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List of Orations Delivered by IPHA HQs

Orations given during 2025

Dr. B.C. Dasgupta Memorial Oration Dr. (Prof.) Prabhdeep Kaur

Chair and Professor, ISAC Centre for Public Health, Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore

Dr. K.N. Rao Memorial Oration Dr. Priya Abraham

Senior Professor, Dept. of Clinical Virology, CMC Vellore; Former Director NIV

Dr. J.E. Park Memorial Oration Dr. J. Ravi Kumar

HOD, Dept. of Community Medicine, Dr. Pinnamaneni Siddhartha Institute of Medical Sciences, Vijayawada

Dr. A.L. Saha Memorial Oration Dr. Ishwar Gilada

Consultant,HIV/STDs, Unison Medicare& Research Centre, President-Emeritus,AIDS Society of India-ASI

Orations given during 2024

Dr. B.C. Dasgupta Memorial Oration Dr. Balram Bhargava

Professor and HOD, Cardiology, AIIMS New Delhi; Former DG, ICMR

Dr. K.N. Rao Memorial Oration Dr. Ashok K Bhardwaj

Professor Emeritus at MM Medical College & Hospital, Solan, HP

Dr. J.E. Park Memorial Oration Dr. Arun Kumar Yadav

Commanding Officer 2118 Fd Hosp; Ex-Professor, AFMC, Pune

Dr. A.L. Saha Memorial Oration ---

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Orations given during 2023

Dr. B.C. Dasgupta Memorial Oration Dr. Thomas Mathew

Professor, Community Medicine, GMC Thiruvananthapuram; Nodal Officer, IDRV Kerala

Dr. K.N. Rao Memorial Oration Dr. Prakash Doke

Professor, BVDU Medical College, Pune

Dr. J.E. Park Memorial Oration Dr. Sonu Goel

Professor, School of Public Health, PGIMER Chandigarh

Dr. A.L. Saha Memorial Oration Dr. Jugal kishore

Director Professor & Head of Department-Community Medicine, VMMC & Safdarjung Hospital (Ministry of Health & Family Welfare) New Delhi

Orations given during 2022

Dr. B.C. Dasgupta Memorial Oration Dr. Harshad Thakur

Former Director, NIHFW, New Delhi; Professor, TISS Mumbai

Dr. K.N. Rao Memorial Oration Dr. Archana Patil

Former Director Health Services, Maharashtra; Executive Director SHSRC

Dr. J.E. Park Memorial Oration Dr. Samiran Panda

Former Director, ICMR-NARI, Pune

Dr. A.L. Saha Memorial Oration Dr. Suneela Garg

Professor & Head, Dept. of Community Medicine Maulana Azad Medical College & Associated Hospitals New Delhi

