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{{short description|Indian doctor}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
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| othername = Gordhanbapa
| occupation = {{hlist|Physician|social worker}}
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| awards = [[Padma Shri]] (1965)
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'''Gordhandas Bhagwandas Narottamdas''' (1887 – 1975) was an Indian physician and social worker from [[Bombay]] (now Mumbai), India. He founded the [[Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital|Sir Harkisandas Narottamdas Hospital]] in 1925 and served patients until his death. He was awarded the [[Padma Shri]] in 1965.

==Biography==
Gordhandas was born in 1887 to Viththaldas Sheth. He was adopted by his maternal aunt Zaverben after death of his maternal uncle Bhagwandas Narottamdas Sheth. He studied medicine. During his college days, he married Madanbahen, a daughter of Laldas Vanraodas. After few years, she died of sickness. After death of his paternal uncle Harkisan Narottamdas, he proposed to built a hospital in his memory which was agreed by his maternal aunt Mankunwar and she donated their bungalow for the purpose. Her adoptive mother too agreed to donate.<ref name="GS">{{cite news|url=https://www.gujaratsamachar.com/news/magazines/ravi-purti-columnists-20-october-2019-dolat-bhatt-dhartino-dhabkar|title=દર્દીઓની સેવામાં આયખું આપી દેનારા ગોરધનબાપા (ધરતીનો ધબકાર: રવિપૂર્તિ)|language=gu|last=Bhatt|first=Dolat|date=20 October 2019|publisher=[[Gujarat Samachar]]|access-date=22 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191022064950/https://www.gujaratsamachar.com/news/magazines/ravi-purti-columnists-20-october-2019-dolat-bhatt-dhartino-dhabkar|archive-date=22 October 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1918, the foundation of [[Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital|Sir Harkisandas Narottamdas Hospital]] (also spelled Hurkisondas Nurrotumdas Hospital) was laid by the [[Marie Freeman-Thomas, Marchioness of Willingdon|Lady Willingdon]]. In 1925, the construction was completed and inaugurated by [[Leslie Wilson (politician)|Leslie Wilson]], the [[Governor of Bombay]]. His brother Sir Mangaldas Sipai, the judge of [[Bombay High Court]], held the position of honorary secretary of the hospital. The hospital started with 40 beds and eventually expanded to 366 beds; half of them were reserved for free treatment of poor and middle class patients. He was fondly called Gordhanbapa and served patients there until his death in 1975.<ref name="GS"/>

==Recognition==
Gordhandas was awarded the [[Padma Shri]] for his social work in 1965.<ref name="GS"/><ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5P0iAQAAMAAJ&q=Gordhandas+Bhagwandas+doctor|title=The Bombay Civic Journal|year=1981|publisher=Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay|volume=28|pages=25|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O3weAAAAMAAJ&q=Gordhandas+Bhagwandas+doctor|title=Asian Recorder|publisher=K. K. Thomas at Recorder Press|year=1965|volume=11|pages=6282}}</ref> After his death, [[Bombay Municipal Corporation]] named a square on the crossroads of Sardar Vallabhbhai Road and Raja Rammohan Roy Road after him as Gordhanbapa Chowk ({{coord|18.957993|N|72.819831|E|display=inline}}).<ref name="GS"/><ref name=":0" /> A bust was also erected at the hospital.<ref name="GS"/>

Sir Harkishandas Narottamdas Hospital is now known as [[Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital]] and is managed by the [[Reliance Foundation]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rfhospital.org/about-us/the-hospital|title=The Multi Speciality Hospital in Mumbai {{!}} Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Centre|website=www.rfhospital.org|access-date=22 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507174331/https://www.rfhospital.org/about-us/the-hospital|archive-date=7 May 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Social Work}}
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[[Category:1887 births]]
[[Category:1975 deaths]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian medical doctors]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Shri in social work]]
[[Category:Medical doctors from Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Medical doctors from Mumbai]]
[[Category:Gujarati people]]

Gordhandas Bhagwandas Narottamdas - Revision history

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