Syed Mohammad Sharfuddin Quadri (25 December 1901 – 30 December 2015) was an Indian independence activist,

Gandhian The followers of Mahatma Gandhi,one of the prominent figure of the Indian independence movement, are called Gandhians. Gandhi's legacy includes a wide range of ideas ranging from his dream of ideal India (or ''Rama Rajya)'', economics, environ ...

and a physician of the Unani system of medicine. He accompanied Gandhiji in the

Salt March The Salt march, also known as the Salt Satyagraha, Dandi March, and the Dandi Satyagraha, was an act of Non violence, non violent civil disobedience in British Raj, colonial India, led by Mahatma Gandhi. The 24-day march lasted from 12 March 19 ...

of 1930 and was a prison mate of the Indian leader when they were incarcerated by the British regime at Cuttack jail. He was the founder of a medical magazine, ''Hikmat-e-Bangala'' and was among the group of people who founded the Calcutta Unani Medical College and Hospital. The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the

Padma Bhushan The Padma Bhushan (IAST: ''Padma Bhūṣaṇa'', lit. 'Lotus Decoration') is the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, preceded by the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan and followed by the Padma Shri. Instituted on 2 Januar ...

, in 2007, for his contributions to Indian medicine.

Biography

Syed Mohammad Sharfuddin Quadri was born on 25 December 1901 to Mohammad Mohibbudin, a Unani practitioner, at Kumrava of

Nawada district Nawada district is one of the thirty-eight districts of the Indian state of Bihar. Nawada is its administrative headquarters. The district is the easternmost district of the Magadh division, one of the nine administrative divisions of Bihar. The ...

, in the Indian state of

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. His family moved to Calcutta when he was in the mid-thirties where he spent the rest of his life. Learning

Unani medicine Unani or Yunani medicine (Urdu: ''tibb yūnānī'') is Perso-Arabic traditional medicine as practiced in Muslim culture in South Asia and modern day Central Asia. Unani medicine is pseudoscientific. The term '' Yūnānī'' means 'Greek', re ...

from his father, he assisted his father in his practice. During this time, he was also involved in the Indian freedom struggle and participated in the

in 1930, along with Gandhiji and was jailed. He continued his association with the freedom activists and when

Rajendra Prasad Rajendra Prasad (3 December 1884 – 28 February 1963) was an Indian politician, lawyer, journalist and scholar who served as the first president of India from 1950 to 1962. He joined the Indian National Congress during the Indian independen ...

, who would later become the first president of India, fell ill due to respiratory problems, Quadri assisted his father in treating the future president. Syed Mohammad Sharfuddin Quadri opposed the two-nation theory that advocated for the division of colonial India. Quadri was the founder of '' Hikmat-e-Bangala'' a medical magazine focused on Unani system of medicine, but the magazine eventually was closed doen due to paucity of funds. In 1994, he assisted Syed Faizan Ahmad in founding the Calcutta Unani Medical College and Hospital. He ran a dispensary at Haji Mohsin Square, Kolkata and treated patients free of cost. The Government of India awarded him the civilian honor of the

in 2007. He died on 30 December 2015, aged 114, at his Ripon Street residence in

Kolkata Kolkata, also known as Calcutta ( its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary ...

, survived by his seven children.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Quadri, Syed Mohammad Sharfuddin Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in medicine 1901 births 2015 deaths People from Nawada district 20th-century Indian medical doctors Unani practitioners Indian independence activists from Bihar Gandhians Men supercentenarians Medical doctors from Bihar

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