#worldIVFDay #worldIVF Story of Dr Subhash Mukhopadhyay - Creator of India's first test tube baby is heartbreaking.
He was double doctorate in Reproductive Physiology from University of Calcutta & in Reproductive Endocrinology from the University of Edinburgh.
He was double doctorate in Reproductive Physiology from University of Calcutta & in Reproductive Endocrinology from the University of Edinburgh.
Dr. Subhash decided to return to India rather than stay in UK for better future. He created history while Working as a lecturer in NRS Medical college. His pioneering work on in vitro fertilisation delivered India's first test tube baby in 1978 aptly named Durga.
Incidently it was second test tube baby in the world. Dr Robert Edwards got full support and funding to create world's first test tube baby in UK. Dr Subhash struggled with resources in India. What happend there after was horrible and heart breaking.
Dr Subhash faced social ostracisation, reprimand from insecure seniors & insult from jealous & petty peers and subordinates. Heartbroken Dr Subhash Mukhopadhyay committed suicide in his Calcutta residence on 19 June 1981.
His last words were " I can't wait everyday for a heart attack to kill me ". It took just 30 months for an ungrateful society and country to push him to suicide. Incidently Dr Robert Edwards got Nobel Prize for medicine in 2010.
How do we came to know about Dr Subhash's heart breaking story is a wonderful story in itself. T C Anand kumar delivered a test tube baby in 1986 in Chennai. It was recognized as India's first test tube baby than. Unlike Dr Subhash fortunately Anand Kumar was applauded.
He went for a science congress to Kolkata in 1997. An ex colleague of Dr Subhash handed him the research papers. Instead of throwing away the papers Anand Kumar scrutinized the same and met Parents of Durga. He lead the initiatives for recognition of Dr Subhash.
Imagine the greatness of T C Anand Kumar to gave away his recognition for a dead man he had never met. Finally due to his efforts a partial and a delayed recognition was given to Dr Subhash Mukhopadhyay
Dr Subhash Mukhopadhyay now features in The Dictionary of Medical Biography, published by World Foundation which enlists 1100 scientists from 100 countries around the world for their path breaking contributions to the medical science.
Let us hope and pray that now onwards we don't fail in recognizing likes of Dr Subhash Mukhopadhyay.
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