Subroto Das is a medical doctor from Vadodara, India, and the Chief Executive Officer of Lifeline Foundation (Vadodara), which he and his wife, Sushmita, cofounded.[1] Das has been honoured by the Government of India in 2017 with Padma Shri,[2] the fourth-highest civilian award in India.[3][4][5]
Subroto Das | |
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 Dr Subroto Das being conferred the Padma Shri Award by the former President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee. April, 2017 | |
| Born | 20 January 1965 Kolkata, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Other names | Subrato Das |
| Alma mater | |
| Organisation | Lifeline Foundation (Vadodara) Baroda Life Management Medicare Consultancies |
| Known for | Emergency Medical Services Highway EMS Emergency Medicine Occupational Health |
| Spouse | Sushmita Das |
| Children | 1 |
| Awards | Padma Shri (2017) Reliance Industries CNN-IBN Real Heroes Award (2008) Prince Michael International Road Safety Award (2004) Red & White Bravery Gold Awards (now: Godfrey Phillips National Bravery Awards (2003) |
| Honours | Eisenhower Fellowship Ashoka Fellowship |
| Website | www |
Early life and education
editSubroto was born to a Bengali family in Kolkata, India. His father, Dr. Chitta Ranjan Das, was a Chief Scientist and Glass Technologist with Yera Glass, Alembic Group, in Vadodara and his mother Maya Das, has been a homemaker. Das grew up in Vadodara and attended the Rosary High School.[6]
He graduated with bachelor's in medicine and surgery (MBBS) from the Baroda Medical College, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda in 1984. Following this, he did a postgraduate diploma in hospital management from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences in Mumbai.
He married Sushmita in 1991.[citation needed]
Works
editIn August 1999, Subroto and Sushmita had a massive road traffic accident on National Highway 8 connecting Delhi to Mumbai. They sustained multiple injuries and were stranded on the highway without any assistance or medical aid for over four and half hours.
Das gave a TED talk about his journey and his work at a TED (conference) organised by the Indian Institute of Management Ranchi in 2013.
For his services to the field of medicine through his foundation, Das was conferred with the Padma Shri award in 2017 by then President of India, Pranab Mukherjee.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Man behind unified helpline number on highway, doctor Subroto Das gets Padma Shri". Financialexpress. 2017-01-26. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
- ^ "List of Padma awardees 2017". The Hindu. 2017-01-25. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
- ^ https://padmaawards.gov.in/Padma2017.aspx
- ^ "List of Padma awardees 2017". The Hindu. 2017-01-25. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
- ^ "Subroto Das | This doctor extends a Lifeline to highway accident victims". Mint.
- ^ "Dr. Subroto Das conferred Padmashri award". connectgujarat.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 2024-12-09.
- ^ "Padma Awards 2017 announced". PIB.