Tan Sri Dr. Jegathesan Manikavasagam
President
Tan Sri Dr. Jegathesan Manikavasagam fondly called the Flying Doctor of Malaysia for blazing the tracks around Asia despite being firstly a medical student then a doctor, was an icon in the 1960s, regarded as the "Golden Era" of Malaysian athletics. In his heyday, he was regarded as the fastest man in Asia. Dr Jegathesan has competed in three consecutive Olympic Games, namely Rome (1960), Tokyo (1964) and Mexico (1968). He qualified for two 200 m semi-finals in the Olympics and his time of 20.92s, set in 1968 at the Mexico Olympics, still remains in the Malaysian athletics records book. He served the government health service for 32 years including the posts of Director of the Institute for medical research and Deputy Director-General of the Ministry of Health, Malaysia. He is a Medical Researcher; and was appointed as Chairman of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) Medical Commission. He serves as Chairman of the Medical Council, and the Anti-Doping Commission of the Olympic council of Asia (OCA). He has served as the Deputy President of the Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM).
Prof. (Dr.) ManMohan Singh
Chief AdvisorProfessor (Dr.) ManMohan Singh, was the Head of the Department of Cardiology at Government Medical College & Rajindra Hospital Patiala. Prof. Singh was recipient of medical scholarship from the United Kingdom. He also chaired the Punjab Medical Council for consecutively two terms; during his tenure as President, the Council adopted the Indian Medical Council Code of Ethics (Professional, Conduct and Etiquette & Ethics) Regulation, 2002 and 2004.He was the chairman of the Medical and Anti-Doping Commission of the Indian Olympic Association. He has been serving as member of Anti-Doping Commission Olympic Council of Asia (OCA). Prof. (Dr) ManMohan Singh was the Chairman of Anti-Doping Department Commonwealth Games Delhi 2010. The Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports nominated him as member of the Governing and Executive Boards of National Anti-Doping Agency India and National Dope Testing Laboratory India. He was credited for his immaculate services as Member of the Medical Commission in various editions of Commonwealth Games and Asian Games
Dr. Munish Chander
Chairman
Dr. Munish Chander, was the Deputy Director General of the Commonwealth Games Delhi 2010. He was also the Head of the Department of Anti-Doping in Delhi 2010. Dr. Chander has rendered more than 22 years of services in the field of anti-doping and was nominated member in various committees constituted by the Government of India. He also served the Government of Punjab as Director Anti-Doping in all six editions of World Cup Kabaddi Punjab. Dr. Munish was credited for introducing first ever anti-doping program in the 1st Commonwealth Youth Games. He was the sole Indian selected as Coordinator Anti-Doping in the 16th Asian Games held in Doha, Qatar. During his tenure in the 16th Asian Games and XIX Commonwealth Games, he was credited for organizing International Sports Science Conferences in Doha and Delhi. He also served for two decades as Convener Medical and Anti-Doping Commission of Indian Olympic Association (IOA). Dr. Munish also served as Member Medical Commission of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) during XX Commonwealth Games held in Scotland, England.
Mr. Digvijay Singh
Vice ChairmanDigvijay Singh has been an Asian Tour regular and one of the top performers on the Indian domestic circuit since turning professional in 1999. He achieved his breakthrough win on the Asian Tour at the Panasonic Open India 2012. Digvijay also has 12 titles to his credit on the domestic circuit in India. He won the All India Matchplay Championship in the 2003-04 season. Digvijay's only win on the PGTI came at the PGTI Players Championship at Coimbatore in 2008. Some of his other top results on the Asian Tour have been a tied fourth finish at the Emaar-MGF Indian Masters 2008 and third place at the Indian Open 2002. During his amateur days, Digvijay represented India in the Eisenhower Trophy, Nomura Cup and the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok. He also won the Sri Lankan Amateur Championship in 1996 and 1997. Digvijay is an adventure sports enthusiast. He enjoys sky-diving, biking and target shooting.
Mr. Amandeep Johl
Member Secretary, CEO - PGTIAmandeep Johl turned professional in 1990 after winning the National Championship in 1989. He has played and won a number of events on the Indian Tour including the Surya Nepal Open 1993, Pratap Singh Rao Gaekwad Open 1993 and the PGTI Players Championship 2009. As an amateur, he was part of the Indian teams at the Nomura Cup 1987, Eisenhower Trophy 1988 and Beijing Asian Games 1990. In 2005, as a captain’s pick for the Dynasty Cup, he played a stellar role in Asia’s win over Japan, contributing 1 ½ points. His best season on the Asian Tour came in 2003 when he finished 14th on the Order of Merit after being runner-up at the Maekyung Open in Korea and tied 10th in the Thailand Open. The seasoned pro has been playing for over two decades on both the Asian and European Tours. Johl has accumulated 17 top-10s from nearly 300 appearances in Asia and was also one of the guiding hands in the formation of the Asian Tour back in 2004. He is a Certified Golf Coach from the National Golf Academy of India (NGAI) and one of the leading golf coaches in the country. He has served as the Indian National Coach for both the Men’s and Women’s Amateur teams.
