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A Light that Shone for a Century: Remembering Padmashree Dr Mani Kumar Chetri

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: With profound reverence and deep sorrow, we mark the passing of Padma Shri Professor Dr Mani Kumar Chetri, a centenarian, healer, scholar, and lodestar of Indian medicine.He was 105.He embodied the highest ideals of medicine, scholarship, and humanity.A clinician par excellence and a revered centenarian, his life stands as a luminous testament to what it truly means to serve with intellect, integrity, and an unwavering commitment to healing.

Source: Bengal Physician Journal

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10070-8158

Authors: Sugata Dasgupta, Rupak Chatterjee, Atanu Chandra, Nandini Chatterjee, Shatavisa Mukherjee, Jyotirmoy Pal

Institutions: School of Tropical Medicine, Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital, Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, College of Medicine & Sagore Dutta Hospital

Language: English

Topic: History of Science and Medicine

Subfield: History and Philosophy of Science

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W7166702509

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