Ajit Kumar Basu

Ajit Kumar Basu
Born 1912
India
Died 3 December 1986
Occupation Cardiac surgeon
Known for Open Heart surgery
Awards Padma Shri
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize

Ajit Kumar Basu (1912-1986) was an Indian cardiac surgeon.[1][2] He was a recipient of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize, the highest Indian science award in 1967.[3] He was honoured by the Government of India in 1970 with the Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award.[4]

References

  1. S. M. Sengupta (1985). "Ajit Kumar Basu". Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 4 (1): 95–96. doi:10.1007/BF02664099.
  2. Arunava Choudhury (July 2009). "Himadri Sarkar: Premature demise of a genius". Indian J Urol. 25 (3): 288–290. doi:10.4103/0970-1591.56172. PMC 2779946. PMID 19881117.
  3. "Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize". Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. 2015. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
  4. "Padma Shri" (PDF). Padma Shri. 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2014.


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