Mr. Abhinav Lohan
Member - Players Representative
Abhinav Lohan, who turned professional in 2011, has three professional titles to his credit. In 2019 he won the PGTI’s INDO-MIM Presents Bengaluru Open Golf Championship Powered by Karnataka Tourism. The same year he won the PGTI Feeder Tour’s TATA Steel PGTI Feeder Tour Presented by The Palms Golf Club & Resort in Lucknow. In 2024 he won the Glade One presents Gujarat Open. His other best finishes on the PGTI have been runner-up at PGTI Players Championship at Golden Greens Golf Club 2012, joint runner-up at McLeod Russel Tour Championship 2014 and runner-up at Western India Oxford Masters 2015. He also finished runner-up at the PGTI Feeder Tour event at Faridabad in 2011, 2012 and 2013. He was one of India’s leading amateurs prior to turning professional in 2011 and was part of the Indian team that won the silver medal at the Guangzhou Asian Games in 2010.
Prof. (Dr.) ManMohan Singh
ChairmanProfessor (Dr.) ManMohan Singh, was the Head of the Department of Cardiology at Government Medical College & Rajindra Hospital Patiala. Prof. Singh was recipient of medical scholarship from the United Kingdom. He also chaired the Punjab Medical Council for consecutively two terms; during his tenure as President, the Council adopted the Indian Medical Council Code of Ethics (Professional, Conduct and Etiquette & Ethics) Regulation, 2002 and 2004.He was the chairman of the Medical and Anti-Doping Commission of the Indian Olympic Association. He has been serving as member of Anti-Doping Commission Olympic Council of Asia (OCA). Prof. (Dr) ManMohan Singh was the Chairman of Anti-Doping Department Commonwealth Games Delhi 2010. The Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports nominated him as member of the Governing and Executive Boards of National Anti-Doping Agency India and National Dope Testing Laboratory India. He was credited for his immaculate services as Member of the Medical Commission in various editions of Commonwealth Games and Asian Games.
Mr. Paramjit Singh Patwalia
Vice Chairman
Mr. Paramjit Singh Patwalia, is a serving Additional Solicitor General of India. Justice Paramjit Singh Patwalia also served as Judge of Punjab & Haryana High Court Chandigarh. He was the youngest High Court Judge of India. The son of former Supreme Court Judge Justice Kuldeep Singh, he was appointed group "A" senior counsel for conducting Central Government litigation before the Supreme Court and was further appointed as senior advocate in the Apex Court to conduct cases on behalf of the Chandigarh Administration. He has also been regularly appearing on behalf of the Madhya Pradesh Government, particularly in matters relating to the disposal of Union Carbide waste and litigations filed by the Narmada Bachao Andolan.
Prof. (Dr.) S.K. Sharma
Member (Former Head Medicine Department AIIMS Delhi)Dr. S. K. Sharma was the chair of the Department of Medicine at AIIMS, New Delhi. He has made outstanding research contributions in the area of pulmonary medicine for the last three decades. His seminal contributions in the field of TB, sarcoidosis, bronchial asthma, and obstructive sleep apnea are internationally recognized. He has published 309 papers in various national and international journals. In the capacity of chair of the National Task Force on the Involvement of Medical Colleges in the TB Control Programme of India (2002-2011), he has been responsible for the implementation of DOTS in all of India's medical colleges. Dr. Sharma has edited several books (Tuberculosis; two volumes of Advances in Respiratory Medicine, first edition [2008]; and the second edition by Davidson's Clinical Cases in Medicine, the first edition of which was awarded First Prize of the British Medical Association in 2009). He has received numerous awards: four ICMR awards, including the Basanti Devi Amir Chand Award; the Saroj-Jyoti Award (twice); the Hari Om Ashram Alembic Award; the Ranbaxy Research Award; the Lupin Chest Oration Award; the Rabindranath Tagore Oration; the Searle Oration; the Dr. Devi Chand Memorial Gold Medal Oration; and the VR Joshi JAPI Award for Outstanding Referee. Dr. Sharma is editor of the Indian Journal of Chest Diseases and Allied Sciences, executive editor and section editor of the pulmonology section of A.P.I. Textbook of Medicine (ninth edition), section editor of the Textbook on Clinical Pharmacology, associate editor of the Indian Journal of Tuberculosis, and editorial board member of Chest. He is an expert member of several task forces in ICMR; the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology; the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare; and the National Institute of Immunology. He is chair of several committees in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. He has been the recipient of various fellowships and is an elected member of the Faculty Council of the Indian College of Physicians.
