Badri Prasad Bajoria

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Badri Prasad Bajoria
Born1925
Died1976
Occupation(s)Social worker, philanthropist
SpouseSavitri Devi
Parent(s)Baldev Dass Bajoria
Kamla Devi
AwardsPadma Shri

Badri Prasad Bajoria (1925–1976) was an Indian social worker, philanthropist, educationist and the founder of Shri Baldev Dass Bajoria Inter College, Kamala Devi Bajoria Degree College[1] and Seth Baldev Dass Bajoria District Hospital.[2] He was born in 1925 in Saharanpur in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh to Kamla Devi and Baldev Dass Bajoria and was married to Savitri Devi.[3] He was the co-founder of institutions such as Shrimati Kamla Devi Saraswati Shishu Mandir, Bajoria Sanatan Dharam Sankirtan Bhawan and Gandhi centenary Kamla Devi Bajoria Memorial Ganna Eye Hospital.[2] He was honoured by the Government of India in 1972 with the Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Kamala Devi Bajoria Degree College". Kamala Devi Bajoria Degree College. 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ a b "Dignitaries". National Informatics Centre, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original on 21 May 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Badri Bajoria". My Heritage. 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Padma Shri" (PDF). Padma Shri. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2014.