A street-smart, hardworking political leader can bring in phenomenal changes in public health scenario provided he has a strong will to serve the society. Atin Ghosh, Hon'ble member of the mayor-in-council health] of Kolkata Municipal Corporation, West Bengal, India, has set a clinching paradigm. "The Public Figure behind Public Health" by Dr. Debashis Biswas enrolls some of the resounding activities and achievements of Atin Ghosh during 2010-2015. He has revolutionised vector control activities for prevention and control of malaria and dengue in the city of Kolkata. Under his stewardship, a...