Ela Lodh

Doctor Ela Lodh (died 2021) was an Indian obstetrician and gynaecologist. She received the 2020 Nari Shakti Puraskar posthumously on 8 March 2022.

Career

Ela Lodh was born in Khowai in the Indian state of Tripura.[1] Qualified as an obstetrician and gynaecologist, she worked for the Tripura Health Service, eventually becoming administrative director.[2] She held the post from 1990 until 2000 and was also the founder of the Hepatitis Foundation of Tripura.[3][4] She died of cardiac arrest in a private hospital in Kolkata on 19 July 2021.[5]

Awards and recognition

Lodh received the 2020 Nari Shakti Puraskar posthumously on 8 March 2022. Her son received the award on her behalf from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.[6]

References
  1. "Dr Ela Lodh Selected For The Presidential Award". Tripura Post. 6 March 2022. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  2. "International Women's Day: 2 Northeastern Ladies Among 29 To Be Adjudged With Coveted 'Nari Shakti Puraskar Awards'". Northeast Today. 8 March 2022. Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  3. "List of Awardees Nari Shakti Puraskar 2020" (PDF). Government of India. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  4. "2 Northeastern Women Among 29 Others Wins Nari Shakti Puraskar Awards 2020–21". Sentinel Assam. 8 March 2022. Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  5. "Tripura: Noted Gynocologist Ela Lodh Dies Of Cardiac Arrest". Tripura Post. 19 July 2021. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  6. "Dr. Ela Lodh to get Nari Shakti Puraskar-2020 posthumously". First Despatch. 7 March 2022. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
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