User talk:Hari B Bindal

Short Bio
Dr. Bindal is recipient of ‘Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award 2017’, the highest award conferred by President of India to NRIs worldwide (for their excellence, achievements, and services to the nations). Bindal also received the ‘Prvasi UP Ratna Award 2019’ conferred by the Governor of Uttar Pradesh. He received these awards for his excellence in the field Environmental Engineering, and for submitting his expert advice on Cleaning of Ganga. Dr. Bindal has over 50 years of diversified experience, serving US Government, Air Force, Navy, and Coast Guard (26 years), City of Detroit (6 years), and private consulting (6 years) in USA and about 8 years in India, serving Jal Nigam, UP (2 years) and at MITS College Gwalior MP (6 years). He received PhD (PLA) in Environmental Engineering Management (2014), Masters in Environmental engineering (1978), another Masters in Public Health Engineering (1972), and a bachelors in Civil Engineering (1966).

Dr. Bindal served many social, religious, political, cultural, and technical organizations at local and national levels, including ILA, ICCC, IAFPE, IHA, VHP-A, HAF and UHJT. He founded the American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin (ASEI) in 1983, a national nonprofit organization of Indian professionals in USA. He is writer/Poet, social activist, and film maker. Dr. Bindal made an expert advice on Cleaning of Ganga to Hon. PM Modi, and Hon Minster Uma Bharati. He has published 5 technical papers and 5 books, 4 in Hindi and an autobiography in English. He immigrated to USA with family in 1974.

Bindal has served as Commissioner on the state of Maryland Governor’s advisory committee on Environment (1999-2005) and currently serving as Commissioner on PG’s County Solid Waste Committee. He also served the city of Bowie, Committee on Diversity, and also the board of neighborhood Home Owners Association.

Dr. Bindal’s leadership qualities and patriotism are shown through producing his film ‘Akanksha’ shown on Doordarshan, promoting Hindi language in USA, founding of ASEI. Bindal has established scholarships in schools in his village in India to encourage education in rural India, and a trust to financially support poor in time of emergency and need. Bindal is married, father of a son and a daughter, both doctors, two grandchildren. He permanently lives in Bowie, Maryland USA.

Bindal is a social activist and willing to serve community given opportunity and time of need.