Mani Kumar Chetri (born 23 May 1920) is an Indian cardiologist, a former director of West Bengal State Health Services and a former director of the

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, Kolkata. He is an elected fellow of the

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and a recipient of the fourth highest Indian civilian award of

Padma Shri The Padma Shri (IAST: ''padma śrī'', lit. 'Lotus Honour'), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest Indian honours system, civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. In ...

from the Government of India in 1974.

Biography

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Mani Kumar Chetri was born on 23 May 1920 in Teesta Valley T.E., one of the oldest tea gardens situated on the banks of

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Darjeeling Darjeeling (, , ) is a city in the northernmost region of the States and union territories of India, Indian state of West Bengal. Located in the Eastern Himalayas, it has an average elevation of . To the west of Darjeeling lies the Koshi Pr ...

in the Indian state of

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, in a

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family to P. L. Singh Chettri and H. M. Chettri. 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. After passing his intermediate examination from St. Paul's Cathedral Mission College, Kolkata, he secured a graduate degree in medicine (MBBS) from the

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and the degree of FRCP from London on government scholarship in 1956. Chetri joined the

in 1960 as the director and a professor of the department of cardiology. In 1976, he was appointed as the Director of West Bengal Health Services in 1976 and served as the personal doctor of the then chief minister,

Jyoti Basu Jyoti Basu (born Jyotirindra Basu; 8 July 1914 – 17 January 2010) was an Indian Marxist theorist, communist activist, and politician. He was one of the most prominent leaders of Communist movement in India. He served as the 6th and longest ...

. In 1997, when the Advanced Medical Research Institute was started in Dhakuria, Chetri was made the managing director, but he continued his association with IPGMER & SSKM Hospital as an advisor. The

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awarded him the civilian honor of

in 1974.

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