Kanta Saroop Krishen
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Kanta Saroop Krishen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1929 |
| Occupation | Social worker |
| Known for | Voluntary blood donation initiative |
| Spouse | Swarup Krishen |
| Children | One son and two daughters |
| Parent | R. B. Vishan Bhagwan |
| Awards | Padma Shri Red CrossGold Medal H. D. ShourieAward Mother TeresaAward Rajiv GandhiAward |
Kanta Saroop Krishenis an Indian social worker and one of the founders of the Blood Bank Society,Chandigarhand the Indian Society ofBlood transfusionand Immunohaematology.[citation needed]She is known to have worked for spreading the message of voluntaryblood donation in India[1]and is a recipient of the fourth highest Indian civilian award ofPadma Shrifor the year 1972 from theGovernment of India.[2]
Biography
[edit]Kanta Sarup Krishen, née Kanta Bhagwan, was born in 1929 in West Punjab (presently in Pakistan) inBritish Indiain a rich family to R. B. Vishan Bhagwan, a former chairman of theUnion Public Service Commission.She is reported to have been studious in her studies and passed the matriculation examination with scholarship. She got married at the age of 16 to Sarup Krishen, an Indian Administrative Service officer who would later become the first chief secretary of the state ofHaryana.[3][4]In Chandigarh, she metJ. G. Jolly,then professor and head of the department of transfusion medicine at thePost Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Researchand started associating with Jolly's efforts in combating commercial blood donations which posed the danger of unsafe blood. She assisted Jolly in the establishment of the Blood Bank Society, Chandigarh (BBS) and the Indian Society of Blood Transfusion and Immunohaematology (ISBTI) and became the founder secretary general of ISBTI,[citation needed]a post she held for 45 years. She served BBS as its secretary for 25 years and the Blood Centre of the organisation is housed in a building constructed with a donation of₹5 million from her brother, Sudhir Bhagwan. She has also been associated with theIndian Red Cross Society,Women's Defence Council,Bharat Scouts and Guidesand Child Welfare Council (CWC)[citation needed]and has served as the secretary of CWS.
Kanta Krishen was one of the associates ofH. D. Shouriewhen he gathered information and filed a civil writ petition at theSupreme Court of Indiaagainst the commercial practices in blood donation on which the apex court of India returned a judgment banning commercial blood donation. Later, she organised several awareness campaigns and presented papers at various conferences in India and abroad. She also participated in the activities ofSant Nirankari Mission,a spiritual organisation based in Delhi. Her efforts were also reported behind the formulation of the National Blood Donation Policy by theGovernment of India.
Sarup Krishen, her husband died in 2006[5]leaving behind their son, Sanjiv Krishen and two daughters, Niti Sarin and Anu Ganju. TheGovernment of Indiaawarded her the civilian honour ofPadma Shriin 1972.[2]She is also a recipient ofRed CrossGold Medal,H. D. ShourieAward,Mother TeresaAward andRajiv GandhiAward.
See also
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References
[edit]- ^Grewal Sharma, Manraj (24 January 2018)."Meet Kanta Saroop, an octogenarian with decades of social service in her blood".Hindustan Times.Retrieved19 April2024.
- ^ab"Padma Shri"(PDF).Padma Shri. 2015. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 15 October 2015.Retrieved11 November2014.
- ^"Saroop Krishen: a fine legacy for others to emulate".The Tribune.21 December 2006.Retrieved5 June2015.
- ^"Saroop Krishen".The Tribune.12 December 2006.Retrieved5 June2015.
- ^"Saroop Krishen to live beyond death".The Tribune.12 December 2006.Retrieved5 June2015.