Dr. Vikram Marwah
Born(1925-06-04)4 June 1925
Shivni, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Died6 November 2013(2013-11-06) (aged 88)
Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Resting placeMokshadham
OccupationOrthopedic surgeon
Known forMedical and social service
SpouseMrs. Mohini Marwah
Children2; Dr. Pragati Marwah Vaid (Anesthetsiologist); Dr. Sanjay Marwah (Arthroscopy Surgeon)
AwardsPadma Shri
Dr. B. C. Roy Award
A. A. Mehta Gold Medal
Sir Arthur Eyre Brook Award
WebsiteWeb site

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Vikram Marwah (1925-2013) was an Indian orthopedic surgeon,[2] social worker[3][4] and the founder of Handicapped Children's Rehabilitation Centre and Children's Orthopedic Hospital of the Matru Sewa Sangh, Sitabuldi and Matrubhu Antargat Sanskar,[5] a children's magazine.[6][7][8] A winner of Dr. B. C. Roy Award, he was honored by the Government of India, in 2002, with the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri[9]

Biography

Vikram Marwah was born on 4 June 1925[10] in Shivni village of Nagpur district in the Western Indian state of Maharashtra.[6] He graduated in medicine (MBBS) from Calcutta Medical College in 1948 and started his career as a medical volunteer serving the refugees of the freedom movement and the victims of draught affected areas in Bengal. Later, he pursued his higher studies and became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS) in 1956. He returned to India in 1961 and started working as a Professor of Surgery at Aurangabad where he worked till 1971. During this period, he is known to have established the departments of orthopedics and paraplegia.[6] He received a scholarship from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the Commonwealth fellowship in 1971. The next year, he moved to the Government Medical College, Nagpur and worked there till his retirement from the government service in 1980 as the Dean[8] of the college.[6][10]

After retirement, Marwah founded the Handicapped Children's Rehabilitation Centre and Children's Orthopedic Hospital,[4] in 1981, associated with the Matru Sewa Sangh, Sitabuldi for treating polio affected and physically challenged children and worked there for 20 years.[8] He also founded the Matrubhu Antargat Sanskar, a magazine for children.[10] A supporter of Hindi language, Marwah served as the vice president of the Hindi Rashtra Bhasha Prachar Samiiti and Vidharbha Seva Samiti. His contributions are also reported behind the establishment of Bharti Krishna Vidhya Vihar School[4] and the organization of several surgical and blood donation camps.[6][8]

Marwah, who is credited with 22 medical papers, was an approved examiner of post graduate courses in general surgery and orthopedics. A former president of the Indian Orthopedics Association[11] and a co-founder of the Vidarbha Orthopaedic Society,[12] he was a fellow of Johnson and Johnson and Smith and Nephew. He is a recipient of A. A. Mehta Gold Medal and Sir Arthur Eyre Brook award.[13] In 1979, he received the Dr. B. C. Roy Award - Medical Teacher, the highest Indian award in the medical category. The Government of India honoured him with the civilian award of Padma Shri in 2002.[6][10]

Vikram Marwah died at the age of 88 on 6 November 2013 succumbing to old age illnesses, leaving behind his wife and two children, a son and a daughter.[6][10]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Obituary" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Golden Bharat". Golden Bharat. 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Homage" (PDF). BKVVNGP. 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  4. ^ a b c "BKVVNGP". BKVVNGP. 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Yatedo". Yatedo. 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g Wasudeo M Gadegone (February 2014). "Indian J Orthopedics". Indian J Orthop. 48 (1): 115. PMC 3931146.
  7. ^ "Dr Vikram Marwah: A great human being". Newspaper article. Bennett, Coleman & Co. 8 November 2013. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  8. ^ a b c d "Times of India". Times of India. 8 November 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  9. ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Padma Awards. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  10. ^ a b c d e "Nagpur Today". Nagpur Today. 7 November 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  11. ^ "IOA". IOA. 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  12. ^ "VOS". VOS. 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  13. ^ "Radaris". v. 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2015.

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