Orations given during 2021

Dr. B.C. Dasgupta Memorial Oration Dr. D. K. Srinivasa

Former Dean JIPMER; Consultant, RGUHS Bangalore

Dr. K.N. Rao Memorial Oration Dr. Sundararaman Thiagarajan

Former Executive Director NHSRC & Dean, TISS, Mumbai

Dr. J.E. Park Memorial Oration Dr. J. P. Muliyil

Former Principal, CMC Vellore

Dr. A.L. Saha Memorial Oration ---

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Orations given during 2020

Dr. B.C. Dasgupta Memorial Oration Prof Dr Vinod K. Paul

Member, NITI Aayog, Government of India

Dr. K.N. Rao Memorial Oration Dr. Vikas Bhatia

Executive Director, AIIMS Bibinagar; Former Dean, AIIMS Bhubaneswar

Dr. J.E. Park Memorial Oration Dr. Sanjiv Kumar

Professor, Global Health Leadership; Program Management, INCLEN

Dr. A.L. Saha Memorial Oration ---

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Orations given during 2019

Dr. B.C. Dasgupta Memorial Oration Dr N K Arora

Executive Director, The INCLEN Trust International

Dr. K.N. Rao Memorial Oration Dr Sanjeev V Thomas

Professor, Neurology, R. Madhavan Nair Centre for Comprehensive Epilepsy Care

Dr. J.E. Park Memorial Oration Dr. Shashi Kant

Professor & Head, CCM, AIIMS New Delhi

Dr. A.L. Saha Memorial Oration Dr. M. K. Sudarshan

Retd. Dean/Principal and Professor of Community Medicine, KIMS, Bangalore

Orations given during 2018

Dr. B.C. Dasgupta Memorial Oration Dr. Anand Krishnan

Professor, CCM, AIIMS New Delhi

Dr. K.N. Rao Memorial Oration Dr. Suneela Garg

Director Professor & Head, Dept of Community Medicine, MAMC New Delhi

Dr. J.E. Park Memorial Oration Dr. A. Kiran Kumar

Public Health/Medical Officer of Health, Cayman Island

Dr. A.L. Saha Memorial Oration ---

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Orations given during 2017

Dr. B.C. Dasgupta Memorial Oration Prof. K. Srinath Reddy

President, Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), Delhi

Dr. K.N. Rao Memorial Oration Dr. Subhash Salunke

Senior Advisor, PHFI, Delhi

Dr. J.E. Park Memorial Oration Dr. C. P. Mishra

Professor, Dept of Community Medicine, IMS BHU Varanasi

Dr. A.L. Saha Memorial Oration ---

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Orations given during 2016

Dr. B.C. Dasgupta Memorial Oration Dr. Dipika Sur

Secretary General, Indian Public Health Association

Dr. K.N. Rao Memorial Oration Dr. Umesh Kapil

Human Nutrition Unit, AIIMS Delhi

Dr. J.E. Park Memorial Oration Dr. Swarup Sarkar

Director, Communicable Diseases, WHO SEARO New Delhi

Dr. A.L. Saha Memorial Oration ---

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Orations given during 2015

Dr. B.C. Dasgupta Memorial Oration Dr. Sanjay Zodpey

Ex HOD, Neurology, Osmania Medical College & Niloufer Hospital

Dr. K.N. Rao Memorial Oration ---

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Dr. J.E. Park Memorial Oration ---

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Dr. A.L. Saha Memorial Oration ---

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Orations given during 2014

Dr. B.C. Dasgupta Memorial Oration Dr. Nagabhusan Rao

Ex HOD Department of Neurology, Osmania Medical College and Niloufer Hospital

Dr. K.N. Rao Memorial Oration Dr. Col Ashok Kumar

Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune

Dr. J.E. Park Memorial Oration Dr. Santanu Tripathi

Professor and Head, Department of Clinical & Experimental Pharmacology, School of Tropical Medicine, Kolkata

Dr. A.L. Saha Memorial Oration ---

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Orations given during 2013

Dr. B.C. Dasgupta Memorial Oration Dr C.S. Pandav

Professor & Head, CCM, AIIMS, New Delhi

Dr. K.N. Rao Memorial Oration Dr Balkrishna

Prof & Head (CM) & Principal, RIMS, Cuddapah, AP

Dr. J.E. Park Memorial Oration Dr Atul Kotwal

Director Armed Forces Medical Services (Medical Research), New Delhi

Dr. A.L. Saha Memorial Oration ---

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Orations given during 2012

Dr. B.C. Dasgupta Memorial Oration Dr M. Dobe

Director Prof & Head, Health Education, AIH&PH Kolkata

Dr. K.N. Rao Memorial Oration Dr Thomas Mathew

Prof of Com. Med., Medical College Thiruvananthapuram

Dr. J.E. Park Memorial Oration Dr Sanjay Rai

Associate Professor, CCM, AIIMS New Delhi

Dr. A.L. Saha Memorial Oration ---

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Orations given during 2011

Dr. B.C. Dasgupta Memorial Oration Dr. Sandip K. Ray

Professor & Head, Dept of Com. Med., KPC Medical College, Kolkata

Dr. K.N. Rao Memorial Oration Dr. Thelma Narayan

Coordinator for CPHE, SOCHARA Bangalore

Dr. J.E. Park Memorial Oration Dr. L.S. Chauhan

Deputy Director General (TB), DGHS, Govt. of India

Dr. A.L. Saha Memorial Oration ---

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