Aroup Chatterjee

Aroup Chatterjee
Born Calcutta
Occupation Author, physician
Spouse(s) Zelpha Kittler
Children Allegra
Ophelia
Orion

Aroup Chatterjee (born in Calcutta) is a physician[1] working in England. He is the author of the book Mother Teresa: The Final Verdict, a work which challenges the widespread regard of Mother Teresa as a symbol of philanthropy and selflessness.[2]

Born and raised in Calcutta and a resident of the city during the period of Mother Teresa's activity there,[2] he has accused the missionary of unfairly damaging the city's reputation. In his book, Chatterjee claims that Mother Teresa exaggerated the work she did among the poor, that she failed to use the very large amount of money donated to her on helping the poor, and that the medical care given to people in homes run by Missionaries of Charity was grossly inadequate.

Chatterjee's criticism inspired a documentary named Hell's Angel that was shown on Channel 4, a British television channel. The documentary was written by a well-known critic of Mother Teresa, Christopher Hitchens, who co-produced it with Tariq Ali. Chatterjee and Hitchens were the two official hostile witnesses to Church procedures for the beatification of Mother Teresa in 2003.[1]

Personal life

His wife, Zelpha Kittler, is a psychiatrist. He has two daughters: Allegra, 25, and Ophelia, 29; and a son Orion, aged 9.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Crawley, William (26 Aug 2010). "Mother Teresa: The Final Verdict?". BBC. Retrieved 18 Dec 2015.
  2. 1 2 Dutta, Krishna (16 May 2003). "Saint of the gutters with friends in high places". Times Higher Education. Retrieved 4 March 2011.

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