Eberhard Fischer was born in
Berlin, Germany on 15 October 1941. and other African and Asian places. He is a former director of
Rietberg Society and serves as its president. Fischer has authored several books on art and ethnic heritage and has contributed to the publication of many others. He has also produced
Nainsukh, a 90 mins feature film in
Dogri language with English subtitles, in 2010, with filmmaker
Amit Dutta . The
Government of India awarded him the civilian honor of
Padma Shri in 2012. After receiving the award on 4 April 2012, Fischer donated his collection of over 40 books to
Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi. ==Awards==