Padma Shri awardee 'One Rupee Doctor' Passes Away

The famed one rupee doctor of West Bengal, Sushovan Banerjee has passed away on 26^th July 2022.

A doctor and a politician, Dr. Banerjee treated patients for close to 60 years.
He has been treating people for just one rupee and is fondly known as "Ek Takar Daktar".
In the year 2020, he received the highest civilian honour of the country: the Padma Shri. The same year his name was recorded in the Guinness World Records for treating the maximum number of patients.