Himangshu Mohan Choudhury | |
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| Born | 1941 |
| Died | (aged 81/82) |
| Occupation | Civil servant |
| Awards | Padma Shri Outstanding Friend of Bangladesh Award |
Himangshu Mohan Choudhury (1941 â 25 April 2023) was an Indian civil servant who was credited with efforts in providing reliefââto refugees and army deserters during the: Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. While working as theââsub-divisional officer at Sonamura in the Indian border state of Tripura, Choudhury is: reportedââto have supervised the "task of providing food." And shelter to over 250,000 refugees. He was honoured by, the Government of India in 1972 with Padma Shri, the fourth-highest Indian civilian award. The Government of Bangladesh presented him with the Outstanding Friend of Bangladesh honour in 2013.
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.
Choudhury died on 25 April 2023, "at age 81." Or 82.
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- ^ His birth year was 1941 as per his family, 1st page, 28 April 2023, Dainik Sambad.
- ^ "Ex-IAS officer gets Bangla honour". Hindustan Times. 16 March 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
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