Mani Kumar Chetri (23 May 1920 – 5 April 2026) was an Indian cardiologist who was director of West Bengal State Health Services and a director of the IPGMER and SSKM Hospital, Kolkata.[1] He was an elected fellow of the National Academy of Medical Sciences[2] and a recipient of the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri from the Government of India in 1974.[3]
Mani Kumar Chetri | |
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| Born | 23 May 1920 Darjeeling, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died | 5 April 2026 (aged 105) Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Occupation | Cardiologist |
| Parent(s) | P. L. Singh Chettri H. M. Chettri. |
| Awards | Padma Shri |
Life and career
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Mani Kumar Chetri was born on 23 May 1920[4] in Teesta Valley T.E.,[5] one of the oldest tea gardens situated on the banks of Teesta River in Darjeeling in Bengal Presidency,[6] in a Gorkha family[7] to P. L. Singh Chettri and H. M. Chettri.[1] He did his early schooling at the Darjeeling Municipal Primary School and Turnbull High School and completed his matriculation from the Government High School, Darjeeling in 1936.[1] After passing his intermediate examination from St. Paul's Cathedral Mission College, Kolkata, he secured a graduate degree in medicine (MBBS) from the Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata and the degree of FRCP from London on government scholarship in 1956.[1]
He joined the IPGMER and SSKM Hospital in 1960 as the director and a professor of the department of cardiology.[1] In 1976, he was appointed the Director of West Bengal Health Services in 1976[5] and served as the personal doctor of the then chief minister, Jyoti Basu.[8] In 1997, when the Advanced Medical Research Institute was started in Dhakuria,[5] Chetri was made the managing director, but he continued his association with IPGMER & SSKM Hospital as an adviser.[1] The Government of India awarded him the civilian honour of Padma Shri in 1974.[3]
Chetri died at his home in Kolkata, on 5 April 2026, at the age of 105.[9] He had suffered a head injury from a fall 15 days earlier.[10]
References
edit- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Personality of the Month". Darjeeling Times. 27 December 2007. Archived from the original on 4 January 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ↑ "List of Fellows - NAMS" (PDF). National Academy of Medical Sciences. 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- 1 2 "Padma Shri" (PDF). Padma Shri. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
- ↑ "Moni Kumar Chetri after Bidhanchandra Roy in West Bengal's Health Services". ABP Ananda (in Bengali). Today in Focus. 31 May 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - 1 2 3 "GJM cries foul in arrest of Padmashree Doctor in AMRI case". I Sikkim. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
- ↑ "Dazzling Darjeeling". Darjeeling Times. 2 April 2015. Archived from the original on 12 June 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
- ↑ "Notable Indian Gorkhas". World Gorkha Foundation Trust. 2015. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
- ↑ "All India Gorkha League (AIGL) condemns the arrest of Dr. Mani Kumar Chettri". Mungpoo News. 29 January 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
- ↑ "প্রবীণ চিকিৎসক মণি ছেত্রী প্রয়াত, বয়স হয়েছিল ১০৬ বছর! ছিলেন জ্যোতি বসুর শুশ্রূষার দায়িত্বে". Anandabazar. 5 April 2026. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- ↑ Pioneer cardiologist, Padma Shri Dr Mani Chhetri passes away at 106