K. P. Mathur Explained

K. P. Mathur
Birth Place:India
Occupation:Physician
Known For:Personal physician to Indira Gandhi
Awards:Padma Shri

Krishna Prasad Mathur is an Indian physician who was the personal physician to Indira Gandhi, the former prime minister of India.[1] He was one of the last few people to meet her before the she was assassinated by Beant Singh and Satwant Singh on 31 October 1984.[2]

The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest Indian civilian honour of Padma Shri in 1984.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gandhis out to lunch with former family physician . Deccan Herald . 3 May 2012 . 14 July 2015.
  2. Web site: Assassination of PM Indira Gandhi . 1984 Tribute . October 2011 . 14 July 2015.
  3. Web site: Padma Awards . Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India . 2015 . 18 June 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf . 15 October 2015 .

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