Ravikanth (9 May 2017). "Telugu connection to India's cleanest city". The Hindu.
- ^ "इंदौर के पूर्व कलेक्टर पी. नरहरि बने राजस्व सचिव". Dainik Bhaskar. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ "whos-who".
- ^ "MUMKIN HAI". Satyamev Jayate. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- ^ "ACCESSIBLE GWALIOR". Satyamev Jayate. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- ^ "The importance of being Aamir". The Tribune. Chandigarh. 30 November 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ^ "p narahari collector indore". Web Dunia. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ^ "Mahagatha Launched the Spiritual Book "Ramraja" written by P Narahari and Rishikesh Pandey". 16 March 2024.
- ^ "Gwalior Collector got the Award on Best use of Social Networking Sites". Madhya Pradesh Agency for Promotion of IT. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ^ "Category 3 : The best project implemented through Innovative use of Information Technology". Madhya Pradesh Agency for Promotion of IT. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ^ "Category 3 : The best project implemented through Innovative use of Information Technology". India Book of Records. 20 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ "e-Health". Manthan Award. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ^ "President awards Gwalior collector for helping disabled". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ^ "P narhari got national award for special work for physically challenged". Patrika. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ^ "Public Servant of the Year". Giving Back. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- ^ "List of Persons/Institutions Selected for National Awards, 2016". Disability Affairs. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- ^ "Winners". Disability Affairs. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ "8th NCPEDP-Mphasis Universal Design Awards 2017". NCPEDP. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ^ "e-Governance Excellence Awards 2015–17" (PDF). Madhya Pradesh Agency for Promotion of Information Technology. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ "P Narahari IAS awarded Excellent Contribution Award". Indian Bureaucracy. Retrieved 15 November 2018.