Udhaw Das Tarachand
Rai Bahadur Udhaw Das Tarachand (1870 – January 17, 1943) was an Indian businessman and philanthropist from Shikarpur, Sindh.[1][2] He is known for establishing Rao Bahadur Udhaw Das Tara Chand Hospital in Shikarpur.[3]
Life[edit]
Udhaw Das was born in Shikarpur District in 1870.[3][4] A sugar trader by profession, he became a well-known philanthropist in the later part of his life.[3][5]
Due to the absence of medical facilities in Shikarpur, his mother died.[4] He began making efforts to construct a hospital in the city in order to prevent this from happening again.[4] In the start of the 20th century, he partnered with Shikapur Municipal Committee and provided with funds of Rs.100,000 to build a hospital from scratch.[4] The hospital's construction began in 1933, and Lancelot Graham, the governor of Sindh, officially opened it in 1937.[4] Even after the hospital's official opening, Udhaw Das continued to work for it, and later went to Bombay to collect donations for the hospital, but became gravely ill.[4] He died on January 17, 1943, at Sir Hari Kishan Hospital.[1] His family emigrated to India after partition.[4]
A statue was erected in his honor at the hospital he founded, but due to communal violence it was shifted to the University of Sindh.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Balouch, Akhtar (June 22, 2016). "The beheading of Udhaw Das". Dawn.
- ^ Baloch, Akhtar (February 9, 2016). "اُدھو داس کی گردن زنی". Dawnnews Television.
- ^ a b c "Rao Bahadur Udhaw Das: An Eminent Philanthropist". Daily Times. June 30, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Rao Bahadur Udhaw Das Tarachand: The Founder of Shikarpur's First Modern Hospital". Youlin Magazine.
- ^ "The beheading of Udhaw Das: How a philanthropist's statue in Pakistan invited the ire of zealots". Scroll.in. 26 June 2016.