'One rupee doctor' Sushovan Bandyopadhyay passes away

'One rupee doctor' Sushovan Bandyopadhyay passes away

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Category : Obituaries Published on: July 28 2022

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  • Sushovan Bandyopadhyay, famous as Bengal's 'one rupee doctor', passed away in a Kolkata hospital.
  • Bandyopadhyay was 84.
  • He had been suffering for about two years from kidney related ailments.
  • He had treated people for just one rupee and is fondly known as 'Ek Takar Daktar' (one rupee doctor).
  • He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2020. The same year, his name was recorded in the Guinness World Records for treating the maximum number of patients.
  • He is an ex-MLA from Bolpur seat and had contested on a Congress ticket in 1984.
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