Arunoday Mondal Explained
Arunoday Mondal |
Nationality: | Indian |
Occupation: | Physician |
Other Names: | Sundarbaner Sujon |
Awards: | Padma Shri (2020) |
Website: | http://sujan-sundarban.org/ |
Arunoday Mondal, popularly known as Sundarbaner Sujan, is an Indian physician from West Bengal.[1] He was conferred with Padma Shri in 2020 for his contribution in medicine.[2]
Biography
Mondal is a physician of Dr. B.C. Roy Memorial Hospital for Children. He quit his job in 1980 and started to give treatments to his patients from his chamber at Birati.[3]
Every Saturday Mondal went to Sahebkhali, a village of North 24 Parganas.[1] He had to travel 6 hours to reach there. He starts his treatment there in Sunday.[1] 80% of his patients are poor.[4] He provides them free treatment and medicine. After serving all day he returns to his home at night.[5]
Mondal treated more than 4,000 people.[6] He established there a charitable clinic in 2000 which name is Sujan.[7] He also conducts medical camps and blood donation camps for the people of the villages of Sundarban.
Mondal was conferred with Padma Shri in 2020 for his contribution in medicine.[8] [9]
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- News: From Arun Jaitley to Karan Johar: Here's full list of Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri awardees 2020. 25 January 2020. 26 January 2020. Deccan Herald.
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- News: Bhaskar . Sonia . Meet The Padma Shri Award-Winning Doctor Who Treats The People Of Sundarbans Free Of Cost . 24 June 2022 . NDTV-Dettol Banega Swasth Swachh India . 16 June 2022.
- News: 25 January 2020 . সুন্দরবনের প্রত্যন্ত এলাকায় চিকিৎসা পৌঁছে দিয়ে পদ্মশ্রী পেলেন ডাক্তার অরুণোদয় . bn . Hindustan Times . 26 January 2020.
- News: Muslim bhajan singer, 'Langar Baba', Sundarban doctor among Padma award winners. 26 January 2020. 26 January 2020. The Times of India.
- News: Sundarbans Doctor, Guwahati Veterinarian Among Padma Shri Awardees. 26 January 2020. 26 January 2020. NDTV.
- News: Full list of 2020 Padma awardees. 26 January 2020. 26 January 2020. The Hindu.
- News: Padma Awards announced; posthumous honour for Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj. 26 January 2020. 26 January 2020. The Times of India.