Biography

I completed my primary education from a very remote village school of Odisha. Hence, in my early child hood I have witnessed the sufferings of my friends and teachers, due to poor health care and unawareness. My childhood stories by my grandfather were always about our freedom struggle. My favourite poem was written by Gopabandhu Das, the famous Odia freedom fighter and social worker who continued to serve the people despite of his son being in death bed.

The Poem says:

Let my body blend in this country’s track.; let my countrymen walk on my back. On the path of my country progress, let all pot holes be filled up with my flesh and bones.

So I decided to be a doctor, the best profession to reduce others pain and suffering. I am a gold medallist in Social and Preventive Medicine (MBBS 3rd year) and Medicine (4th year) from SCB Medical College, Cuttack. I am a recipient of championship trophy for best clinical case presentation.

During my postgraduation from PGIMS Rohtak, my guide was Dr Satvir Singh, who made me understand to be a student always to enjoy Ophthalmology as profession. After that, I went for my Glaucoma fellowship to University of Toronto in Canada under Dr Trope and Dr Buys. There, my research paper was on a five years prospective study of Ahmed Glaucoma valve tube movement in anterior segment that I had presented in ARVO 2015 in Denver USA. Later it was published in Glaucoma journal too. During my one year stay in Toronto I have closely visualised Indians working day and night for the development of Canada despite of difficult climatic conditions and multiple limitations. It arose a question in my mind; Why not in India? and it did not let me settle there for long. On returning back to India, I joined Bhagwan Mahavir Medica Superspeciality Hospital, Ranchi, and established the only Tertiary eye care center of Jharkhand having 24 hours anaesthetist and ICU support. This enabled us to handle mass blast eye injury cases of Jawans. During COVID we worked as apex institute of referral, for black fungus cases.

I received Aparajita award from the Governor of Jharkhand in 2017 for my contribution to health sector. I established a Charity wing and training centre in the name of (CORT) Centre for Ophthalmic Research and Training which was inaugurated by Our honorable Governor Mrs Draupadi Murmu. I developed a special interest in Pediatric glaucoma, thanks to Dr Anil Mandal for guiding me further. I am course instructor in an International platform.

In 2021, I started a Skill Development Programme for underprivileged students. Now I’m moving forward and we have launched Adhvait India Foundation.
The career counselling for 8-9 students of government school is taken care through this foundation to reduce the suffering and difficulty that once I had experienced. We look forward to Lift India to be Adhvait in the world.