Arunoday Mondal

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]

Arunoday Mondal
NationalityIndian
Other namesSundarbaner Sujon
OccupationPhysician
Awards Padma Shri (2020)
Websitehttp://sujan-sundarban.org/

Biography

Mondal lives at Bangur Avenue in North 24 Parganas.[3] He was 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.[4]

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. He provides them free treatment and medicine.[5] After serving all day he returns to his home at night.[3]

Mondal treated more than 4,000 people.[6] He established there a charitable clinic in 2000 which name is Sujan.[5] 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.[7][8]

References
  1. "পদ্মশ্রী পেলেন বাংলার চিকিত্‍সক অরুণোদয় মণ্ডল, 'সুন্দরবনের সুজন'". Dailyhunt (in Bengali). 26 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  2. "From Arun Jaitley to Karan Johar: Here's full list of Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri awardees 2020". Deccan Herald. 25 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  3. "সুন্দরবনের প্রত্যন্ত এলাকায় চিকিৎসা পৌঁছে দিয়ে পদ্মশ্রী পেলেন ডাক্তার অরুণোদয়". Hindustan Times (in Bengali). 25 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  4. "পদ্মশ্রী সম্মানে উজ্জ্বল 'অরুণোদয়'-এর আলোয় ভাসল সুন্দরবন". The Indian Express (in Bengali). 26 January 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  5. "Sundarbans Doctor, Guwahati Veterinarian Among Padma Shri Awardees". NDTV. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  6. "Muslim bhajan singer, 'Langar Baba', Sundarban doctor among Padma award winners". The Times of India. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  7. "Full list of 2020 Padma awardees". The Hindu. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  8. "Padma Awards announced; posthumous honour for Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj". The Times of India. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
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