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'''Sushovan Banerjee''' is a physician from [[Bolpur]], [[West Bengal]], India. Known as ''Ek Takar Daktar'' (one rupee doctor) for treating patients for ₹1, he was conferred the [[Padma Shri]] honour by the [[Government of India]] in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/bengals-one-rupee-doctor-dedicates-padma-shri-award-to-his-patients-505223.html|title=Dr Sushovan Banerjee, Who's Treated Patients For 57 Yrs, Credits Them After Getting Padma Shri|date=2020-01-28|website=indiatimes.com|language=en|access-date=2020-04-11}}</ref><br />
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== Life ==<br />
Banerjee did his graduation from the [[R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital|RG Kar Medical College]], [[Kolkata]] and post-graduation from in Pathology from [[University of Calcutta]] with gold medal distinction. He went to London for a diploma in [[Hematology]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://medicaldialogues.in/news/health/doctors/dr-sushovan-banerjee-west-bengals-one-rupee-doctor-dedicates-padma-shri-award-to-his-patients-62642|title=Dr Sushovan Banerjee West Bengal's 'one rupee doctor' dedicates Padma Shri award to his patients|last=Bureau|first=Medical Dialogues|date=2020-01-27|website=medicaldialogues.in|language=en|access-date=2020-04-11}}</ref><br />
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After completing his diploma, he worked as a senior registrar for four years before returning to Bolpur for helping people in his native place, Bolpur.<ref name=":0" /> He was a Congress MLA from [[Birbhum district|Birbhum]] district in 1984. For the past 50+ years, he has been treating patients for just Re. 1, thereby earning the moniker of ''Ek Takar Daktar.''<br />
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In 2020, he was conferred the Padma Shri honour by the Government of India for his contributions to the medical field.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/bengals-one-rupee-doctor-dedicates-padma-shri-award-to-his-patients/1837634/|title=Bengal’s ‘one rupee doctor’ dedicates Padma Shri award to his patients|date=2020-01-28|website=The Financial Express|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-11}}</ref><br />
His name has been included in Guinness Book of World Records in July 2020, as the doctor, who treated the maximum number of patients in his lifetime. He has treated around 200 patients per day for his medical profession since last 57 years.<br />
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