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'''Kheroth Mohini Bose, ਖੇਰੋਥ ਮੋਹਿਨੀ ਬੋਸ''' ({{Circa|1866}} – July 1, 1935) was an [[India|Indian]] [[physician]] and [[missionary|Christian missionary]] who operated in the community of Asrapur, India.<ref name=":0">{{cite periodical |last1=Bose |first1=Kheroth |title=The Founders of Araspur and Their Fellow Worker |periodical=Church of England Zenana Missionary Society Periodicals |year=1931 |page=27}}</ref> She was a member of the [[Church of England Zenana Missionary Society]].

== Early life and education ==
Kheroth Bose came to the town of Asrapur as a child to attend a [[girls' school]]. Her sister, Mona Bose, also attended the school. At the age of 19, she was sent with her sister to [[England]] to study [[medical care]].<ref name=":1">{{cite book |title=Church of England Zenana Missionary Society: Roll of missionaries, 1880-1957, vol. 2 |date=2018 |page=13 |oclc=1114565942}}</ref> For 18 months, she learned how to care for female patients in India.<ref name="Zenana">{{cite journal |title=Zenana Bible and Medical Mission |journal=The Hospital |date=27 September 1890 |volume=8 |issue=209 |page=399 |pmid=29826559 |pmc=5236550}}</ref> Her training was mostly at the Hospital for Women and Children in England and the home of an English doctor, where she also stayed during her time there. She also received some training at [[Great Ormond Street Hospital]].<ref name=":4">{{cite book |title=Church of England Zenana Missionary Society: General Committee minutes, 1880-1890 |date=2018 |oclc=1114515281}}{{pn|date=May 2021}}</ref>

== Service ==
After her return from England in 1889, Bose was put in charge of the [[Medical missions|medical mission]] in Asrapur.<ref name=":7">{{cite news |title=Miss K. M. Bose |work=Times |date=3 July 1935 |page=20}}</ref> A short time later, the hospital at Asrapur was built, and Bose led the staff.<ref name=":0" /> For fifty years, she was a medical professional in the region.<ref name=":2">Bose, Kheroth. "Letter of Resignation." Received by Mr. Mortimore, Araspur-Atari, India, 4 October 1934, Araspur-Atari, India.</ref><ref name=":8">{{cite book |title=Church of England Zenana Missionary Society: Roll of missionaries, 1880-1924 |date=2018 |pages=31–32 |oclc=1114520093}}</ref> Bose was responsible for the medical care of around 1,000 people in Asrapur, who were both English and Indian.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{cite book |title=Church of England Zenana Missionary Society: Roll of missionaries, 1880-1957, vol. 2 |date=2018 |page=13 |oclc=1114565942}}</ref><ref name=":5">Bose, Kheroth. ''The Village of Hope, or, The History of Asrapur, Panjab.'' 2nd ed., London : Church of England Zenana Missionary Society, 1915.</ref> She was also a trained [[midwife]].<ref name=":6">{{cite journal |date=27 September 1890 |title=Zenana Bible and Medical Mission |journal=The Hospital |volume=8 |issue=209 |page=399 |pmc=5236550 |pmid=29826559}}</ref> Bose spoke both [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] and [[English language|English]]. As a devout [[Christianity|Christian]], she was heavily involved in the religious life of the town.<ref name=":0" /> She was a frequent contributor to a [[missionary]] newspaper called ''India's Women and China's Daughters'', where she chronicled the religious events of the town and her care milestones. Bose wrote a book titled ''The village of hope, or, The history of Asrapur''.

Bose was one of the founders of the Lady Irwin Tuberculosis Sanatorium.

== Death and legacy ==
Bose sent in her [[letter of resignation]] in October 1934 and retired on January 1, 1935.<ref name=":2" /> She remained close to the mission and visited frequently.<ref name=":2" /> She was sent to [[London]] for surgery due to the illness, undisclosed in official documents, that eventually killed her.<ref name=":1" /> She died on July 1, 1935, at the age of 69, at the [[Forman Christian College|Foreman College]] house in [[Lahore]], [[Pakistan]].<ref name=":3">{{cite news |date=6 July 1935 |title=Deaths |page=2 |work=The Times of India |id={{ProQuest|325357526}}}}</ref>

=== Awards ===
*[[Kaisar-i-Hind Medal]]<ref name=":3" />

==References==
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