Himangshu Mohan Choudhury
Himangshu Mohan Choudhury | |
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হিমাংশু মোহন চৌধুরী | |
Born | 1941 Gangtok, Kingdom of Sikkim, British Raj |
Died | (aged 81 or 82) |
Occupation | Civil servant |
Awards | Padma Shri Outstanding Friend of Bangladesh Award |
Himangshu Mohan Choudhury (1941[1] – 25 April 2023) was an Indian civil servant who was credited with efforts in providing relief to refugees and army deserters during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971.[2][3] While working as the sub-divisional officer at Sonamura in the Indian border state of Tripura, Choudhury is reported to have supervised the task of providing food and shelter to over 250,000 refugees.[3] He was honoured by the Government of India in 1972 with Padma Shri, the fourth-highest Indian civilian award.[4] The Government of Bangladesh presented him with the Outstanding Friend of Bangladesh honour in 2013.[2][3]
Choudhury grew up in a family of East Bengali heritage with strong Brahminical roots, and lived in Agartala, the capital of Tripura. His father Soroshi Mohan Choudhury was a reputed doctor in Agartala.[5]
Choudhury died on 25 April 2023, at age 81 or 82.[5][6]
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References
- ^ His birth year was 1941 as per his family, 1st page, 28 April 2023, Dainik Sambad.
- ^ a b "Ex-IAS officer gets Bangla honour". Hindustan Times. 16 March 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
- ^ a b c "Bangladesh honour for ex-IAS officer". The Hindu. 24 March 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
- ^ "Padma Shri" (PDF). Padma Shri. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
- ^ a b "Tripura's first Padma Shri awardee, who looked after lakhs of refugees during 1971, passes away". Deccan Herald. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- ^ ১ম পদ্মশ্রীপ্রাপক হিমাংশু মোহন চৌধুরী প্রয়াত, ২৬ এপ্রিল ২০২৩, প্রথম পৃষ্ঠা, দৈনিক সংবাদ।
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