Adv Sehajbir Singh
Advocate
Advocate Sehajbir Singh is a litigating lawyer, with an experience of 16 years. He predominantly appears in the cases before the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India and the Hon’ble High Court of Punjab and Haryana. He has experience arguing before Arbitration Tribunals and the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT). He is a law graduate from Army Institute of Law, Mohali and attained Master of Law from King’s College London. He has extensive experience representing the State of Punjab as Deputy Advocate General Punjab. He is a Standing Counsel for the Punjab Medical Council.
Tan Sri Dr. Jegathesan Manikavasagam
Chairman
Tan Sri Dr. Jegathesan Manikavasagam fondly called the Flying Doctor of Malaysia for blazing the tracks around Asia despite being firstly a medical student then a doctor, was an icon in the 1960s, regarded as the "Golden Era" of Malaysian athletics. In his heyday, he was regarded as the fastest man in Asia. Dr Jegathesan has competed in three consecutive Olympic Games, namely Rome (1960), Tokyo (1964) and Mexico (1968). He qualified for two 200 m semi-finals in the Olympics and his time of 20.92s, set in 1968 at the Mexico Olympics, still remains in the Malaysian athletics records book. He served the government health service for 32 years including the posts of Director of the Institute for medical research and Deputy Director-General of the Ministry of Health, Malaysia. He is a Medical Researcher; and was appointed as Chairman of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) Medical Commission. He serves as Chairman of the Medical Council, and the Anti-Doping Commission of the Olympic council of Asia (OCA). He has served as the Deputy President of the Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM).
Prof. (Dr.) S K Sharma
Vice ChairmanDr. S. K. Sharma was the chair of the Department of Medicine at AIIMS, New Delhi. He has made outstanding research contributions in the area of pulmonary medicine for the last three decades. His seminal contributions in the field of TB, sarcoidosis, bronchial asthma, and obstructive sleep apnea are internationally recognized. He has published 309 papers in various national and international journals. In the capacity of chair of the National Task Force on the Involvement of Medical Colleges in the TB Control Programme of India (2002-2011), he has been responsible for the implementation of DOTS in all of India's medical colleges. Dr. Sharma has edited several books (Tuberculosis; two volumes of Advances in Respiratory Medicine, first edition [2008]; and the second edition by Davidson's Clinical Cases in Medicine, the first edition of which was awarded First Prize of the British Medical Association in 2009). He has received numerous awards: four ICMR awards, including the Basanti Devi Amir Chand Award; the Saroj-Jyoti Award (twice); the Hari Om Ashram Alembic Award; the Ranbaxy Research Award; the Lupin Chest Oration Award; the Rabindranath Tagore Oration; the Searle Oration; the Dr. Devi Chand Memorial Gold Medal Oration; and the VR Joshi JAPI Award for Outstanding Referee. Dr. Sharma is editor of the Indian Journal of Chest Diseases and Allied Sciences, executive editor and section editor of the pulmonology section of A.P.I. Textbook of Medicine (ninth edition), section editor of the Textbook on Clinical Pharmacology, associate editor of the Indian Journal of Tuberculosis, and editorial board member of Chest. He is an expert member of several task forces in ICMR; the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology; the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare; and the National Institute of Immunology. He is chair of several committees in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. He has been the recipient of various fellowships and is an elected member of the Faculty Council of the Indian College of Physicians.
Prof. (Dr.) ManMohan Singh
Member
Professor (Dr.) ManMohan Singh, was the Head of the Department of Cardiology at Government Medical College & Rajindra Hospital Patiala. Prof. Singh was recipient of medical scholarship from the United Kingdom. He also chaired the Punjab Medical Council for consecutively two terms; during his tenure as President, the Council adopted the Indian Medical Council Code of Ethics (Professional, Conduct and Etiquette & Ethics) Regulation, 2002 and 2004.He was the chairman of the Medical and Anti-Doping Commission of the Indian Olympic Association. He has been serving as member of Anti-Doping Commission Olympic Council of Asia (OCA). Prof. (Dr) ManMohan Singh was the Chairman of Anti-Doping Department Commonwealth Games Delhi 2010. The Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports nominated him as member of the Governing and Executive Boards of National Anti-Doping Agency India and National Dope Testing Laboratory India. He was credited for his immaculate services as Member of the Medical Commission in various editions of Commonwealth Games and Asian Games.
