INTRODUCTION

SevaRatna, President Awardee Dr. Lion A. NATRAJ, Chairman, Indian Red Cross Society, Past District Governor Lions Clubs International, District 320A, Mahabubnagar. S/o. A. Chandra Shekar (Freedom Fighter), B.E. (Mechanical),

Instinct: Social Service, Donate Blood once in three months, conducts Blood Donation Camps on behalf of Indian Red Cross. Helping MR, Orphan and Physically Challenged and Organizing Rehabilitation Centre, Shantivan, Mahabubnagar (Telangana State)

Specialisation : Donated Blood for (154 times), 148 times Blood + 6 times Plasma + 6 times Platelets; Eye Ball Collection from 128 members; 16 Bodies Donated to Govt. Medical College; Participated in Red Cross Blood Bank & Govt. Hospital Blood Bank Camps for Blood Donation of 1,96,000 members (2002 to 2023).

Aim: Donated Blood for 251 times to serve MR, Physically Challenged and Orphan Children forever.

Awards Received : Received the President of India Award in 2006 by Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam; National Certificate of Appreciation by Sri. GulamNabi Azad in 2012; National Certificate of Appreciation by Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam in 2013; Received Gold Medals and Certificates by the Governor TamilisaiSoundararajan from 2000 to till 2019; Received 42 Gold Medals, 31 Silver Medals, 45 Minutes Certificates; Received Doctorate by California University in Social Work on 2nd May, 2015; Received President Medal in 2009; Received Sevaratna Award in 2009; RakthaBandhu Award in 2012; Indira Gandhi Memorial Award; UgadiPuraskar; Life Sevar Award in 2015 (Bhuvaneshwar) Thyaga Organization; Wonder Book of Records, Guinness Record in Blood Donation in 2015; Amma Award in 2016 (Tamilnadu); Awarded Dist. Level Social Worker Certificate and Rs. 50,000/- Cash Award on Telangana Formation Day by Dr. Laxma Reddy, Health Minister on 2nd June, 2017 at Parade Grounds; Life Time Achievement Award in 2017 by Kamalakar Trust; DasariCene Award in Social Service in 2018. Donated Wife Kalyani's Body (7) organs. Donated Father's Eye ball on 26th April 2013, and also donated Bothers Eye Ball Late Prabhu Raj.

Dr. A. Natraj always likes to serve for people with humanity. He started to donate Blood when his friends met with an Accident in 1983. He says that donating Blood can give life to others. He also encouraged 103 members to donate eyes, with that he helped 206 members to see the world, cremated (47) Corona & Unknown Bodies and 12 Bodies Donated to Govt. Medical College. He married to Kalyani and blessed with two Children, Son Prithivi Raj working with HDFC Bank, Deputy Vice President and daughter Rohini a Physiotherapy Doctor (MPT), Daughter-in-law Shruthi is a Civil Engineer, Son-in-law Dr. Dinesh, Physiotherapy.