A physician and a clinician of repute. An educationalist and a great philanthropist. He is an initiated disciple of Ramakrishna Order and tries to practice the precepts as preached by Swami Vivekananda to serve "God" in Man, not withstanding his caste, creed ,religion and region. As a legislator his contribution towards the development of his constituency has been immense which can be viewed by clicking on his achievements. He has chaired Governing body of half a dozen of Delhi University Colleges with distinction. He now heads the governing body of VIPS, a niche educational institute called Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies (www.vips.edu) imparting education in the field of Law, Journalism and Information Technology. He is the Chairman of Governing Body of Keshav Mahavidhyala, a Delhi University College. A modernist, yet an orthodox and above all a moralist and a person who stands by values even today, when these values face the grimmest challenge of our times.
- - The Best Legislator Award for the year 2006 conferred by Hon'ble Speaker of 'Lok Sabha' Sh. Somnath Chatterjee
- - Member of Legislative Assembly, Shakur Basti 1998-2008
- - Member of Delhi Metropolitan Council 1983-1989
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He has been one of the most respected members of the Delhi Legislative Assembly. As a legislator his contribution towards the development of his constituency were awarded, when he was honoured with the Best Legislator Award for the year 2006, which was conferred to him by Hon'ble Speaker of 'Lok Sabha' Sh. Somnath Chatterjee. In a culmination of his deep and rich experience over decades, Dr. Vats took on multiple philanthropic activities, including education. He has chaired Governing body of half a dozen of Delhi University Colleges with distinction. He has been on the Board of Governors of IIM Raipur, Symbiosis International University. He has been a Trustee of the National Book Trust.
He now heads the governing body of VIPS, which has established itself as a niche educational institute imparting education in the field of Law, Journalism, Business Studies, Economics, English and Information Technology.
Vociferous and passionate, Dr. Vats is focused on architecting an education platform that equips students to go beyond the narrow confines of traditional rote learning to become thinking individuals capable of making decisions, solving problems, communicating effectively and thinking critically, regardless of the learning streams they choose. He envisions creating students who live their daily life "in pursuit of perfection' with strong values relentlessly.
Besides this, he has been a passionate wild life photographer. His precious photographs of wild life have recently been showcased in the form of book "Wide Angle – Wild Life in Pictures". All the proceeds of sale of this book have been directed to the Tiger Protection Fund. His versatile yet very humble persona is legendary and leaves an example, each one who knows him, would love and idealise to follow.
