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Himangshu Mohan Choudhury
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Himangshu Mohan Choudhury | |
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| Occupation | Civil servant |
| Awards | Padma Shri Outstanding Friend of Bangladesh Award |
Himangshu Mohan Choudhury is an Indian civil servant who is credited with efforts in providing relief to the refugees and army deserters during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971.[1][2] While working as the Sub-Divisional Officer at Sonamura in the Indian border state of Tripura, Choudhury is reported to have supervised the task of providing food and shelter to over two hundred and fifty thousand refugees.[2] He was honoured by the Government of India in 1972 with Padma Shri, the fourth-highest Indian civilian award.[3] The Government of Bangladesh presented him with the Outstanding friend of Bangladesh honour in 2013.[1][2]
Himanshu Mohan Choudhury resides at Agartala, the capital of Tripura.His father Soroshi Mohan Choudhury was a reputed Doctor in Agartala.Sri Choudhury grew up in a joint family of East Bengali heritage with strong Brahminical roots.
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ex-IAS officer gets Bangla honour". Hindustan Times. 16 March 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Bangladesh honour for ex-IAS officer". The Hindu. 24 March 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ↑ "Padma Shri" (PDF). Padma Shri. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
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