Dukhan Ram | |
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Born | Sasaram, British India | 15 July 1899
Died | 16 April 1990 Patna, Bihar, India | (aged 90)
Occupation(s) | Ophthalmologist Medical academic |
Years active | 1926–1990 |
Known for | Medical and general academics |
Children | Six children |
Awards | Padma Bhushan Rai Sahib |
Dukhan Ram (1899–1990) was an Indian ophthalmologist, academic, legislator and the vice chancellor of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University.[1] He was the principal of Patna Medical College, one of the oldest medical colleges in India,[2] and the president of Arya Pradeshik Pratinidhi Sabha, a satellite organization of Arya Samaj, founded by Dayanand Saraswati.[3] He successfully contested the 1962 Bihar Legislative Assembly election from Sasaram constituency, on Indian National Congress candidature[4] and served as the president of All India Ophthalmological Society in 1961.[5] The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1962, for his contributions to medical science.[6]