Subhash Mukhopadhyay (physician)

Subhash Mukhopadhyay (16 January 1931 – 19 June 1981) was an Indian physician from Hazaribagh, Bihar (now in Jharkhand), India, who created the world's second and India's first child using in-vitro fertilisation, Durga who was born 67 days after the first IVF baby in United Kingdom.

Early life and education

Mukhopadhyay was born on 16 January 1931 in Hazaribagh, Bihar (now in Jharkhand), India. He completed his higher secondary education from St. Columba's College, Hazaribagh in 1945. He graduated with an honours degree in physiology from the University of Calcutta in 1955. He earned his doctorate from the same university in 1958.

Career

In 1967, Mukhopadhyay was appointed as a lecturer in physiology in NRS Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata. He later became a reader and then a professor in the same college. He was also associated with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).

Achievements

Mukhopadhyay was the architect of the second and India's first test tube baby, Durga, who was born on 3 October 1978, just 67 days after the birth of the world's first test tube baby, Louise Brown in the United Kingdom. However, his achievement was not recognised by the Indian government and he was harassed by the state government and the ICMR.

Death and legacy

Mukhopadhyay committed suicide on 19 June 1981. His work was later recognised by the Indian government and he was posthumously awarded the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award in India, in 2015.

See also

• In vitro fertilisation
• Padma Bhushan

External links

• Subhash Mukhopadhyay on Wikipedia

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