GHOSH SATI KANTA

Date of Birth : 1931-05-18
Gender : Male
Father : Umakant Ghosh
Mother : Umarani Ghosh
Address : Nimchoudi, Cuttack, Odisha, India.
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Education : Had his early education at Stewart School, Cuttack and higher education as well as MBBS and MS in Patna University (1951-59). Did FRCS twice (1959-1961) in UK.
Occupation : Doctor (Surgery Specialist)
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Major Achievements : Football (Represented Odisha in Junior National Football Championship).
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GALLERY

NATIONAL / INTERNATIONAL


OTHER IMPORTANT DATA

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* Participation in 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay events at the 2nd Asian Games, held in Manila, Philippines, 1-9 May, 1954.
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* Won one silver medal each in 100m and 200m sprint at the 15th National Games in Jubbulpore (Now Jabalpur), Madhya Pradesh, 1953.
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* Won the 100m gold medal for Patna University at the All-India Inter-Univesity Athletic Meet in Allahabad, 1950.
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* Gave up sports to pursue higher education in United Kingdom.
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* Legendary athlete Nanda Krushna Das inspired him to take to sprint.
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* Began his career as a physician at Ispat General Hospital, Rourkela in 1967 after obtaining a degree in surgery from England.
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* His wife, who was an anesthetist at Ispat General Hospital in Rourkela, passed away in 1991, while his son, an orthopaedic surgeon, died in a road accident in 2005.
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* His father was a government servent of Bihar.
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* Donated his two-storied house worth Rs 3 crore in Rourkela and Rs 5 lakh to Bharat Sevashram for setting up of cancer hospital, named as Pushpanjali Cancer Foundation.

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